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Published 12 hours ago
INDECOM probing separate fatal police shootings in Jones Town and Norwood
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing two separate fatal police shootings — one in Jones Town, St Andrew, and the other in Norwood, St James — that occurred on Sunday. The…
Updated 10 hours ago
PM Holness departs Jamaica for CARICOM heads of government meeting
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness will today depart the island to attend the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). The meeting is being…
Published 11 hours ago
Another cold front to bring cooler, windy conditions
Jamaicans are being advised by the Meteorological Service of Jamaica to brace for another cold front. The agency says the system is projected to move across Jamaica Monday night through Tuesday.…
Published 9 hours ago
Medical Association of Jamaica welcomes SCT on sugar-sweetened beverages
The Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ) has welcomed the move to impose a Special Consumption Tax (SCT) on non-alcoholic beverages containing added sugar or other caloric sweeteners, calling it a…
Updated 21 hours ago
by Erica Virtue
Cuba running on empty
Cuba has been forced to shorten its workweek and scale back public services as a worsening fuel crisis, triggered by new United States (US) trade measures, places mounting pressure on the island’s…
February 23, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Hanover students participate in plant-naming project
Western Bureau: Twenty-six students, five years old and under, from the Passion Basic School and Daycare in Johnson Town, Hanover, were given a first-hand experience in plant identification and naming…
February 23, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Chinese community gives $1m boost to hurricane-hit St Mary’s Prep
WESTERN BUREAU: The Chinese community in Montego Bay, St James has donated J$1 million to the Montpelier-based St Mary’s Preparatory and Kindergarten School, to assist with its rebuilding, having…
Updated 21 hours ago
JPs urged to uphold integrity in passport, citizenship processes
WESTERN BUREAU: Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, the state minister in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, says justices of the peace (JPs) are required to play a critical role in…
February 23, 2026
Law enforcement professionals upskilled on battling financial crimes
Twenty-five professionals drawn law-enforcement and related agencies have completed a pioneering course aimed at combating financial crimes. The Fundamentals of Countering Financial Crime is a…