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April 24, 2026 by Sashana Small

J’can farm worker wins US labour case over delayed recall

A Jamaican farm worker who said his recall to a New York farm was delayed in 2024 after he supported union activity has won his case before the New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB).…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett addressing students at the Jamaica Youth Tourism Summit and Artisan Experience in Montego Bay.
April 24, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

NaRRA set to drive south coast tourism reset, says Bartlett

WESTERN BUREAU: As the local tourism and hospitality sector continues to rebound from Hurricane Melissa, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority…
From left: Jaylee Anderson, Leandra Beckford, Jada Brown, Selena Brissett, Deborah Brown, Arianna Clarke (front), Nathan Williams, and Shamar Sicard, all grade five students, proudly display outfits made from recycled materials during Ecofest 2026.
April 24, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Innovation and enviro awareness impress at Ecofest

WESTERN BUREAU: Creativity, sustainability and community spirit took centre stage as Savanna-la-Mar Inclusive Academy in Westmoreland hosted its first-ever Ecofest earlier this week in celebration of…
Kaleo Thomas (centre), a five-year-old student of Mount Alvernia Preparatory and Kindergarten in Montego Bay, St James, poses with his first-place trophy for winning the Kiwanis Club of Providence Montego Bay’s 10th annual Kiddie Bee Spelling Competition
April 24, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Five-year-old Kaleo Thomas crowned spelling champ

WESTERN BUREAU: Five-year-old Mount Alvernia Preparatory and Kindergarten student Kaleo Thomas emerged the toast of Thursday Kiwanis Club of Providence Montego Bay’s 10th annual Kiddie Bee Spelling…
Dr Horace Chang, deputy prime minister and minister of national security and peace, addresses Tuesday’s sitting of Parliament at which he opened the 2026-2027 Sectoral Debate.
April 23, 2026 by Andre Williams

Party patrol

The Government has signalled a firmer stance against rising violence at entertainment events, with Deputy Prime Minister and National Security and Peace Minister Dr Horace Chang warning that criminals…
Crime scene officers outside the New Testament Church of God at Water Lane in Montego Bay, St James, yesterday, where a member of the church was shot dead.
April 23, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Barbaric attack

WESTERN BUREAU: A jubilant church service in Montego Bay, St James, was shattered by gunfire on Wednesday, leaving a choir member dead at the doorway as worshippers screamed “Jesus! Jesus!” and fled…
Dr Horace Chang, deputy prime minister and minister of national security and peace, addresses yesterday’s post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St Andrew.
April 23, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Fake gun flaw

Changing Jamaica’s gun law to provide lesser penalties for possession of an imitation firearm is not enough if the “fundamental flaw” of possibly criminalising citizens for an object that cannot…
Richard Mullings, president of the Integrated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica.
April 23, 2026 by Sashana Small

IMAJ urges Gov’t to build bridge to consultation on NaRRA bill

The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) is raising concerns over what it describes as a lack of consultation with local contractors in the establishment of the National…
Marlene Malahoo Forte, government member of parliament.
April 23, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Shredded!

In a rare departure from Jamaica’s parliamentary tradition, backbencher and former Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte on Tuesday cut through one of the most…