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March 20, 2026
Man gets two and half years in prison for break-ins at church in Portmore
A Portmore, St Catherine man who pleaded guilty to breaking into a church twice and stealing items was on Thursday sentenced to two years and six months’ imprisonment. Robert Barnett, otherwise…
March 20, 2026
Gov’t to remove additional tuition fees at HEART/NSTA Trust
The Government will be eliminating additional tuition fees at the HEART/NSTA Trust in an effort to broaden access to skills training. Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, has announced that beginning…
March 20, 2026
Two men charged over ammunition found in unfinished building in Spanish Town freed
Two men who were arrested and charged for 26 rounds of ammunition found in a knapsack in an unfinished building three years ago have been freed of possession of a prohibited weapon and dealing in a…
March 20, 2026
NHT extends hurricane relief loan
The National Housing Trust (NHT) Hurricane Relief Loan is being extended to March 2027. Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during his contribution to the 2026/27 Budget Debate in…
March 20, 2026
‘Nothing was salvageable’: Palace Multiplex in MoBay shuts down due to Melissa damage
Ravaged by the onslaught of Hurricane Melissa last October, the operator of the Palace Multiplex in Montego Bay, St James, has been forced to shutter its operations. Palace Amusement made the…
March 20, 2026
Update | St Catherine teacher accused of house sale scam to seek to pay back money
The St Catherine teacher accused of selling a house he did not own and collecting more than $2 million is to seek to make restitution to the complainant. Raheim Douglas, 25, is charged with…
March 20, 2026
by Livern Barrett
$80m payday for fraudster
The Government has been ordered to pay almost $80 million to a man with dozens of fraud-related convictions after he languished in prison for six years and 11 months or 2,504 days in excess of his…
March 20, 2026
by Kimone Francis
NHT ‘almost used as a goodie bag’ by PMs, says trade unionist
Veteran trade unionist John Levy has poured cold water on Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ announcement of a reduction in housing interest rates for some civil servants, arguing that the National…
March 20, 2026
by Sashana Small
Holness sparks man-woman talk
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’s assertion that gender is limited to male and female has sparked both backlash and praise, with critics contending that his remark points to a shifting global…