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May 8, 2026

Senate approves NaRRA bill amid continued oversight concerns

The Senate has approved the controversial National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) bill, with the Government using its majority to reject Opposition amendments targeting additional…
May 7, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

NaRRA plea - Jamaicans urged to send message as Senate debates reconstruction legislation

A leading accountability campaigner is pushing for Jamaicans to stand up and be heard while cautioning against the powers that the Government has arrogated to itself in the National Reconstruction and…
May 7, 2026 by Mickaila Kington

Sav Hospital poised for full recovery, health minister declares

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says significant progress is being made to restore, expand and modernise key facilities at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital in…
May 7, 2026 by Karen Madden

St Richard’s Primary teachers crowned on their special day

Teacher’s Day at St Richard’s Primary School took on a regal tone yesterday, with educators adorned in crowns, tiaras and sashes as the St Andrew-based school celebrated its heroes and heroines. The…
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May 7, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Fraud case fallout  MOCA commits to timely administration of justice after former TAJ cashiers walk free 

he two law-enforcement agencies that investigated a multimillion-dollar fraud at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) nine years ago are now in the process of consulting the Office of the Director of…
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May 7, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Judge, attorney spar over missing file in 31-year-old case

A 55-minute stand-off between Judge Maxine Ellis and attorney-at-law Matthew Hyatt unfolded in the Half-Way Tree Parish Court yesterday in the 31-year-old case involving Courtney Anderson, as the…
May 7, 2026 by Kimone Francis

GG’s former press secretary demands $31m in unpaid wages 

Attorneys representing the Attorney General’s (AG) Chambers have remained tight-lipped amid a demand for more than $31 million in unpaid wages filed by the legal team for discarded King’s House Press…
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May 7, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Crime scene contradictions

No gunshot residue was found on the hands of the three men shot and killed by police on Acadia Drive in 2013, nor on the shirts worn by two of the victims, a retired forensic analyst testified…
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May 7, 2026 by Sashana Small

Health ministry on alert for hantavirus

Jamaica’s health ministry said it will be ramping up the monitoring of cruise ships docking at the nation’s ports as the Government takes precautions to prevent possible risks from hantavirus.