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Messing with the mace

April 30, 2026 | News
When Member of Parliament for St Andrew South Western Dr Angela Brown Burke hoisted the mace from “under the table” while the committee of the whole House examined the controversial National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) bill on Tuesday, there was a predictable outcome – chaos ensued.
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Unconstitutional! Court strikes down Bengal mining permit in Dry Harbour Mountains

Jamaica’s Constitutional Court has struck down as "unconstitutional, void, and of no effect" the 2020 environmental permit granted for Bengal Development Limited’s controversial limestone mining project, handing a major victory to St Ann residents who challenged the approval. The ruling blocks the proposed quarrying operation in the ecologically sensitive Dry Harbour Mountains, where residents argued the development threatened their constitutional right to a healthy environment.
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The first direct US-Venezuela commercial flight in seven years is heading to Caracas

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — The first direct commercial flight between the United States and Venezuela departed a bit early Thursday on its way to the capital of the South American country, seven years after the US Homeland Security Department ordered an indefinite suspension, citing security concerns. The resumption of a non-stop commercial flight between the two countries comes months after the US capture of then President Nicolás Maduro in a stunning nighttime raid on his residence in Caracas in early January.
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Attorney charged with fraudulent conversion

The police have laid a criminal charge against St Ann-based attorney Debby-Ann Samuels, her attorney has confirmed. Samuels was charged with one count of fraudulent conversion following an interview late Wednesday with investigators at the police Fraud Squad. It is alleged that she sold a property for a client for $8.2 million, but failed to hand over the money. Samuels is scheduled to make her first court appearance on Friday.

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Theresa Cherian, principal of Mt Alvernia Preparatory School in St James.
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No panic over PEP

WESTERN BUREAU: Despite still feeling the impact of Hurricane Melissa, which devastated Jamaica last October, the 2026 sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations started smoothly across western Jamaica yesterday, with students, parents, and teachers expressing confidence and relief. Dominic Robinson, the 12-year-old head boy at Chetwood Memorial Primary School in St James, told The Gleaner that he felt confident about his chances of passing, despite feeling nervous about the examinations hours earlier.

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Penn Relays teams await the gun in the girls’ 4x100m.
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SECOND HOME

When Jamaica College’s 4x800m Penn Relays team of 1999 was recently inducted into the Penn Relays Wall of Fame, it marked the 12th time in history that a Jamaican high school relay unit had been recognised for its achievements.

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Claude ‘Big Stone’ Sinclair remembered for his big heart

Social media commentator and philanthropist Claude ‘Big Stone’ Sinclair, who died on Tuesday morning, is being remembered by his peers for his humanitarian spirit and acts of kindness. The former music producer and artiste manager-turned-YouTuber was known for his community work and advocacy for black consciousness and social justice. He was 68 years old. Sinclair passed away at the Kingston Public Hospital after a battle with prostate cancer. His wife, Darma, said he had been suffering from the disease and also experienced organ failure.

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A view of the plant operated by Caribbean Cement Company Limited, a subsidiary of global building materials corporation Cemex, which recently spent US$42 million on the expansion to grow capacity at the Rockfort, Kingston-based complex. The debottleneck pr
April 29, 2026

Caribbean Cement annual output fell to five-year low

The kiln expansion at Caribbean Cement Company Limited (CCCL) failed to lift output past one million tonnes in 2025 as production dipped below 2020 pandemic levels, according to data in its annual report. Going forward, operations could see “uncertainty” with higher input costs due to oil shocks caused by the US-Iran war, the annual report warns. Its kiln – the equivalent of an industrial furnace – was completed and commissioned in April–May 2025, after which Hurricane Melissa struck last October, causing temporary disruptions.

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D Dr Anna Law is all smiles with patient Chey Swaby (left), continuing her commitment to personalised care.
April 29, 2026

The Smile Architect: Dr Anna Law marks 30 years of Align Orthodontics

When Dr Anna Law returned to Jamaica in the mid-1990s, she stood out as one of the few women practising orthodontics locally. Trained in the United States at Tufts University and the University of Washington, she came back with strong credentials and a clear sense of direction. Three decades later, that purpose has built one of Kingston’s most respected orthodontic practices, Align Orthodontics. At a time when awareness of specialist dental care was still developing, Law transformed the practice into a trusted name for the profession.

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FILE - Venezuela's acting President Delcy Rodriguez smiles during a meeting with a delegation led by US Energy Secretary Chris Wright at Miraflores Palace in Caracas, Venezuela, February 11, 2026.
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Editorial | CARICOM and Caracas

Delcy Rodríguez’s charm offensive in the Caribbean, and her promotion of a Venezuela-Barbados partnership on renewable energy, highlight the need for the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) to fashion a coherent framework for its relations with Caracas, as well as to finalise its long-discussed regional energy policy. Jamaica has a stake in these matters, not least because of the unresolved issue of Venezuela’s 49 per cent stake in the Petrojam oil refinery, which the Holness administration re-nationalised six years ago. Caracas rejected Kingston’s prescribed price for its shares.

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