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Senior Manager, Marketing & Communications at Guardian Group (left); Sheriel Hill-Gayle, Business Development Manager at Guardian General Insurance of Jamaica; Karen Bhoorasingh, President of Guardian General Insurance of Jamaica; Roshane Reid-Koomson, Exe
February 5, 2026

Corporate Hands | Guardian General supports cervical cancer screening initiative

Leighton Davis, organiser of Kingston Curry Festival.
February 5, 2026

Kingston Curry Festival to bring family fun to Devon House

With Kingston fast cementing its reputation as a melting pot of food, culture and creativity, the Kingston Curry Festival is set to serve up a bold, flavour-packed experience when it takes over Devon…
A mural on an unused building along Milford Road in Ocho Rios.
February 5, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

Foreign‑based street artists brighten Ocho Rios

An unused building at the base of Milford Road in Ocho Rios has become an unlikely canvas for two foreign-based street artists. Their mural has not only enlivened that stretch of the resort town but…
February 4, 2026

TAJ reminds employers of tax-free relief for Hurricane Melissa recovery payments

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reminding employers and employees of the Government’s tax-free relief for payments to workers affected by Hurricane Melissa, which must be made by March 31. Under…
A health worker administers a dose of the measles vaccine outside a public hospital in Mexico City on February 4, 2026.
February 4, 2026

PAHO issues alert as measles cases surge across the Americas

(AP) — The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) issued a new epidemiological alert following a surge of measles cases across the Americas, with Mexico reporting the highest numbers. It also called…
February 4, 2026

Clansman gang trial | Two former members, now State witnesses, expected to testify

Two former members of the Clansman Gang are expected to testify for the State in the trial of alleged leader Tesha Miller and 24 other persons accused of being members. The trial got under way…
February 4, 2026

Gas prices up

Motorists will pay more for gas on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $0.18 to sell for $149.69 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $0.17 to…
Courtney Ashley, otherwise called ‘Bloodstain’.
February 4, 2026

Alleged St Andrew gang leader charged with murder of two-year-old, businessman - police

Alleged gang leader Courtney 'Bloodstain' Ashley’ has been charged with the murder of 25-year-old Kimarley Powell and two-year-old Tajuan Jackson after a shooting near Washington Boulevard,…
Jamaica Labour Party Member of Parliament Everald Warmington (left), receives his instrument of appointment from Chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), Earl Jarrett.
February 4, 2026

JLP's Warmington appointed ECJ commissioner

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament Everald Warmington is now a commissioner on the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), the body that oversees the country's electoral system. …