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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness in dialogue with Fayval Williams, minister of finance and the public service, during Opposition Leader Mark Golding’s (not pictured) 2026-2027 Budget Debate presentation in the House of Representatives on Tuesday.
March 19, 2026

Holness in the hot seat

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness comes to the proverbial wicket today to make his 11th contribution to the yearly Budget Debate at a time when the country is said to be transitioning from recovery to…
March 19, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Fraud accused’s true identity uncovered in $352m mortgage loan scam

Dwayne Pitter, a resident of Bay Farm Villa in St Andrew, is the person who allegedly used a fictitious name to get mortgage loans totalling $352 million from four commercial banks over a one-month…
St Elizabeth farmer Sherka Graham has lost thousands of pounds of pumpkin to black rot.
March 19, 2026 by Sashana Small

St Elizabeth farmer loses acres of pumpkin to black rot fungus

Just months after losing her entire pumpkin crop to Hurricane Melissa, 30-year-old St Elizabeth farmer Sherka Graham is facing the same predicament once again. This time, the culprit is a fungus,…
March 19, 2026 by Andre Williams

Crime scene investigator wrote statement six years after crime, after start of trial

A forensic crime scene investigator (FCSI), called by the Crown as a witness in the ongoing Clansman Gang trial, yesterday gave brief testimony linking his role to the escorting of evidence in the…
Robert Taylor, director of probation and aftercare.
March 19, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

More than 2,000 non-custodial offenders being supervised in communities islandwide

WESTERN BUREAU: Robert Taylor, director of probation and aftercare, says Jamaica’s probation service is currently supervising more than 2,000 non-custodial offenders across the island. Taylor made…
Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon
March 19, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Unapplied education hurting Jamaica’s productivity, says MoBay mayor

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon is warning that education without application is unproductive, arguing that too many qualified persons are failing to translate their academic…
An aerial rendering of Sandals Montego Bay, showcasing uninterrupted ocean views and a reimagined beachfront experience.
March 19, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Sandals seizes post-hurricane moment to reimagine three flagship resorts

WESTERN BUREAU: Sandals Resorts International is turning disruption into opportunity, announcing a US$200-million (J$32.4-billion) investment to transform three of its flagship Jamaican properties in…
Opposition Leader Mark Golding making his contribution to the 2026-2027 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday.
March 18, 2026

Leakage lockdown

Opposition Leader Mark Golding is proposing a digital dragnet that he says could cut tax leakages and pump approximately $70 billion into the Government’s coffers while describing the Holness…
March 18, 2026 by Andre Williams

Clash in courtroom over videotaping of Clansman trial defendants

A sharp courtroom clash over the alleged videotaping of defendants set the tone for proceedings in the Supreme Court yesterday,before a police prosecution witness later identified two of the accused…