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The ‘Together We Rise’ monument lights up in the courtyard of the S Hotel on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard in Montego Bay, St James.
30 Oct, 2026 0

‘Together We Rise’ brings buzz to Hip Strip

WESTERN BUREAU: The S Hotel in Montego Bay, St James, officially unveiled its new ‘Together We Rise’ monument at its Jimmy Cliff Boulevard property on Wednesday as the island marked the one-year…
John Mahfood, chairman of QWI Investments.
30 Oct, 2026 0

QWI director remains silent on buying SpaceX or Anthropic stock

The director of QWI Investments Ltd refrained from disclosing whether the fund will buy shares in SpaceX or Anthropic, even as gains on AI-linked US stocks pushed the investment company back to a…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, minister of foreign affairs and foreign trade, addresses yesterday’s post-Cabinet meeting at Jamaica House in St Andrew.
29 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaica shifts on Cuba - Gov’t defends abstention from US embargo vote as critics question historic policy change

The Government of Jamaica owes its citizens a better explanation for why it abstained from the United Nations General Assembly vote on the United States’ (US) embargo against Cuba, a political analyst…
From left: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness; Floyd Green, member of parliament, St Elizabeth South West; Dr Sheriff Imoru, senior medical officer, Black River Hospital; Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness; and Sean Brissett, parish manag
29 Oct, 2026 0

Holness takes aim at red tape

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is placing a spotlight on Jamaica’s public-sector bureaucracy, accusing elements of the administrative system of frustrating hurricane recovery…
Britain’s King Charles III is escorted by students as he leaves The Future Bahamas Youth Rally and Exhibition at Clifford Park in Nassau, Bahamas, on Tuesday.
29 Oct, 2026 0

British public backs talks on reparations

A significant proportion of the British public believes their government should meet Caribbean nations to discuss reparatory justice, according to a new poll released ahead of next week’s Commonwealth…
Opposition Spokesperson on Finance, Julian Robinson.
29 Oct, 2026 0

Fiscal reset under scrutiny

Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson says the Government’s proposal to extend the suspension of the fiscal rules comes as no surprise and signals that Jamaica’s economic recovery from…
Dr Fritz Pinnock
29 Oct, 2026 0

Millions for meals - Documents show former CMU president authorised payments totalling over $7m for meals under programme for at-risk youth

Prosecutors yesterday introduced nearly two dozen documents detailing how former Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) President, Professor Fritz Pinnock, authorised more than $7 million in payments to…
From left: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness; Floyd Green, member of parliament, St Elizabeth South West; Dr Sheriff Imoru, senior medical officer, Black River Hospital; Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and welness; and Sean Brissett, parish manage
29 Oct, 2026 0

Black River Hospital reborn

WESTERN BUREAU: One year after Hurricane Melissa left Black River Hospital in St Elizabeth in ruins, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the facility has emerged as a larger,…
The Reverend Paul Lewis at the courthouse in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland during his trial in Jamaica in 2010.
29 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaica-born televangelist Paul Lewis sentenced to 14 years in prison

Western Bureau: In 2009, popular televangelist Paul Lewis walked free from the Savanna-la-Mar courthouse in Westmoreland after being found not guilty of carnal abuse. Today, he is languishing in…