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Letta Gayle, social worker at the Violence Prevention Alliance delivers a counselling session at Chalky Hill in St Ann.
March 9, 2026

Chalky Hill residents receive relief, support through VPA community outreach

For many residents of Chalky Hill in St Ann, the recent community outreach activity organised by the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA) and partners provided both practical relief and reassurance that…
Qu Dongyu, director-general of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
March 9, 2026

FAO launches International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026

The International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, a commemoration designated by the United Nations General Assembly, has been launched under the leadership of Director-General of the Food and…
A representative from the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) assists a resident of Savanna-la-Mar with documentation at the Project STAR Civil Documentation Community Hub, hosted at the New Market Oval Community Centre.
March 9, 2026

Over 300 hurricane-affected residents in the west benefit from civil documentation community hubs

More than 300 residents impacted by Hurricane Melissa have regained access to critical civil documentation following the staging of two Civil Documentation Community Hubs by Project STAR in…
Kathryn Silvera, president of the JMEA.
March 9, 2026

Taxing manufacturers not a recovery strategy, says JMEA

The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) is expressing serious concern over the government’s decision to expand the Environmental Protection Levy to 100 per cent of manufacturers’…
March 9, 2026

UDC intensifies marketing drive to boost foreign, local visits to Dunn’s River Falls

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is seeking to strengthen its strategic marketing of Dunn’s River Falls and Park in St Ann through a multi-channel campaign designed to drive increased…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness
March 9, 2026

Holness to receive AFUWI Legacy Award

The American Foundation for The University of the West Indies (AFUWI) is set to honour Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness with the Legacy Award, one of the organisation’s highest honours, at its 29th…
Norwegian police and technicians at the US Embassy in Oslo, Norway.
March 9, 2026

Police investigate an explosion outside US Embassy in Oslo

OSLO (AP): Police in Norway were investigating an explosion early Sunday outside the US Embassy in Oslo, the capital of the Scandinavian country, officials said. No injuries were reported. Police…
A black plume of smoke rises from a warehouse in the industrial area of Sharjah City following reports of Iranian strikes in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
March 9, 2026

Iran hit a desalination plant, stoking fears of attacks on civilian sites

DUBAI (AP): Bahrain accused Iran of striking a desalination plant on Sunday, raising fears that civilian infrastructure may become fair game in the war, as Iran’s president vowed to expand the…
A girl stands in front of a condolence message board during a Day of Remembrance for MH370 event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
March 9, 2026

Twelve years on, renewed hunt for missing Flight MH370 comes up empty

KUALA LUMPUR (AP): Twelve years after Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished with 239 people aboard, a renewed deep-sea search in the southern Indian Ocean has so far failed to locate the missing…