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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, delivers the main address during the opening of the Yallahs Market on March 27.
Published 2 hours ago

McKenzie wants evidence of improper sexual conduct by school shelter occupants

Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie is calling for the head of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) to provide evidence supporting his allegation that students are being exposed to…
April 7, 2026 by Andre Williams

NEWBORN HEARTACHE

What should have been one of the happiest moments of Shandale Ballentine’s life ended in heartbreak on Good Friday. Instead of leaving the Cornwall Regional Hospital cradling the baby boy she had…
Culture Minister Olivia Grange.
April 7, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Jamaica rejects St Kitts’ claim of first legal recognition of Rastafari

WESTERN BUREAU: The Government of Jamaica has pushed back against claims that St Kitts and Nevis is the first Caribbean nation to recognise Rastafarianism in law, insisting that Jamaica has long…
Senior Deputy Governor, Bank of Jamaica, Dr Wayne Robinson, responds to questions during an interview with ]IS News on April 1.
April 7, 2026

BOJ managing foreign exchange market conditions

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is actively managing foreign exchange market conditions, to ensure that movements in the foreign exchange rate do not result in a significant increase in inflation. …
April 7, 2026

Egg sector recovering after Melissa, no import waiver, says Agriculture Ministry

The Ministry of Agriculture is reporting that the egg production sector is demonstrating recovery following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The Ministry is also underscoring that there…
The St Catherine Parish Court in Spanish Town.
Published 23 hours ago

Update | Mandela cocaine bust accused further remanded due to incomplete case file

The absence of a forensic certificate from the case file of two men held allegedly with a quantity of cocaine along a section of the Mandela Highway in St Catherine last month resulted in them being…
Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver addressing the JTA’s 2026 Education Conference in Hanover on Tuesday.
Updated 20 hours ago

JTA reiterates call for Melissa shelterees to be relocated, bemoans inconvenience to schools

Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver has hit back at recent remarks by Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie concerning the sheltering of residents at schools…
April 7, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Two decades later, disbarred attorney’s complaint against panel member fails

A former attorney has lost his bid to pursue a conflict-of-interest complaint against a member of the disciplinary panel that ruled over 20 years ago that he should be struck off the list of lawyers…
PAC Chairman Julian Robinson.
April 7, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

PAC slams ‘madness’ as UHWI pays big for delayed, rejected reports

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) paid Strategic Alignment Limited US$92,000 (J$14.5 million) to create a strategic transformation plan, but rejected the draft without explaining why…