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15 Jul, 2026 0

No-bid danger - IC raises eyebrows over high number of single-source and emergency contracts awarded by public bodies

Seventy per cent of the more than 34,000 contracts entered into by Jamaican public bodies during the last financial year, with a combined value of $370 billion, were awarded using either the…
15 Jul, 2026 0

Jean Ann Panton to return to court December 10 in SSL fraud case

Defence attorneys representing Jean Ann Panton, the lone accused in the multibillion-dollar fraud scandal at Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL), are to make a fresh bid for bail when the matter…
15 Jul, 2026 0

Ganja farmers rail over raids - Despite cannabis reforms, growers still facing police harassment, claims association head

Despite more than a decade of reforms aimed at legitimising Jamaica’s cannabis industry, traditional ganja farmers continue to face harassment and heavy-handed police raids, according to the head of…
15 Jul, 2026 0

Savanna-la-Mar Market left to the tide

Western Bureau: With no formal plan in place to relocate or permanently rehabilitate the Savanna-la-Mar Market in Westmoreland, vendors displaced by Hurricane Melissa continue to bear the brunt of…
15 Jul, 2026 0

Jamaica welcomes inaugural LIAT Air flight from Guadeloupe

Jamaica welcomed the inaugural Liat Air flight from Pointe-à-Pitre, Guadeloupe, to Montego Bay, St James, on Tuesday.
15 Jul, 2026 0

St Catherine man fined nearly $160,000 after attempting to bribe police during traffic stop

A St Catherine man who admitted to attempting to bribe police officers after being stopped for traffic violations has been fined nearly $160,000 in the St Catherine Parish Court.
15 Jul, 2026 0

Health ministry finalising renovation costings for hurricane-damaged health centres

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is completing assessments to finalise costings for the renovation of health centres impacted by Hurricane Melissa.
15 Jul, 2026 0

Official Funeral for Oswald Harding on July 27

The official funeral for the late Professor Oswald Gaskell Harding will be held on July 27 at the University Chapel, University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus in St Andrew.