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April 1, 2026

Gas prices up another week

Motorists will again dig deeper into their pockets to buy gas as Petrojam has announced another round of increases. The state-owned oil refinery says on Thursday, E-10 87 will move up by $4.50 to…
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April 1, 2026

St Kitts wants cautious approach to marijuana use

BASSETERRE, ST Kitts, CMC – Prime Minister Dr Terrance Drew says the integration of cannabis into the St Kitts and Nevis society must be done responsibly to safeguard the economy, public health, as…
The order to enroll in another school is one of three conditions that were imposed during a bail hearing in the St Ann Children’s Court on Wednesday.
April 1, 2026

Student charged in attack on classmate granted bail, ordered to enrol in another school

The Aabuthnott Gallimore High School student who is facing a criminal charge for allegedly injuring a classmate with a metal chair during an attack inside a classroom has been granted bail and ordered…
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April 1, 2026

VM Investments secures court order to pause Kintyre reorganisation

VM Investments Limited (VMIL) has moved to tighten its grip on the long-running restructuring of Kintyre Holdings Jamaica Limited (KHJL), after securing an interim court order that temporarily blocks…
People queue to buy fuel at a petrol station, in Johannesburg, South Africa, Tuesday, March 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe)
April 1, 2026

South Africa hit by record diesel price hikes despite fuel levy cut

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African motorists were on Tuesday headed to gas stations in large numbers in anticipation of record fuel hikes that will come into effect at midnight as the world continues…
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April 1, 2026

‘Untenable’: Young Jamaica wants Dennis Gordon to resign over UHWI tax exemption controversy

Young Jamaica, the youth arm of the governing Jamaica Labour Party, is calling for the resignation of Opposition Member of Parliament Dennis Gordon following confirmation that his company, JACDEN…
‘Microshifting’ is a flexible scheduling approach that involves tackling job duties in short, productive bursts instead of a single nine-to-five stretch. The paid labor fits around and between non-work responsibilities and priorities. Performance is ju
April 1, 2026

Cathy Bussewitz | ‘Microshifting’ puts a new spin on 9-to-5 schedules

NEW YORK (AP) — Before the house is humming and her teenagers ask her to whip up breakfast or chauffeur them to school, Jen Meegan reads her company emails and revisits ideas she drafted the night…
Indian High Commissioner to Jamaica, His Excellency Mayank Joshi (centre), makes a point to Head of the Guanaboa Vale Police, Sergeant Navelette Davis-Leachman (right), and Constable Leonie Angus (second right), during the recent certification ceremony for
April 1, 2026

Primary school to benefit from Guanaboa Vale police goat project

The Guanaboa Vale police in rural St Catherine are undertaking a goat-rearing project that will benefit the primary school in the community. Under the venture, which began in June 2024, a goat house…
Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair, addresses Tuesday’s (March 31) quarterly press briefing, held at Terra Nova All-Suite Hotel in St Andrew.
April 1, 2026

Economy grew by 5.1% for July to September quarter of 2025

The Jamaican economy grew by 5.1 per cent for the July to September quarter of 2025, Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Leesha Delatie-Budair, has reported. She also…