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February 11, 2026
New taxes coming but vulnerable Jamaicans 'will be protected' - Finance Minister
Finance Minister Fayval Williams says new taxes will be introduced to fund the upcoming budget as the Holness administration contends with the economic fallout from Hurricane Melissa. She says the…
February 11, 2026
Suspect in Canada shooting is identified as an 18-year-old
(AP) — The suspect in a Canada school shooting was an 18-year-old who had a history of police visits to her home to check on her mental health, authorities said Wednesday, a day after the attack that…
February 11, 2026
Jamaica in 'great mood' after U17 Reggae Boyz qualify for World Cup - Grange
Jamaica’s Under-17 football team has put the country in a "great mood" after securing qualification for the 2026 FIFA Boys Under-17 World Cup in Qatar, Sports Minister Olivia Grange, said…
February 10, 2026
by Olivia Brown
MAY PEN HORROR
A resident of the usually quiet Glenmuir Drive in May Pen, Clarendon, is still shaken after recalling the horrifying moment a terrified 12-year-old boy came tearing through the streets late Sunday…
February 10, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Witness: Sergeant, corporal denied firing weapons at Acadia scene
Two of the six policemen on trial in the Home Circuit Court in connection with the January 2013 fatal shooting of three men along Acadia Drive, St Andrew, had reported that they did not fire their…
February 10, 2026
by Antoine Lodge
From Pathways to promise
Fourteen-year-old Dontae Daley has defied the odds, moving from reading at grade-one level to becoming one of the top performers in his third-form class at New Forest High School – a transformation…
February 17, 2026
Ray Charles, Stevie Wonder visionary blind geniuses
Blindness has oftentimes been linked to the success of recording artistes in popular music. Many music aficionados subscribe to the theory that when one sense is impaired, the others develop at a…
February 10, 2026
Art, self-expression shape children’s tribute to Bob Marley
Celebration at the Bob Marley Museum took on a youthful air as children marked what would have been the reggae icon’s 81st birthday, their small footsteps animating the historic grounds last Friday.
February 10, 2026
Young writers shine at Jamaica Book Festival awards
The Jamaica Book Festival (JBF) proudly celebrated the achievements of Jamaica’s emerging literary voices at the Young Writers’ Prize Awards, held at the Kingston & St Andrew Parish Library. Last…