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May 16, 2026
Editorial | The burden of salt
Jamaica’s growing crisis with non-communicable diseases has a direct correlation with what people are eating every day. High salt consumption is one of the key factors driving hypertension, heart…
May 16, 2026
by Andre Williams
Chairloads of guns - Countree Hype facing decade in US prison for firearms smuggling
A Jamaican music producer has pleaded guilty in the United States (US) to smuggling dozens of firearms and ammunition to Jamaica by concealing the weapons inside furniture shipments, according to the…
May 16, 2026
by Ruddy Mathison
Education ministry defends ‘facts’ about delayed approval for Naggo Head fence, NLA says it’s processing application
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has hit back after Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon was taken to task on Wednesday over comments she had made regarding delays…
May 16, 2026
by Andre Williams
‘We have the money’ - Cops foil $10m daylight robbery, but not before elderly bearer killed by thugs
A vicious daylight attempted robbery in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, on Friday afternoon left an elderly man dead and triggered major traffic congestion across sections of the Corporate Area as police…
May 16, 2026
by Carl Gilchrist
Growing forward -10-year food plan drafted with FAO help
Jamaica, with the help of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has completed the draft for a 10-year National Agricultural Development Plan, Grow Forward, that will now seek feedback from…
May 16, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
St James councillors clash as PM's 'meet a judge or your maker' comment blamed for police killings
WESTERN BUREAU:
Michael Troupe, the leader of the People’s National Party’s (PNP) minority in the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC), on Thursday angered his colleagues on the opposite side when…
May 16, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Twenty persons still in Hanover shelters as new hurricane season looms
Western Bureau:
With some 20 persons still being housed in the four shelters that are still open in Hanover, there are now concerns over whether they will be properly settled ahead of the 2026…
May 16, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
St James Health Department gets hantavirus cautious
WESTERN BUREAU:
Dr Francine Phillips-Kelly, the medical officer of health for St James, says the parish’s health department is paying keen attention to the cruise ship piers in both Montego Bay and…
May 16, 2026
Detour for deadbeats
Jamaicans with United States (US) citizenship who owe outstanding child support payments are being encouraged to urgently rectify their status or risk having their US passports cancelled, leaving them…