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A bulk carrier and a cargo ship transit the Panama Canal in Panama City on March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)
April 2, 2026

Rubio accuses China of 'bullying' for holding up Panama-flagged ships after canal clash

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Thursday accused China of “bullying” by detaining or holding up dozens of Panama-flagged ships. China's actions came after Panama seized control of…
Supervisor of Insolvency and Attorney-at-Law, Fayola Evans Roberts (third left, front row); Deputy Supervisor of Insolvency and Attorney-at-Law, Chevánt Hamilton (second left left, front row); and Licensing and Compliance Officer and Attorney-at-Law, Char
April 2, 2026

Insolvency regulator steps up oversight of trustees

The Office of the Supervisor of Insolvency (OSI) is intensifying efforts to strengthen Jamaica’s insolvency framework by tightening compliance standards for licens ed trustees to reduce legal and…
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange.
April 2, 2026

Jamaica boosts cultural heritage protection with UNESCO ratification move

Jamaica has signed the Instrument of Ratification for the UNESCO 1970 Convention aimed at preventing the illicit import, export and transfer of ownership of cultural property, in a move the Government…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett with tourism workers at the April 2 opening of Half Moon, where he announced that the Tourism Workers Pension Scheme has grown to $6 billion and outlined intentions to introduce a health plan next.
April 2, 2026

Tourism pension fund hits $6b, health plan next - Bartlett

Jamaica’s Tourism Workers Pension Scheme has accumulated more than $6 billion in just two and a half years, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has disclosed. Addressing the reopening of Half Moon…
The Jamaica College Schools' Challenge Quiz team at the 2026 final against Westwood High School in April 2. (Antoine Lodge photo)
April 2, 2026

JC breaks 39-year drought with SCQ victory over Westwood High

Jamaica College captured the 2026 TVJ Schools’ Challenge Quiz (SCQ) title in a tense final on Thursday evening, securing its first championship since 1987. The St Andrew-based institution prevailed…
Hugh Grant (left), president & CEO of JPS, and Aundhrae Richardson (right), JPS Foundation officer, pose with representatives of St Hilda’s Diocesan High School, which was named the JPS Foundation Power Up Energy Club of the Year during the JPS Foundatio
April 2, 2026

Corporate Hands | JPS Foundation presents top energy club award to St Hilda’s High School

Medical assistant at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ),  Donna-Marie Dacres, records a patient’s blood pressure results during the St Catherine High School’s health fair held at the institution recently. 
April 2, 2026

Corporate Hands | Heart Foundation of Jamaica provides medical support at St Catherine High School’s health fair

Ashley-Rae Barrett, customer service officer at Scotiabank, takes students through the basics of budgeting during the Scotia Foundation’s International Women’s Day Luncheon on March 20.
April 2, 2026

Corporate Hands | Scotiabank empowers young mothers with financial literacy, life skills

Bryan Smart (3rd right), chief engineer, Robotics Club, Ardenne High School, provides a demonstration of the skills of the robot built by club members during the launch of the UTech Kiwanis STEM Education Project on Monday, March 23 at Ardenne High School.
April 2, 2026

Corporate Hands | UTech, Kiwanis launch STEM Education Project at Ardenne High