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April 4, 2026 by Sashana Small

‘Build your own road’

Tensions are high in Coral Spring, Trelawny, as residents of the upscale community push back against a developer’s plan to close a section of road, arguing that it is privately owned and warning that…
The National Housing Trust’s headquarters in New Kingston.
April 5, 2026 by Kimone Francis

Banks to pocket billions from NHT mortgage outsourcing

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has funnelled $1.1 billion to private banks to subsidise its External Financing Mortgage Programme (EFMP), a move that effectively outsources its mortgage book to…
Bishop Dr Roy Notice, administrative head of the New Testament Church of God.
April 5, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Easter hope

On the most important weekend in Christianity, which should have been filled with polished pews, floral arrangements, and the echo of choirs beneath sturdy rooftops, many Jamaicans are instead…
Carla Gullotta, executive director for Stand Up For Jamaica
April 5, 2026

Stand Up Jamaica head welcomes decline in reoffending, wants more reintegration support for ex-prisoners

Jamaica’s steady decline in offender readmission to correctional facilities is being hailed by Executive Director of Stand Up for Jamaica, Carla Gullotta, as a sign of progress, but she argues that…
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April 4, 2026

Man shot dead in Lionel Town, Clarendon

The police in Clarendon are probing the shooting death of a man in Lionel Town on Friday. He has been identified as 57-year-old Orville Garriques, otherwise called ‘Bugle’, who lived in the area. …
April 4, 2026

INDECOM probing fatal police shooting of three men in Westmoreland

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the fatal shooting of three men in Sheffield, Westmoreland by police on Friday afternoon. Two of the deceased have been identified…
Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, (centre), Jonay Guerra, Managing Director at Bahia Principe Hotels and Resorts (left); and Donovan White, Director of Tourism, shared ribbon-cutting duties at a property reopening ceremony on April 1, 2026.
April 4, 2026

800 back to work as Bahia Principe hotel reopens after Melissa damage

Some 800 workers are back on the job with the reopening of Bahia Principe in Runaway Bay, St Ann. The resumption of operations, following the property’s closure due to Hurricane Melissa last…
April 4, 2026

St Thomas man charged for allegedly stabbing spouse during domestic dispute

A St Thomas man has been charged after allegedly stabbing his spouse during a domestic dispute that left her hospitalised in serious condition. Twenty-eight-year-old Hadji Thompson, a taxi operator…
Monalee Campbell, of Roaring River in Steer Town, St Ann, is disappointed that several months have passed and no official assistance has been offered by the State to assist her with rebuilding.
April 5, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Left in the lurch

Five months after Hurricane Melissa ripped apart homes and displaced families in St Ann, many are struggling to piece together their lives, clinging to the hope that long-promised government aid will…