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Updated 19 hours ago

HEART/NSTA Trust to announce incentive payment timelines amid employee frustration

HEART/NSTA Trust says it will inform staff of timelines for incentive and increment payments next Wednesday, amid frustration from some employees over what they describe as insufficient communication…
Custos Rotulorum for Portland, Lincoln Thaxter (right), presents Councillor Rohan Vassell with his Instrument of Appointment during the commissioning ceremony for 28 new justices of the peace (JPs), held at Hotel Tim Bamboo in Port Antonio on February 19,
Published 20 hours ago

Chuck urges new JPs to get 'well-informed' to help combat misinformation

Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has urged newly commissioned justices of the peace )JPs) in Portland to become well-informed to avoid misinforming members of the public. “The last thing I want you to…
Opposition Spokesman on Industry, Anthony Hylton.
Updated 18 hours ago

PNP: ‘Man-made logistics crisis’ at Kingston port driving up hurting business and returning residents

Opposition spokesman Anthony Hylton says the Government’s "failure" to address recurring congestion at the Port of Kingston is driving up costs for hurricane recovery and hurting small…
The businessman was killed at his home in St Mary on February 9.
Published 21 hours ago

Update | 21-y-o police constable charged for murder of St Mary businessman

A policeman has been charged for the murder of St Mary businessman Garfield Singh, who was gunned down at his home in Boscobel last week. Further, another policeman has also been charged for…
Damion Dunn, otherwise called ‘Billy’, of Gulf Heights in Gordon Pen, St Catherine, was killed on January 9, 2026.
Published 22 hours ago

Three man charged for murder of St Catherine teacher remanded, case moved to Gun Court

The three men accused of the deadly gun attack on St Catherine teacher and construction consultant Damion Dunn were today further remanded in the parish court, with the case being transferred to the…
President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast with the National Governors Association in the State Dining Room of the White House, Friday, February 20, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Published 23 hours ago

Trump says he’ll sign an executive order to enact a 10% global tariff

United States President Donald Trump today said he’ll sign an executive order that would impose a 10% global tariff as an alternative while pressing his trade policies by other means after the Supreme…
File photo.
February 20, 2026

Farmers in Trelawny warned against bush fires as dry season approaches

The fire department in Trelawny is appealing to farmers to desist from setting bush fires as the dry season approaches. Superintendent Roland Walters, speaking in an interview with The Gleaner, urged…
Bahamas National Security Minister Wayne Munroe said the process applies to inmates convicted of non-violent and non-sexual offences.
February 20, 2026

Jamaicans among over 80 inmates to be deported by Bahamas to ease prison overcrowding

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Jamaicans are among 85 inmates in the Bahamas who have been granted the prerogative of mercy by the government on the condition that they do not return to the country, as the…
Andrea Purkiss.
February 20, 2026

Amid fallout from Melissa, gov’t must address contract employment in tourism to protect workers — Opposition

As hundreds of hospitality workers sit at home in post-hurricane uncertainty, the Opposition says now is the time for the Government to address the issue of contract employment in the sector, arguing…