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Government Senator Marlon Morgan. - File photo.
29 Apr, 2026 0

Morgan calls for apology from Brown-Burke and Golding over ‘disgraceful’ conduct in Parliament

Government Senator Marlon Morgan is arguing that South West St Andrew Member of Parliament Dr Angela Brown-Burke and Opposition Leader Mark Golding owe the Speaker of the House, Parliament, and the…
A White-faced capuchin monkey.
29 Apr, 2026 0

NEPA investigating monkey presence in St Elizabeth, warns public against handling animal

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is advising the public to exercise caution following reports of monkeys being spotted and captured in St Elizabeth. NEPA says the animals have…
A screenshot from a video of cocaine seized offshore Clarendon
29 Apr, 2026 0

Two Jamaicans, Colombian fishermen charged in major cocaine bust offshore Clarendon

Two Jamaican fishermen and a Colombian fisherman have been charged in relation to the seizure of a large quantity of cocaine valued at $703 million off Portland Ridge, Clarendon, last week. Charged…
The case is to go back to court on June 3.
29 Apr, 2026 0

Judge warns St Andrew businessman on bail to repay complainants in fraud case

Senior Parish Court Judge Desiree Alleyne today reminded a businessman facing multiple fraud charges in an alleged car-buying scheme that his bail was granted on the condition that he liquidate assets…
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, making his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 28.
29 Apr, 2026 0

Hermitage Dam to be upgraded

The Government, through the National Water Commission (NWC), is to upgrade the Hermitage Dam at an estimated cost of US$250 million. Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew…
Rolston Anglin, minister of finance and economic development and minister of education and training in the Cayman Islands.
29 Apr, 2026 0

Cayman minister wants stronger backing for regional regulators

WESTERN BUREAU: A Caymanian government official is urging Caribbean countries to provide stronger support to regulatory bodies, saying that underinvestment in these institutions could undermine the…
University Hospital of the West Indies.
29 Apr, 2026 0

Probe deepens into UHWI tax exemption abuse

Focused on revenue recovery, the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has launched an audit of the last three years to assess breaches by the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) involving misuse of…
Residents of Mountainside in St Elizabeth converge at the home where the fatal stabbing occurred on Tuesday.
29 Apr, 2026 0

Son held in suspected St Bess patricide

A domestic dispute between a father and a son turned deadly in a quiet farming community in Mountainside, St Elizabeth, on Tuesday afternoon. Dead is Gary Allwood, a 53-year-old farmer, who was…
Sherrion Robinson, parent of a student at Melrose Primary and Junior High in St Andrew, whose questions sparked the idea for a sensory room.
29 Apr, 2026 0

Ground broken for sensory room at St Andrew school

An ambitious suggestion during a parent-teacher conference at Melrose Primary and Junior High led to a seed being planted that has now grown into the breaking of ground for the construction of a…