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Fayval Williams, minister of finance and the public service.
12 Feb, 2026 0

BRACE FOR New taxes

Economist Keenan Falconer says he was not expecting the administration to introduce new tax measures at this time, arguing that the conventional approach in the aftermath of a crisis is to either…
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen inspects the Guard of Honour mounted by members of the Jamaica Defence Force during the ceremonial opening of Parliament on Duke Street in downtown Kingston in 2023.
12 Feb, 2026 0

New parliamentary year begins

The 2026-2027 parliamentary year will begin today with Governor General Sir Patrick Allen delivering the Throne Speech at George William Gordon House, the seat of Jamaica’s bi-cameral legislature. In…
The 500-kilowatt emergency mobile power-generation unit that was commissioned in the community of Darliston, Westmoreland, on Sunday.
12 Feb, 2026 0

Darliston misery mounting

Western Bureau: More than three months after Hurricane Melissa battered western Jamaica, life in sections of Darliston in Westmoreland remains defined by darkness, uncertainty, and mounting…
Dr Carolin Thomas Boyd.
12 Feb, 2026 0

Beware of the cold

At least two medical professionals are cautioning parents and caregivers to pay extra attention to their children when the country experiences colder-than-usual temperatures. Two recent cold fronts…
Paula Kerr-Jarrett Wegman and her brother Peter Bovell carry the urn with their father Christopher Bovell's ashes during the funeral.
12 Feb, 2026 0

Bovell laid to rest

WESTERN BUREAU: Former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Senator Christopher Bovell, a distinguished attorney-at-law whose steady counsel shaped both national governance and corporate Jamaica, was laid to…
Jeanette Calder, executive director, Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal.
12 Feb, 2026 0

Civil society groups demand accountability from public bodies, ministries in breach

The Government is expected today to table in Parliament the Estimates of Expenditure along with several Budget-related documents, detailing how more than a trillion dollars of taxpayers’ money will be…
11 Feb, 2026 0

COSTLY DOG ATTACK

A Manchester maintenance contractor who was mauled by two pit bull terriers at a company’s premises in August 2010 has been awarded $1.2 million in general damages, plus interest and special damages,…
Nine children pose in front of a helicopter with pilot John Morris after they were treated to rides by Island Hoppers Helicopter Tours in St Ann on Christmas Day in 2008.
11 Feb, 2026 0

UPDATED: MAYDAY!

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s general aviation sector is in steep decline, weakened by outdated regulations, high operating costs and what industry stakeholders describe as a policy environment that has…
Liston Morrison (right), president of the International Community of Churches, who is visually impaired, holds his two-year-old son Mathias Morrison at the Ministry of Justice, Legal Aid Council’s Justice Fair for Persons with Disabilities in Spanish Tow
11 Feb, 2026 0

Blindness threatens former Guantanamo Bay chef’s livelihood

For 21 years, Liston Morrison has been living in a world that has slowly faded into darkness. The 60-year-old Spanish Town resident, once a proud and hard-working chef who spent years preparing meals…