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Dr Andrew Wheatley, minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for science, technology and special projects.
February 4, 2026 by Karen Madden

Cyber Crimes Act amendments clear House

The Government has moved to reassure Parliament that amendments to the Cyber Crimes Act will strengthen protections against online abuse, even as the Opposition warned that vague language in the bill…
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February 4, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

PAC members raise concerns about oversight at Parliament

Admitting that the Houses of Parliament breached the procurement guidelines in acquiring 16 air-conditioning (AC) units, Clerk to the Houses Colleen Lowe blamed a former operations manager for the…
Vera Brown (centre), 105 years old, at home with her daughters Winsome Brown (left) and Joy Lindsay in Cambridge, St James.
February 4, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

105-y-o weathered Cat 5 Melissa in outdoor bathroom

WESTERN BUREAU: As Hurricane Melissa tore roofs from homes and shattered windows last October, centenarian Vera Brown – partially blind, deaf and almost entirely non-verbal – rode out the Category 5…
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February 4, 2026

Norwood rocked by double murder

WESTERN BUREAU: Two unidentified men were shot and killed by unknown assailants in an abandoned building in Norwood, St James, on Tuesday, shattering a yearlong period of calm. The killings brought to…
Minister of Justice Delroy Chuck accepts a gift from a newly commissioned Justice of the Peace, Noelle StacyAnn Randall, following his keynote address at the JP commissioning ceremony at The Commingle Hotel in Westmoreland.
February 4, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

New Westmoreland JPs urged to serve with integrity

Western Bureau: Thirty new justices of the peace (JPs) were formally commissioned into service last Thursday during a ceremony in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. The event brought together members of…
Delano Seiveright, state minister in the Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce, addresses members of the Montego Bay business community during the JMMB Group Thought Leadership Breakfast held recently at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St James.
February 4, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Jamaica’s sharp decline in murders boosting investor confidence, says Seiveright

WESTERN BUREAU: Delano Seiveright, the state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, says Jamaica has made remarkable gains in national security in recent years, with a sharp…
Vana Taylor (left), chairman of the JHTA Ocho Rios-Runaway Bay Chapter, presents a cheque and boxes of food items to Barbara Richards, director of Adult and Teen Challenge, as two members of staff look on.
February 4, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

JHTA chapter fulfils charity commitments after storm setback

Hurricane Melissa, which struck last October, forced the rescheduling of several activities in St Ann, while others were cancelled entirely. Among those disrupted was the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist…
Delroy Chuck, minister of justice.
February 4, 2026

House gives thumbs up to jury subsidy increase

Legislation aimed at increasing subsidies for persons performing jury duty was, yesterday, passed in the House of Representatives. Justice Minister Delroy Chuck, who piloted the amendments to the…
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, delivering the keynote address at a Founders' Weekend event at the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) in Portland on January 31.
February 4, 2026

Agriculture Minister commits $30 million to CASE to support egg farming

To help drive the resuscitation of the egg industry following Hurricane Melissa, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, has committed $30 million to support egg farming at the…