Lead Stories
25 Jan, 2026
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Don’t ‘water down’ the IC
With billions of dollars flowing into the country to carry out rehabilitation works post Hurricane Melissa, Craig Beresford, the recently installed executive director of the Integrity Commission (IC)…
25 Jan, 2026
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Beresford: Premature court intervention undermines anti-corruption probes
The executive director of the Integrity Commission (IC), Craig Beresford, says the anti-corruption agency is “very concerned” about the growing practice of state entities taking the commission to…
25 Jan, 2026
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Fake IDs, stolen titles
Five financial institutions have been fleeced of more than $600 million through an elaborate and complex fraudulent scheme allegedly involving an upper St Andrew medical doctor and two accomplices,…
25 Jan, 2026
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Quietly preparing for greatness
Jonathan Grant High School’s stunning upset of Campion College in the opening round of Television Jamaica’s Schools’ Challenge Quiz last week played out like a modern-day David versus Goliath – an…
25 Jan, 2026
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Severely damaged, sparsely enrolled
At least nine primary schools are now under review for possible consolidation, with decisions pending on the future placement of their students, after extensive hurricane-related damage further…
24 Jan, 2026
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Estuary on edge
Western Bureau: With the 2026 hurricane season just months away, some residents of Phase Two of the Estuary Housing Scheme, in St James, are worried about the slow pace of the rehabilitation work on a…
24 Jan, 2026
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‘Quite frankly, I was afraid’
Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green testified on Thursday that fear had prevented him from giving an immediate statement to investigators following a fatal 2013 police shooting along Arcadia Road in…
24 Jan, 2026
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Former JTA head loses lawsuit against teachers’ body
The wage agreement for a 20 per cent minimum increase in basic salary after tax, between the Government and the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), has been upheld after the Supreme Court dismissed a…
24 Jan, 2026
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Ports under pressure
Jamaica’s ports and cargo warehouses continue to face significant congestion, weeks after the traditional holiday rush. The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) and key stakeholders yesterday urged…