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“Reparations isn’t about looking for someone to blame today. It’s about asking a simple question: if something was broken, and we can still see the effects, do we have a responsibility to fix it?”: Dean Jones, founder of Jamaica Homes.
March 30, 2026

The price still being paid

Two centuries after emancipation, the case is no longer historical – it is immediate. The setting was formal. The language was careful. But the message carried weight. At the Organization of…
Celine Dion
March 30, 2026

'I'm so ready' - Singer Céline Dion announces return to stage after health battle

Canadian singer Céline Dion has announced her return to the stage, four years after being diagnosed with a rare neurological condition that affected her voice and mobility, the BBC reported on Monday.…
March 30, 2026

Police warn against illegal lobster trade during close season

The Jamaica Constabulary Force is reminding the public that the annual lobster close season will run from April 1 to June 30, 2026. During the period, the harvesting, sale, purchase, or…
People gather to greet freed Palestinian prisoners arriving on buses in the Gaza Strip after their release from Israeli jails under a ceasefire agreement between Hamas and Israel, outside Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip on October 13, 2
March 30, 2026

Israel Parliament approves death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis

(AP) — Israel’s Parliament on Monday passed a law approving the death penalty for Palestinians convicted of murdering Israelis. The measure has been harshly condemned by Israeli and Palestinian rights…
Spain's Defense Minister Margarita Robles waits for the start of a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in defense ministers format at NATO headquarters in Brussels on October 15, 2025 (AP Photo/Omar Havana, file)
March 30, 2026

Spain says its airspace is off-limits to US planes involved in war against Iran

(AP) — Spain said Monday it has closed its airspace to United States planes involved in the Iran war, another step by Europe’s loudest critic of US and Israeli military actions in the monthlong…
Small Business Association of Jamaica Company Secretary Kevin Frith, who will head the newly established Procurement Task Force aimed at improving SME access to government procurement opportunities. (Contributed photo)
March 30, 2026

SBAJ launches task force to boost SME access to government contracts

The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) has announced the establishment of a Procurement Task Force aimed at strengthening small and medium-sized enterprises’ participation in government…
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green (left) and Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change Matthew Samuda.
March 30, 2026

Jamaica secures US$50m Green Climate Fund boost for major agriculture resilience project

The Green Climate Fund has approved a US$50 million climate adaptation project for Jamaica to strengthen resilience in the country’s agriculture sector through support for vulnerable small farmers,…
March 30, 2026

Man charged with murder of Riverton City woman

A 27-year-old labourer has been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a 21-year-old woman in Riverton City, St Andrew in February. Charged is Tyreke McCalla of Weymouth Drive,…
March 30, 2026

Technician shot dead in Spanish Town

A 26-year-old man was shot and killed in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as Ochain Bailey, otherwise called 'Elder' and 'Quickie', a…