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March 05, 2026 | News
As members of parliament (MPs) gear up to pose questions to portfolio ministers today about the Government’s $1.4-trillion Budget during a two-day meeting of Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee, two sector groups have highlighted issues they want addressed during the deliberations.
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Don Kwesi to battle top weight, Neo Star

Outclassed by United States-bred WALL STREET TRADER in the Ash Wednesday Trophy at six and a half furlongs, DON KWESI returns for Saturday’s International Women’s Day feature but will have to defy a boggling topweight allotment against course-specialist NEO STAR at nine furlongs and 25 yards. Running as a lightweight in the Ash Wednesday Trophy, allotted 114lb, not counting Demar Williams’ five-pound claim, DON KWESI placed third behind topweight WALL STREET TRADER, a grade-two winner, and OIL MACHINE, an overnight-allowance winner.
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Expungement law offering new start after rehabilitation now in effect

More Jamaicans with a criminal record will now have the opportunity for a fresh start with the enactment of the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Amendment Act, 2026. The act, which introduces sweeping reforms aimed at giving rehabilitated Jamaicans a meaningful second chance, including provisions for automatic expungement in certain cases, is now in effect. Justice Minister Delroy Chuck, addressing a post-Cabinet press briefing held yesterday at Jamaica House in St Andrew, said the law is a critical step in giving ex-convicts a new beginning.
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VISA-BACKED ADVANTAGE?

Sporting director of Mount Pleasant Football Academy, Paul Christie, says the club will be without at least 10 first-team players when they face Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy in the Concacaf Champions Cup’s round of 16. The two-leg tie is scheduled for March 11 and 19, with the Theodore Whitmore-coached outfit set to travel to Los Angeles for the first leg before returning to Kingston for the second at the National Stadium. Christie said that visa issues will significantly impact the squad selection, particularly affecting several key players.

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Kathryn Silvera, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association.
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Budget probe

As members of parliament (MPs) gear up to pose questions to portfolio ministers today about the Government’s $1.4-trillion Budget during a two-day meeting of Parliament’s Standing Finance Committee, two sector groups have highlighted issues they want addressed during the deliberations.

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Mount Pleasant Football Academy Sporting Director Paul Christie says he has all the trust in head coach Theodore Whitmore (right) and assistant coach Davion Ferguson, despite the decimation of the team to face LA Galaxy in the Concacaf Champions Cup.
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VISA-BACKED ADVANTAGE?

Sporting director of Mount Pleasant Football Academy, Paul Christie, says the club will be without at least 10 first-team players when they face Major League Soccer side LA Galaxy in the Concacaf Champions Cup’s round of 16. The two-leg tie is scheduled for March 11 and 19, with the Theodore Whitmore-coached outfit set to travel to Los Angeles for the first leg before returning to Kingston for the second at the National Stadium. Christie said that visa issues will significantly impact the squad selection, particularly affecting several key players.

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Blaqk Sheep was of those who gave testimonials on Tuesday night of their experience with Jack Russell Music.
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Creatives tune in for Music Publishing Masterclass

Jack Russell Music, a notable success in publishing, was founded in 2007 by Clare Ram with a handful of songwriters on her roster. Nearly two decades later, there are more than 1,300 signed writers and catalogues. On Tuesday, Ram hosted a free Music Publishing Masterclass workshop at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston, and had an overflowing house of interested music practitioners inside the William Gordon Room. The event also featured testimonials from practitioners such as Mikey General, Blaqk Sheep, and Italee, who all spoke glowingly of the entity.

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March 4, 2026

Regency Petroleum buys Yaadman LPG business, doubling market share

Petroleum company Regency Petroleum has agreed to acquire the liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) operations of Yaadman Petroleum, a deal that will double Regency’s presence in Jamaica’s cooking gas market. The acquisition will “no less than double the market share” of Regency’s existing operation, according to Andrew Williams, CEO of Regency Petroleum, in a Financial Gleaner interview.

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Ready to take in the performances on LIT day two are media personality Yendi Phillipps and her daughter Israel McGregor-Phillipps.
March 4, 2026

Something Extra | Wednesday

Hope Botanical Gardens in St Andrew was the place to be last weekend, as the Lost In Time (LIT) Festival delivered a visual feast of fashion alongside the music on day two. The crowd came ready, mixing vintage reggae tees with bold-patterned pants and creative statement pieces. LIT delivered on all its promises and then some, leaving patrons eager for the next staging. Something Extra has the social highlights from the final day.

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Jamaica’s farmers are mostly low-skilled, mostly working small plots, using low technology.
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Editorial | Food security and war

With the war in the Gulf region, it is unlikely that Andrew Dyer will set off to Dubai any time soon to teach mathematics. He may, however, still seek an alternative to onion farming if he continues to lose big bucks because he can’t compete with cheaper foreign suppliers.

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