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April 3, 2026

Two St Mary men charged for allegedly using fake US currency to make purchase

Two men from St Mary have been charged after allegedly using counterfeit United States currency to make purchases at a business establishment in Oracabessa. Charged are 25-year-old shop operator…
An Amazon truck makes deliveries in Wheeling, Ill., May 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh, File)
April 3, 2026

Amazon to slap 3.5% surcharge on third-party sellers as Middle East war drives up fuel prices

NEW YORK (AP) — Amazon is slapping a 3.5% fuel and logistics surcharge on third-party sellers using its platform starting later this month amid a spike in fuel prices since the war in Iran started. …
People wait their turn to enter a bank in Havana, Cuba.
April 3, 2026

Cuba releasing 2,010 prisoners as US pressures the island’s government

HAVANA (AP) — The Cuban government said Thursday it would release 2,010 prisoners in a move that comes while the Trump administration puts extreme pressure on the island’s government with a…
The Jamaica College Schools' Challenge Quiz team at the 2026 final against Westwood High School in April 2. (Antoine Lodge photo)
April 2, 2026

JC breaks 39-year drought with SCQ victory over Westwood High

Jamaica College captured the 2026 TVJ Schools’ Challenge Quiz (SCQ) title in a tense final on Thursday evening, securing its first championship since 1987. The St Andrew-based institution prevailed…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett with tourism workers at the April 2 opening of Half Moon, where he announced that the Tourism Workers Pension Scheme has grown to $6 billion and outlined intentions to introduce a health plan next.
April 2, 2026

Tourism pension fund hits $6b, health plan next - Bartlett

Jamaica’s Tourism Workers Pension Scheme has accumulated more than $6 billion in just two and a half years, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has disclosed. Addressing the reopening of Half Moon…
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange.
April 2, 2026

Jamaica boosts cultural heritage protection with UNESCO ratification move

Jamaica has signed the Instrument of Ratification for the UNESCO 1970 Convention aimed at preventing the illicit import, export and transfer of ownership of cultural property, in a move the Government…
Supervisor of Insolvency and Attorney-at-Law, Fayola Evans Roberts (third left, front row); Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency and Attorney-at-Law, Chevánt Hamilton (second left left, front row); and Licensing and Compliance Officer and Attorney-at-Law, Char
April 2, 2026

Insolvency regulator steps up oversight of trustees

The Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI) is intensifying efforts to strengthen Jamaica’s insolvency framework by tightening compliance standards for licens ed trustees to reduce legal and…
A bulk carrier and a cargo ship transit the Panama Canal in Panama City on March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
April 2, 2026

Rubio accuses China of 'bullying' for holding up Panama-flagged ships after canal clash

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday accused China of “bullying” by detaining or holding up dozens of Panama-flagged ships. China's actions came after Panama seized control of…
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, delivers the main address during the opening of the Yallahs Market on March 27.
April 2, 2026

McKenzie condemns attack on homeless man in St Mary, urges public help

Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has condemned the attack on an elderly homeless man in Port Maria, St Mary, and urged the public to assist police in identifying those responsible. …