News
February 25, 2026
by Neil Armstrong
Jamaican author inspires exhibition highlighting black professionals in Canada
A student-led exhibition featuring 52 black professionals is not only telling their stories, but sharing the reflections of the high school students who interviewed and photographed them. The ‘We Are…
February 25, 2026
Jamaica Baptist Union elects Thomas as new president
The Jamaica Baptist Union recently concluded its 176th General Assembly, during which Reverend Davewin C. Thomas, pastor of the Burchell Circuit of Churches, was installed as president. The decision…
February 24, 2026
by Corey Robinson
GRIEF DOUBLES
Children mourned openly at the Edward Seaga Infant School in Kingston on Monday following the death of three-year-old student Jace Pinnock, who was murdered in Denham Town last Saturday. Jace was…
February 24, 2026
by Kimone Francis
Golding seeks probe into $1.4b school bus deal
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has written to three of the country’s anti-corruption bodies requesting an investigation into the transport ministry’s procurement of 110 used school buses brought in…
February 25, 2026
St James health department reports major mosquito control gains
The St James Health Department’s Integrated Vector Control Programme is delivering measurable results, with the parish’s Breteau Index (BI) reduced from 67.9 per cent to 24.6 per cent. The BI is a…
February 24, 2026
Health Minister urges beverage manufacturers to reduce sugar content
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, is urging beverage manufacturers to adopt measures that support the reduction of sugar content as part of the Government’s ongoing efforts to…
February 24, 2026
Ill-timed and tone-deaf…Advocacy group criticises PM’s $28.6m salary amid public hardship
Advocacy group Stand Up for Jamaica is taking strong issue with the decision of Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to accept his $28.6 million salary adjustment, arguing that it is tone-deaf and a bad…
February 24, 2026
Agriculture Ministry seeking extension of import waiver on eggs as sector continues to recover
The Ministry of Agriculture has indicated that it is seeking an extension of the waiver of taxes on eggs imported into Jamaica, as the country continues to rebuild the sector amid devastation caused…
February 24, 2026
National Road Safety Council deeply concerned about spike in fatal road crashes involving children
Jamaica’s main road safety advocacy group has raised alarm about the “disturbing” spike in the number of children killed in motor vehicle crashes since the start of the year. Seven children between…