Lead Stories
14 Feb, 2026
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Nearly $43 billion set aside for new rates, retro for public sector workers
The Government has allocated nearly $42.8 billion in the 2026-2027 Estimates of Expenditure as contingencies to cover new rates, retroactive salaries and adjustments in allowances that may result from…
13 Feb, 2026
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Billions in damage spur calls for drainage overhaul in Montego Bay
Business leaders in Montego Bay are pressing the Government to commission a comprehensive study of the city’s rivers and drainage system after Hurricane Melissa left billions of dollars in damage last…
13 Feb, 2026
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Sweet sin tax
The Budget will lean on eight revenue measures that blend classic ‘sin taxes’, modernisation of the tax base, and the continuation of extraordinary flows from the National Housing Trust (NHT)
13 Feb, 2026
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Elderly US couple dressed up to collect lottery ‘prize’
An elderly American couple who lost US$70,000 to a Jamaican lottery scam syndicate got dressed “on several occasions” in their “best clothes” and waited for their million-dollar ‘prize’ to be…
13 Feb, 2026
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‘Pen is mightier than the firearm’
Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell has advised attorneys for Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron to write to Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake regarding concerns about the seizure of his service…
13 Feb, 2026
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Morris: Stop raid the barn
Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living Senator Professor Floyd Morris is calling on the Government to stop what he describes as continued raids on the National Housing Trust (NHT),…
13 Feb, 2026
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JUTC losses balloon
The financial haemorrhaging at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) is expected to continue in the new fiscal year with the beleaguered state body projected to rack up a hefty $18 billion…
13 Feb, 2026
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MoBay Boys and Girls’ Club reels from Melissa’s blow
WESTERN BUREAU: The Montego Bay Boys and Girls Club (MBB&GC), which has a rich history of positively impacting the lives of young people in St James over several decades, is still reeling after…
12 Feb, 2026
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Reasonable force
The Supreme Court has ruled that police personnel acted lawfully in self-defence during an armed confrontation