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May 15, 2026
Opposition lawmaker proposes national MSME growth and export plan
Opposition Spokesman on Trade, Industry and Global Logistics, Anthony Hylton, has proposed the establishment of a national micro, small and medium-size enterprise (MSME) growth and export programme to…
May 15, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Portmore businesswoman pleads guilty to filing false robbery report
A St Catherine businesswoman who admitted making a false robbery report has pleaded guilty to creating public mischief and is to be sentenced on June 26.
May 15, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Police identify woman killed in Linstead Bypass crash
Police have identified the woman who died in a motor vehicle crash along the Linstead Bypass in St Catherine last week as 57-year-old higgler Roselyn Banister of Byndloss district in the parish.
May 15, 2026
by Andre Williams
Music producer 'Countree Hype' pleads guilty in US to smuggling 30 guns to Jamaica
A Jamaican music producer has pleaded guilty in the United States to smuggling 30 firearms and ammunition to Jamaica by concealing the weapons inside furniture shipments, according to the United…
May 15, 2026
by Carl Gilchrist
Auto firm touts decarb process to reduce fuel use
With instability in the Middle East driving up global fuel prices, including in Jamaica, a local company is offering motorists a service aimed at significantly reducing petrol consumption.
May 15, 2026
Group warns against reopening bird-shooting after hurricane damage
BirdLife Jamaica (BLJ) is calling for the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) to maintain the closed season for bird-shooting until there is scientific data showing a full recovery of…
May 15, 2026
House approves conch export levy changes
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (May 12), approved the Conch Export Levy (Amendment) Act, 2026, granting the minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining greater discretionary authority to…
May 14, 2026
by Andre Williams
A mother’s nightmare - Coma, fear and a family’s fight to save 13-y-o stabbed in domestic dispute
A 13-year-old Excelsior High School student remains in a coma at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) after she was stabbed while trying to intervene in a violent domestic dispute in Bayshore Park in…
May 14, 2026
by Ruddy Mathison
‘Get your facts straight’- Portmore council rejects Morris Dixon’s red‑tape claim on school fencing
The Portmore Municipal Council has sharply rebuked Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, the minister of education, skills, youth and information, accusing her of misleading the public with claims that…