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Published:Friday | February 13, 2026 | 8:31 AM

The Andrew Holness administration is proposing new revenue measures that include increases in taxes on property, tourism activities, alcohol and cigarettes, and new taxes on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages and digital services. The measures,...

Published:Thursday | February 12, 2026 | 6:07 PM

Entertainer Alecia 'Lila Ike' Gray and her co-accused, Shennelle Moore, are to stand trial in September on charges of disorderly conduct, indecent language and resisting arrest, arising from an incident involving the police in 2025. The September...

Published:Thursday | February 12, 2026 | 3:48 PM

The St Catherine Municipal Corporation has introduced a one-month amnesty for residents who have undertaken, or are in the process of undertaking, construction work without the requisite permits and approvals. The initiative started today and was...

Published:Thursday | February 12, 2026 | 2:18 PM

Two women were shot and killed early this morning in Bayshore Park, Harbour View, sending shockwaves through the East Kingston community. The deceased have been identified as 82-year-old Merna Robinson and 37-year-old Phyllis ‘Munchie’ Powell....

Published:Thursday | February 12, 2026 | 1:43 PM

A slaughterhouse in Glengoffe, St Catherine, has been closed by the health department due to sanitation and other issues. Speaking at today’s monthly meeting of the St Catherine Municipal Corporation, Acting Public Health Inspector for St...

Published:Thursday | February 12, 2026 | 1:10 PM

Negotiating a new all-island electricity licence, Portmore parish status, tougher penalties for sexual crimes, and advancing a ride-hailing policy are among the key priorities for the Holness-led administration in the new legislative year. In the...

Published:Thursday | February 12, 2026 | 12:22 PM

A judge in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court today raised questions about the police’s station bail practices as she expressed concerns about the sum of the station bail granted to Chairman of the Police Officers’ Association (POA), Senior...

Published:Thursday | February 12, 2026 | 10:31 AM

A man accused of being one of two men who posed as the police and fatally shot a man inside his home in Newport, Manchester has been charged with murder. He is 27-year-old Ceejay Wilson, a businessman of the Old England district in Manchester....

Published:Thursday | February 12, 2026 | 9:35 AM

A father was killed and his son injured in a crash along a section of the North South Highway on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified by police as Kenneth Johnson of Red Ground in Old Harbour, St Catherine. The police report that about 2:20...

Published:Thursday | February 12, 2026 | 9:01 AM

The police are reporting that three minors have been arrested and charged in relation to a series of security incidents that targeted educational institutions since the start of the year. The minors, whose identities are being withheld, are...

Published:Thursday | February 12, 2026 | 12:08 AM

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has convened two new expert committees to shape policy on population ageing and the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in healthcare. The two committees – one addressing demographic pressures, the other...

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Published:Thursday | February 12, 2026 | 12:07 AM

THE FORESTRY Department is wasting no time in its efforts to restore Jamaica’s forest resources, in the aftermath of the devastation of Hurricane Melissa, which destroyed portions of the island’s tree cover. “Melissa has come and taken out a...

Published:Thursday | February 12, 2026 | 12:07 AM

IN HER own words, Nicole Adamson has spent her career “analysing risk, allocating capital, leading teams, and building systems that support long-term value creation”. She is keen to take that part of her biography to a new sector, in a new role at...

Published:Thursday | February 12, 2026 | 12:06 AM

NOTED HURRICANE Hunter, Josh Morgerman, visited Jamaica recently and partnered with the Golf View Hotel to host a fireside chat as a part of a bid to keep international attention on hurricane recovery efforts in the island, especially in the most...

Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 9:45 PM

Jamaica’s Under-17 football team has put the country in a "great mood" after securing qualification for the 2026 FIFA Boys Under-17 World Cup in Qatar, Sports Minister Olivia Grange, said Wednesday. "Qatar, here we come," she said in a statement...

Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 7:44 PM

(AP) — The suspect in a Canada school shooting was an 18-year-old who had a history of police visits to her home to check on her mental health, authorities said Wednesday, a day after the attack that killed eight people in a remote part of British...

Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 7:20 PM

Finance Minister Fayval Williams says new taxes will be introduced to fund the upcoming budget as the Holness administration contends with the economic fallout from Hurricane Melissa. She says the most vulnerable "will be protected". The move...

Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 6:50 PM

Telecommunications Minister Daryl Vaz says he accepts the auditor general’s finding that he breached the law in the acquisition of 200 Starlink devices for the Hurricane Melissa response. But he insists he would act in a similar manner in a...

Published:Wednesday | February 11, 2026 | 6:17 PM

The Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester has performed its first-ever colonoscopy, signaling what it says is a “breakthrough in public healthcare ” for residents and neighbouring parishes. A colonoscopy involves inserting a thin, flexible...

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