Lead Stories
December 9, 2025
Mixed bag for Gov’t in fiscal assessment
The Independent Fiscal Commission (IFC) has signalled that additional revenue efforts might be required to meet budgetary amounts this year as the $14.2-billion tax shortfall at the end of the…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
NEW VISA FEE KICKS IN
NEW YORK: Effective immediately, Jamaicans applying for visitor, student, or work visas to the United States must now pay an additional US$250 visa surcharge, bringing the total cost of a standard…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
GUILTY
Former INSPORTS financial controller and party promoter Andrew Wright, along with two co-defendants, was found guilty of multiple fraud-related charges yesterday in the Home Circuit Court, stemming…
December 9, 2025
by Livern Barrett
DPP mulls appeal after ‘lenient’ sentence in endangered animal smuggling case
The country’s prosecutorial authority is contemplating whether to lodge an appeal against what environmental watchers call a “tap on the back” sentence imposed on three men – two of them Honduran…
December 9, 2025
Police oversight body flags state of Area 4 lock-ups
The Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) has highlighted overcrowding problems and a deplorable state of affairs at five of the largest lock-ups in the Area Four policing region. A recent…
December 9, 2025
Students stirred by call to persevere
Stirred by the call to persevere by South Florida-based entrepreneur and philanthropist Philip Wong during the second Pioneers of Tomorrow lecture series hosted by his alma mater, St George’s College,…
December 9, 2025
by Sashana Small
Gov’t urged to hire Cuban workers directly to prevent forced labour
The Jamaican Government is being urged to hire Cuban workers directly and utilise hiring practices that are in line with domestic and international law to prevent forced labour among Cuban workers in…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Flood fix
Urban planning consultant and university professor Carol Archer is urging Jamaica to adopt the globally recognised ‘sponge city’ model to better cope with the increasing impact of climate change,…
December 9, 2025
by Ruddy Mathison
Community rallies after 7-y-o student raped while heading home
The brutal rape of a seven-year-old girl last Thursday has sparked outrage and mobilised a strong response from parents, residents, and national stakeholders, who have rallied to comfort a student…