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Jamaica College addresses student assault incident, calls dispute regrettable

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 3:05 PM

Jamaica College has pushed back strongly against media reports about a violent March 24 incident at the school, which resulted in injuries to one boy and the arrest of another. In a statement today, the school provided what the institution said...

Gas prices up another week

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 1:53 PM

Motorists will again dig deeper into their pockets to buy gas as Petrojam has announced another round of increases. The state-owned oil refinery says on Thursday, E-10 87 will move up by $4.50 to sell for $172.38 per litre and a litre of E-10 90...

Student charged in attack on classmate granted bail, ordered to enrol in another school

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 3:12 PM

The Aabuthnott Gallimore High School student who is facing a criminal charge for allegedly injuring a classmate with a metal chair during an attack inside a classroom has been granted bail and ordered to enrol in another school. The order is...

‘Untenable’: Young Jamaica wants Dennis Gordon to resign over UHWI tax exemption controversy

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 11:24 AM

Young Jamaica, the youth arm of the governing Jamaica Labour Party, is calling for the resignation of Opposition Member of Parliament Dennis Gordon following confirmation that his company, JACDEN Limited, is one of the entities that benefited from...

Primary school to benefit from Guanaboa Vale police goat project

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 10:32 AM

The Guanaboa Vale police in rural St Catherine are undertaking a goat-rearing project that will benefit the primary school in the community. Under the venture, which began in June 2024, a goat house has been established on the station grounds to...

Economy grew by 5.1% for July to September quarter of 2025

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 9:55 AM

The Jamaican economy grew by 5.1 per cent for the July to September quarter of 2025, Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Leesha Delatie-Budair, has reported. She also informed that for the first two quarters of...

Prepaid electricity in markets intended to reduce fires

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 9:01 AM

The introduction of a prepaid electricity system in local markets is intended to help reduce the occurrence of fires in the facilities, says Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie. “If you ask me what is the...

A French connection

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 12:07 AM

The Alliance Française de la Jamaïque has opened its new location at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) Papine Campus, forecasting a 20 per cent rise in teaching and cultural activity thanks to increased space and visibility. Its...

Haile Selassie students to benefit from literacy, life‑skills programme

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 12:07 AM

Forty students and six teachers at Haile Selassie High School in Payne Land, Kingston, will benefit directly from the one-year Scotiabank Teach to Transform project. The initiative, however, seeks to influence far more than a single school. It is...

NCB Foundation grants $11.1m in support to 45 J’cans in need

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 12:06 AM

For Bridgette Small, the simple act of leaving her bed had been out of reach for far too long. Paralysed by illness and without a functioning wheelchair, she had missed school moments with her child and the rhythms of everyday life. Small was one...

JSIF to scale greenhouses

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 12:06 AM

The establishment of greenhouses or sheltered infrastructure at scale is one of the outcomes that will be pursued under the newly announced US$50-million Project ADAPT, says Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), Omar...

Greenhouse boost

Published:Wednesday | April 1, 2026 | 12:06 AMRuddy Mathison/Gleaner Writer

Students and staff at St Catherine High School are a step closer to achieving food security, following the handover of a greenhouse by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The facility is expected to reduce the school’...

Grange welcomes Jamaica Kingsmen CPL franchise to Jamaica

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 8:54 PM

The Sport Ministry is reporting that an agreement was signed today by Caribbean Premier League Limited (CPL), the Ministry, and Kingsmen JDK LLC to host a Caribbean Premier League team and stage CPL Games in Jamaica between August 2026 and August...

BOJ holds policy rate at 5.50% amid global uncertainty

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 6:03 PM

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has maintained its policy rate at 5.50 per cent, citing heightened global uncertainty driven largely by the conflict in the Middle East as the primary reason for holding steady. “The elevated level of uncertainty stems...

St Catherine taxi operator charged for alleged rape of teen passenger

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 5:44 PM

A man employed as a janitor at the Linstead Police Station in St Catherine, who is also a taxi operator, was today remanded for allegedly sexually assaulting a teen girl who was a passenger in his vehicle. Forty-four-year-old Daleton Brown is...

Flood damage blamed for missing files of multimillion-dollar contracts at UHWI, senior official tells PAC

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 4:34 PM

Flooding in a “holding area” at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UWHI) and breaches of established procurement procedures led to the disappearance of contract files valued at millions of dollars, according to the hospital’s Senior...

GDP falls by 7.1 per cent during Melissa quarter - STATIN

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 4:14 PM

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) says the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the period October to December 2025 fell by 7.1 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter of 2024, which confirmed the negative effect of...

Police Sergeant, spouse freed of ganja charges

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 4:08 PM

A police Sergeant and her civilian spouse have been freed of drug-related charges four years after they were arrested by cops. Sergeant Tamica Taylor and her fiancé, Royan Harris, walked free from the St Thomas Parish Court on Monday after a...

UHWI names companies featured in audit report that flagged use of tax-exempt status

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 5:24 PM

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), has confirmed the names of four companies that an auditor general report has featured as beneficiaries of the hospital's misuse of its tax exempt status to import items for the entities....

Three Colombians charged after record cocaine seizure

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 1:50 PM

Three Colombian nationals have been charged in connection with what investigators say is Jamaica’s largest-ever single cocaine seizure, valued at approximately $1.7 billion. Charged are 39-year-old Lucio Henry of San Andres, 34-year-old Arith...

Jamaican conjoined twin Azora Elson dies

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 3:36 PM

Azora Elson, one of the Jamaican conjoined twins who was successfully separated in Saudi Arabia last year, has died. Her death was confirmed Tuesday morning by her mother, Iesha McMurray. She died at a hospital. Azora was separated during a five-...

Integrity Commission probes UHWI procurement breaches

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 12:00 PM

The Integrity Commission has launched an investigation into specific breaches highlighted by the Auditor General in a report on the operations of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). Acting Chief Executive Officer of UHWI, Eric...

Busby names Reggae Girlz squad for Concacaf group qualifiers

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 11:14 AM

Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby has named his squad for Jamaica’s final Group B matches in the Concacaf Women's Qualifiers against Antigua and Barbuda and Guyana. Jamaica will play both fixtures at the National Stadium on April 10 and April...

Health Ministry warns public over fake blood pressure pill video

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 10:17 AM

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is warning members of the public not to engage with or share a viral video circulating on social media that falsely uses the image and voice of the health minister commenting on a blood pressure pill. The...

US basketball team to let go Jaden Ivey after anti-LGBTQ+ comments

Published:Tuesday | March 31, 2026 | 10:06 AM

(AP) — The Chicago Bulls basketball team in the United States has moved to release guard Jaden Ivey in the wake of anti-LGBTQ+ comments and remarks about religion he made in videos on his Instagram account. The team has waived Jaden Ivey, meaning...

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