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13 Feb, 2026 0

Billions in damage spur calls for drainage overhaul in Montego Bay

Business leaders in Montego Bay are pressing the Government to commission a comprehensive study of the city’s rivers and drainage system after Hurricane Melissa left billions of dollars in damage last…
Deborah Chen (left), executive director of Heart Foundation of Jamaica, shows an example of a box drink and the equivalent sugar content, while Ponetta Nurse, advocacy officer of HFJ, looks on.
13 Feb, 2026 0

Sweet sin tax

The Budget will lean on eight revenue measures that blend classic ‘sin taxes’, modernisation of the tax base, and the continuation of extraordinary flows from the National Housing Trust (NHT)
13 Feb, 2026 0

Elderly US couple dressed up to collect lottery ‘prize’

An elderly American couple who lost US$70,000 to a Jamaican lottery scam syndicate got dressed “on several occasions” in their “best clothes” and waited for their million-dollar ‘prize’ to be…
Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron.
13 Feb, 2026 0

‘Pen is mightier than the firearm’

Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell has advised attorneys for Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron to write to Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake regarding concerns about the seizure of his service…
Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living Senator Professor Floyd Morris.
13 Feb, 2026 0

Morris: Stop raid the barn

Opposition Spokesman on Housing and Sustainable Living Senator Professor Floyd Morris is calling on the Government to stop what he describes as continued raids on the National Housing Trust (NHT),…
13 Feb, 2026 0

JUTC losses balloon

The financial haemorrhaging at the Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) is expected to continue in the new fiscal year with the beleaguered state body projected to rack up a hefty $18 billion…
The trophy cabinet, which housed pictures and trophies  won over several decades, is now in ruin.
13 Feb, 2026 0

MoBay Boys and Girls’ Club reels from Melissa’s blow

WESTERN BUREAU: The Montego Bay Boys and Girls Club (MBB&GC), which has a rich history of positively impacting the lives of young people in St James over several decades, is still reeling after…
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12 Feb, 2026 0

Reasonable force

The Supreme Court has ruled that police personnel acted lawfully in self-defence during an armed confrontation
Fayval Williams, minister of finance and the public service.
12 Feb, 2026 0

BRACE FOR New taxes

Economist Keenan Falconer says he was not expecting the administration to introduce new tax measures at this time, arguing that the conventional approach in the aftermath of a crisis is to either…