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The company is before the court on breaches of the Wildlife Protection Act.
March 23, 2026

JCF accounting clerk found guilty of allowance fraud scheme

A senior accounting clerk employed by the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) was recently found guilty of undertaking a fraudulent allowance scheme. Gwendolyn Ward was convicted of multiple counts of…
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March 23, 2026

Buju Banton wants retraction and apology from Wayne Wonder and his wife over alleged defamatory remarks

International reggae superstar Buju Banton has given fellow entertainer Wayne Wonder and his wife until Wednesday to retract alleged defamatory remarks posted on Wayne Wonder's page and to issue…
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March 23, 2026

NWC: Corporate Area water rationing imposed due to decline at Hermitage Dam, other systems being closely monitored

The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that it has introduced water rationing for Corporate Area communities served by its Constant Spring system due to a decline in levels at the Hermitage…
Keneil Parkinson moves around the school compound with the aid of his walker.
March 23, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Mom in the margins

Although she spends every school day assisting her seven-year-old son in class, Janice Tulloch Parkinson is not officially recognised as his “shadow”, a role defined and regulated by the Ministry of…
Dr Nadeen Spence.
March 23, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

UWI gives platform to close-in-age defence debate

From the benches of Parliament to the debating society at The University of the West Indies (UWI), arguments for and against legalising consensual sex among minors continue to stir opposing views,…
Cuban medics and their families were hosted by Osmond Brown and his wife, Karen, on Saturday at their home on Halifax Crescent in St Andrew.
March 23, 2026 by Erica Virtue

‘Hasta la proxima’

Cuban medics are preparing to leave Jamaica this week and Jamaicans have been showing appreciation and solidarity with the men and women of the Caribbean island that has been wilting under the…
Marcia Skyers-James
March 23, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Marcia Skyers-James: Hotelier to the diaspora

Marcia Skyers-James, the director of sales and marketing at the Kimberly Hotel in Manhattan, New York, is one of many examples of barrier-breaking Jamaica-born woman in the United States (US).…
Several Caribbean ministers of education at CXC’s Inaugural Regional Education Conference and Ministerial Forum: From left are Danny Butcher, from Saint Lucia; Octavia Afred from Dominica; Marcia Potter, deputy chair of CXC; Phillip Jackson, from St Vinc
March 23, 2026

Caribbean education finds its voice in Kingston

For four days, some 400 educators, policymakers and thought leaders from 27 countries, converged at a landmark covenant with Caribbean learners. The CXC’s Inaugural Regional Education Conference and…
Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron (left), chairman of the Jamaica Police Officers’ Association, and Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake.
March 23, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Cameron on interdiction

The public dispute between Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake and Senior Superintendent of Police Wayne Cameron has taken a new turn, with the senior officer – who also heads the Police Officers…