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February 24, 2026
Agriculture Ministry seeking extension of import waiver on eggs as sector continues to recover
The Ministry of Agriculture has indicated that it is seeking an extension of the waiver of taxes on eggs imported into Jamaica, as the country continues to rebuild the sector amid devastation caused…
February 24, 2026
National Road Safety Council deeply concerned about spike in fatal road crashes involving children
Jamaica’s main road safety advocacy group has raised alarm about the “disturbing” spike in the number of children killed in motor vehicle crashes since the start of the year. Seven children between…
February 24, 2026
Over 1,200 bait stations deployed in Westmoreland to strengthen rodent control
More than 1,200 bait stations have been deployed across Westmoreland under the expanded rodent-control programme. This initiative aims to improve environmental sanitation and safeguard public health.…
February 24, 2026
Update | Taxi operator charged for fatally stabbing fellow cabbie in Portmore denied bail
Bail was today denied for St Catherine taxi operator Lloyd Armstrong, who is charged for fatally stabbing another cabbie during an altercation near the Portmore Mall in the municipality. The court…
February 24, 2026
Ex-policeman in Bahamas gets 30 years in prison for deadly love triangle
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – A former police officer in the Royal Bahamas Police Force has been sentenced to 30 years in prison after being found guilty of plotting the murder of a man who was also seeing a…
February 24, 2026
Update | Westmoreland pump attendant charged after woman set on fire during dispute
The police in Westmoreland have charged 30-year-old pump attendant Collate Swaby in connection with the incident in which a woman was set on fire during an altercation at a gas station. Swaby, who is…
February 24, 2026
Deal inked for transformation of Montego Bay Sports Complex
The long-anticipated transformation of the Montego Bay Sports Complex is now moving ahead, as the St James Municipal Corporation and Montego Multi-Sports Development Ltd today signed a 25-year lease…
February 24, 2026
UK moves from physical to eVisas, dual citizens must enter on British passport
Jamaicans and other travellers seeking to visit the United Kingdom will now be issued digital electronic visas (eVisas) instead of physical visas, as the British Government moves toward a more modern,…
February 24, 2026
Partially decomposed body of man found in canal in St Catherine
The police in St Catherine are probing the death of a man whose partially decomposed body was found in a canal near the community of Hartlands, which is located off Old Harbour Road. The police…