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Jeffrey Hall (left), vice-chairman and CEO of Pan Jamaica Group, and Marisa Benain, executive director of the Little Theatre Movement Foundation, discuss the theatre’s need for a new cooling system and the importance of the preservation of historic cultu
March 20, 2026

Pan Jamaica pledges $10m for Little Theatre upgrade

Pan Jamaica Group has announced a $10 million commitment towards the refurbishment of the Little Theatre, a historic home of Jamaica’s performing arts. The contribution, channelled through the C. B.…
Sharon Heslop-Holt, manager of commercial business development and marketing at MBJ Airports Limited, greets Damario Hutchinson, one of the tertiary beneficiaries of the MBJ Foundation Charity Run/Walk Grant.
March 20, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

MBJ Foundation Fun Run/Walk donates $30m to 184 students, two schools in west

WESTERN BUREAU: Hundreds of students across western Jamaica are poised to benefit from a part of MBJ Airports Limited’s $30-million donation to education, which will also see funds going towards the…
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro speaks after voting during legislative elections in Bogota, Colombia on March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Fernando Vergara)
March 20, 2026

US body that probes drugs trafficking names Colombian president 'priority target' - report

(AP) — President of Colombia Gustavo Petro has been designated a “priority target” by the United States' Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) as prosecutors in New York probe his alleged ties to…
March 20, 2026

St Andrew carpenter charged after allegedly failing to return client’s furniture or payment

A 50-year-old St Andrew carpenter has been charged after allegedly collecting $35,000 and furniture for repairs but failing to return either to the client. Richard Anthony Hall, also known as…
The St Catherine Parish Court. - File photo.
March 20, 2026

St Catherine judge orders urgent medical attention for accused in gun case

Senior Parish Court Judge Desiree Alleyne ordered that two persons charged after a gun was allegedly found in a St Catherine motor car receive urgent medical attention. They accused are 42-year-old…
March 20, 2026

Police: St Andrew break-in suspect nabbed following Russell Heights home invasion

A man wanted for alleged housebreaking was arrested Friday after being caught on a security camera inside a Russell Heights home, the St Andrew police say. On March 12, the St Andrew North police…
Jamaica exported over US$50 million worth of yams in 2023, with approximately 70 per cent of that production coming from South Trelawny.
March 20, 2026

Police launch patrols in Trelawny to combat yam theft

Police are stepping up patrols in southern Trelawny to curb a surge in yam thefts, following reports from farmers that thieves are targeting their yam heads and selling them in Manchester markets. …
March 20, 2026

Driver cites medical issue in crash that killed woman in Spanish Town

A lawyer representing a taxi operator told a court on Friday that a medical episode was behind a crash that left a pedestrian dead in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Saturday. The disclosure was made…
A woman rides an electric scooter past a factory displaying an image depicting the late Cuban leader Fidel Castro, bearing the words "Socialism or Death", in Havana, Cuba on March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
March 20, 2026

Cuba refuses to let US Embassy in Havana import diesel for its generators

(AP) — The Cuban government has refused a request by the United States Embassy in Havana to allow it to import diesel for its generators while the Trump administration continues to impose a fuel…