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02 Jul, 2026 0

NHT expands access to affordable homeownership
National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors now have greater access to affordable homeownership through a range of policy enhancements that took effect July 1.
02 Jul, 2026 0

Chef shot dead at Portmore home
Police have launched an investigation into the fatal shooting of a man at his home in Portmore, St Catherine, on Wednesday.
02 Jul, 2026 0

Vernon secures Montego Bay seat at global climate table
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon has become the first Jamaican selected to serve on the Steering Group of the Coastal Cities Coalition (3C), placing the city at the table where…
02 Jul, 2026 0

Legislator urges audit of access for the disabled at state facilities
With the rights of many disabled people being breached by some public and private entities which have failed to make access to their buildings a priority, one lawmaker has proposed that the Jamaica…
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02 Jul, 2026 0

CMU fraud trial to proceed Oct 5
Defence lawyers in the multimillion-dollar Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) fraud trial have been placed on notice that the case will proceed on October 5, with Parish Court Judge Sanchia Burrell…
02 Jul, 2026 0

Character more important than grades, says finance minister
WESTERN BUREAU: Finance Minister Fayval Williams last Thursday told the 2026 graduation class at the John Rollins Success Primary School, in St James, that integrity, discipline, and perseverance…
02 Jul, 2026 0

Canada to drive Jamaica’s next tourism growth push
WESTERN BUREAU: Canada is expected to deliver Jamaica’s largest increase in airline seat capacity next winter as the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) expands service into new cities in a strategic push…
02 Jul, 2026 0

JCPD takes ‘Transformation Day’ initiative out west
The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities) recently took its ‘Transformation Day’ initiative to Westmoreland, where individuals with disabilities…
02 Jul, 2026 0

MoBay Stronger Foundation unfolds with ambitious agenda
WESTERN BUREAU Driven by their love for Montego Bay and St James and their desire to lend a helping hand in times of need, a group of successful Montego Bay natives, some based overseas, have come…