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A coroner’s inquest into the death of Mandeville businessman Jason Neil ended yesterday with the jury unable to determine what led to the death of the entrepreneur. He was initially believed to have taken his own life as he sat in a bathroom at his...

The Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) swooped down on the community of Kingsland in Manchester on Wednesday and arrested a bar operator who allegedly collected a barrel at a wharf in Kingston containing an arms shipment from the...

The Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) and the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) have been identified as the first two health facilities to undergo audits this year by the Auditor General’s Department (AuGD) under the theme, ‘Ensuring...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has defended Jamaica’s use of Cuban medics to support the local health sector, declaring that there is no exploitation in the programme that has surfaced as a blot on the Trump administration’s radar. Holness, who,...

While lauding Jamaica for making “impressive” strides in its crime-reduction efforts, United States (US) Secretary of State Marco Rubio has promised to re-evaluate the US travel advisory for Jamaica to reflect the current reality regarding crime....

Police oversight bodies must help to address the root causes that shape negative interactions between law enforcement and civilians, Marcia Thompson, assistant professor in the criminal justice department at Aurora University in Illinois, the...

The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) says that while the Government’s 2025-2026 Budget sets out growth initiatives aimed at accelerating economic development, their meaningful impact will depend on execution, regulatory efficiency, and...

Security issues are expected to hold prominence in discussions between Marco Rubio and Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness when the United States secretary of state kick-starts his two-day tour of the Caribbean in Jamaica today. The Trump...

Years ago, when David Sharp, managing director of Cafe Blue, was offered a once-in-a-lifetime meeting with one of Jamaica’s top hoteliers, he was so excited that he darted four hours from Kingston to Montego Bay, St James, for the meeting. This was...

The parliamentary opposition has put forward an implied Budget that was not credible, according to Fayval Williams, the minister of finance and the public service. In her closing the 2025-2026 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday...

Though there has been a marginal decline year over year in the cases of neglect, it remains the dominant report among cases of abuse from the National Children’s Registry (NCR), a unit in the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA)....

Former Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Curtis Ward says the key reason for Marco Rubio’s visit to Jamaica this week has not been revealed, asserting that the trip is to make demands on CARICOM states. The United States (US) Department of...