Latest News

The seal of US Department of Homeland Security is seen before the news conference with Acting director of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Todd Lyons at ICE Headquarters, in Washington, on May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
March 8, 2026

Appeals court rules against Trump administration’s efforts to end protected status for Haitians

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court this week sided with a lower judge’s ruling against the Trump administration’s efforts to end temporary protected status for roughly 350,000 Haitians living…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon (left), is joined by Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan (right), during a visit to the Ocho Rios High School in St Ann on Thursday, March 5,
March 8, 2026

Education Ministry to beef up deans of discipline in schools

The Government is looking at strengthening the deans of discipline programme in schools as part of measures to better manage student behaviour and prevent conflicts. Minister of Education, Skills,…
File photo
March 8, 2026

Police probing shooting of man in Retirement, St Ann

The police in St Ann are probing the shooting of a man in Retirement district on Saturday night. The police report that about 11 o’clock, the man was pounced upon by unknown assailant(s) along the…
Guided by faith and purpose, Adams-Thomas leads the CPFSA with a focus on strengthening child protection systems across Jamaica.
March 8, 2026

Flair | Laurette Adams Thomas guarding nation’s children with grace, grit

On any given day, Laurette Adams-Thomas carries the weight of Jamaica’s most vulnerable children on her shoulders. Yet she does not describe her work as pressure. She calls it purpose. “I believe that…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade.
March 8, 2026

Full Text | ‘Untenable’…Jamaica says Cuban medical programme ended over labour, legal concerns

The Government has moved to shed more light on the reasons it discontinued the Cuba–Jamaica medical programme, saying it wanted an arrangement that was in keeping with local and international law. …
Sheree Martin tackles problems head-on, turning challenges into opportunities for change.
March 8, 2026

Flair | Getting to know NCB’s first woman in charge

If there’s an elephant in the room, it won’t stay hidden once Sheree Martin walks in. She never tiptoes around a problem. If something isn’t working, she says so – directly, even when the conversation…
Shanoya Douglas
March 9, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Flair | 10 athletes to watch at Girls’ Champs

The annual five-day track and field carnival that is the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships (Champs) is once again on the horizon, and here is our list of the top 10 female…
Judith Jaggon, human resource officer and head of Petrojam’s Community Outreach Committee, mentors students and leads scholarship initiatives that transform lives.
March 8, 2026

Flair | Judith Jaggon uplifts youth through community outreach

On this International Women’s Day, as the ‘Give to Gain’ theme resonates worldwide, we celebrate Judith Jaggon, human resource officer and president of Petrojam’s Community Outreach Committee (COC).…
Jameika Johnson
March 9, 2026 by Ruth

Flair | Books every woman should read

It’s International Women’s Day. To mark the occasion, Flair spoke with local, women-led book clubs about the titles they believe every woman should read at least once. Here are their picks. ‘TEA BY…