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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 4, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Tourism rebound hits 80 per cent as Half Moon reopens – Bartlett

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism sector has rebounded to more than 80 per cent of pre-hurricane levels, with the reopening of Half Moon signalling renewed confidence in the island’s post-Melissa…
Fayval Williams, minister of finance and the public service, speaking at the University of Technology Western Campus Business Seminar.
April 4, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Williams bats for reformed SLB, saying it’s not a burden

WESTERN BUREAU: Finance Minister Fayval Williams is urging tertiary students to become ambassadors for Jamaica’s student loan programme, saying outdated perceptions about the scheme could be…
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, delivers the keynote address at RNFJ’s Inaugural Gala, held at the Royal Ballroom in Bowie, Maryland on March 28.
April 4, 2026

Resilience by design

Right Now for Jamaica (RNFJ) has put its money where its mission is. During the organisation’s inaugural fundraising gala, held March 28, at the Royal Ballroom in Maryland, the diaspora group…
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April 5, 2026

Three men killed in alleged police confrontation in St Catherine

Three men were fatally shot early this morning by the police in Browns Hall district, St Catherine during an alleged confrontation. They are yet to be identified. The police report that about 2:35,…
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April 5, 2026

Millions worth of counterfeit shoes seized at store in downtown Kingston, supervisor charged

A supervisor at a haberdashery along Barry Street in downtown Kingston has been arrested and charged by the police following the seizure of more than 1,900 pairs of counterfeit shoes. …
Medical Officer of Health for St Mary, Dr Tamara Henry-Gilpin (left), and Medical Officer of Health for St Ann, Dr Tamika Henry, serve together in Jamaica’s public health system.
April 4, 2026

Twin pillars of public health

Twin sisters Dr Tamara Henry-Gilpin and Dr Tamika Henry are quietly reshaping Jamaica’s public-health landscape, working in parallel roles that reflect not only their training but also their shared…
Bronze bust of Ronald Moody
April 4, 2026

Jamaica’s lost treasure

If you have ever visited the Mona campus of The University of the West Indies in Jamaica, you may have seen the striking Savacou sculpture. The statue, which towers over seven feet and depicts the…
Dental hygienist Shennel Noble speaks to students about oral health during the Santa Cruz Family Dental‑led ‘Sweet Smiles, Smart Choices’ campaign.
April 4, 2026

Santa Cruz dental team treats 100 children

More than 100 children in St Elizabeth are now sporting brighter, healthier smiles after a two-day outreach by Santa Cruz Family Dental under its ‘Sweet Smiles, Smart Choice’ campaign, held to mark…
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson presents four-year-old Corey Webber Cummings, Jamaica’s newest citizen with an official letter of recognition marking her formal entry into Jamaican citizenship.
April 4, 2026

Embassy hosts inaugural citizenship ceremony

WASHINGTON, DC: The Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C. on Friday, March 27 hosted its inaugural Citizenship Ceremony, formally recognising 27 Jamaican nationals who were either newly naturalised…