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St Richard’s Primary teachers crowned on their special day

Teacher’s Day at St Richard’s Primary School took on a regal tone yesterday, with educators adorned in crowns, tiaras and sashes as the St Andrew-based school celebrated its heroes and heroines. The…
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07 May, 2026 0

Fraud case fallout  MOCA commits to timely administration of justice after former TAJ cashiers walk free 

he two law-enforcement agencies that investigated a multimillion-dollar fraud at Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) nine years ago are now in the process of consulting the Office of the Director of…
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07 May, 2026 0

Judge, attorney spar over missing file in 31-year-old case

A 55-minute stand-off between Judge Maxine Ellis and attorney-at-law Matthew Hyatt unfolded in the Half-Way Tree Parish Court yesterday in the 31-year-old case involving Courtney Anderson, as the…
07 May, 2026 0

GG’s former press secretary demands $31m in unpaid wages 

Attorneys representing the Attorney General’s (AG) Chambers have remained tight-lipped amid a demand for more than $31 million in unpaid wages filed by the legal team for discarded King’s House Press…
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07 May, 2026 0

Crime scene contradictions

No gunshot residue was found on the hands of the three men shot and killed by police on Acadia Drive in 2013, nor on the shirts worn by two of the victims, a retired forensic analyst testified…
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07 May, 2026 0

Health ministry on alert for hantavirus

Jamaica’s health ministry said it will be ramping up the monitoring of cruise ships docking at the nation’s ports as the Government takes precautions to prevent possible risks from hantavirus. 
07 May, 2026 0

Earth Today | Caribbean ocean management demands systems approach

ACROSS THE Caribbean, countries are working to meet the global goal of protecting 30 per cent of the ocean by 2030 – an important and necessary ambition.  However, there is a hard truth we must…
07 May, 2026 0

UWI geology lecturer Donovan Blissett remembered as scholar, mentor, devoted father

r Donovan Blissett, the respected geology lecturer remembered by colleagues as a dedicated field scientist, by students as an unforgettable teacher, and by family as ‘Daddy’, ‘Pops’, and ‘Grandpa’,…
07 May, 2026 0

PATH lunches reinstated at Greater Portmore High

Students at Greater Portmore High School in St Catherine are now receiving lunches under the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) programme, after a temporary suspension was…