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March 25, 2026

Petrojam General Manager Telroy Morgan steps down

General Manager of Petrojam Limited, Telroy Morgan, has demitted office. Morgan stepped down effective today. In a statement, the state-owned oil refinery said General Counsel and Corporate…
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation and Digital Transformation, Ambassador, Audrey Marks.
March 25, 2026

Government moves to digitise transactions with long-awaited e-signature policy

The Government today unveiled the long-awaited electronic transactions policy (ETP), which mandates that electronic or e-signatures and records are legally acceptable and binding. The policy will…
From Left: Lasco Chin Foundation CEO Rosalea Hamilton Dr Winsome Gordon, Dorette Rhoden Henry, Mathematics and Information Technology teacher at deCarteret College in Manchester, and CEO of the Jamaica Teaching Council, Dr Winsome Gordon, at the 2025-2026
March 25, 2026

‘Teaching is a calling’: deCarteret’s Dorette Rhoden Henry named Teacher of the Year

Dorette Rhoden Henry, Mathematics and Information Technology teacher at deCarteret College in Manchester, is the 2025-2026 LASCO/Ministry of Education and Youth/ Jamaica Teaching Council Teacher of…
A screenshot from a video in which a man was seen being assaulted by cops in Trelawny.
March 25, 2026

Lawyers calls for probe of police beating of Trelawny man caught on video

The attorney for a Trelawny man who claimed that he was kicked all over his body by cops during an incident captured by cell phone video, then set free without criminal charges, has signalled that he…
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March 25, 2026

Motorists face another week of higher gas prices

Motorists are facing another week of increases in the prices of gas. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $4.25 to sell for $167.88 per litre and a litre of E-10 90…
March 25, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Doctor warns of choking risks as schools rethink bun-eating contests

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Anthony Taylor, principal of St Mary’s Preparatory School, says his institution will tighten safety measures around bun-eating contests but will not remove the activity from its…
March 25, 2026 by Andre Williams

Defence paints lead investigator as incompetent in Clansman trial

The further cross-examination of a senior investigator took centrestage in the Clansman gang trial yesterday, as defence attorneys sought to challenge the credibility and thoroughness of the…
Matthew Samuda, minister of water, environment and climate change, speaks with Ansord Hewitt, director general of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) at the 12th Annual Director General’s Stakeholders’ Engagement held last Thursday at The Jamaica
March 25, 2026

OUR head bats for multilayered disaster risk framework for utility sector

As the transatlantic hurricane season approaches, Ansord Hewitt, director general at the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), is calling for a multilayered disaster risk framework for the utility…
Shane Munroe, chief executive officer, MBJ Airports Limited.
March 25, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

MBJ CEO signals plan to help end shift systems in hurricane-hit schools

WESTERN BUREAU Shane Munroe, chief executive officer of MBJ Airports Limited, has signalled a major push to help restore normal school operations across western Jamaica, as several institutions…