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April 21, 2026
Confidence results among consumers and businesses mixed for March 2026 quarter
The first quarter of 2026, which covers January to March, showed Jamaica in recovery mode after Hurricane Melissa, according to the latest Business and Consumer Confidence Survey. Consumers are…
April 21, 2026
Gov’t wins as court throws out lawsuit by anti-COVID-19 vaccine protesters
The Constitutional Court has rejected a sweeping challenge brought by four protesters who claimed the Government violated their fundamental rights when police broke up their protest against COVID-19…
April 21, 2026
Mother in custody as police probe death of 3-month-old son
A mother has been taken into custody as the police probe the death of her three-month-old son. The boy was found wrapped in a blanket in a two-bedroom house along Marl Road in Rockfort, Kingston on…
April 21, 2026
MP Dennis Gordon snubs parliament’s Ethics Committee to answer questions about UHWI
Member of Parliament for St Andrew East Central Dennis Gordon has snubbed Parliament’s Ethics Committee after it summoned him to clarify comments he made at an earlier in-camera meeting in relation to…
April 21, 2026
INDECOM probing police shooting, pepper spray incident on Chancery Avenue in St Andrew
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into an incident in which a policeman discharged his service weapon and used pepper spray to disperse a crowd along Chancery…
April 21, 2026
JET urges Jamaican gov't to reconsider oil exploration
The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) is urging the Government to reconsider its approach to oil and gas exploration amid recent positive updates from United Oil and Gas regarding the prospect of oil…
April 21, 2026
British national held with cocaine in Easter bun and slippers granted $1M bail
A British woman, Kamarra Fraser-Munroe, who was allegedly held with cocaine at one of Jamaica's airports, was granted bail in the sum of $1 million on Tuesday. She was granted bail following…
April 21, 2026
Paulwell urges House Speaker to quit committees amid impartiality concerns
Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives Phillip Paulwell has called for Speaker of the House Juliet Holness to resign from all parliamentary committees for which she is not the…
April 21, 2026
Key crime-fighting legislation prioritised
The Ministry of National Security and Peace has prioritised several key pieces of legislation for fiscal year 2026/2027. Portfolio Minister, Dr Horace Chang, said that the measures include…