Lead Stories

March 28, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Rebar rebuke

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has disclosed that “another step will be taken” following the publication of an investigation report alleging that Tank-Weld Metals Limited was “likely abusing” its…
Mark Malabver, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association.
March 28, 2026 by Sashana Small

JTA to submit suggestions to teaching bill to education ministry in April

The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has announced that it will submit its written recommendations on proposed changes to the Jamaica Teaching Bill (JTC) to the Ministry of Education next month,…
Scott Renner (right), United States Embassy chargé d’affaires in Kingston, is provided with an update on the Hope Mobile Clinic in Barrett Town, St James, by Dr Didinu Tamaklor, country director for Project Hope, and Kamesha Kelly-Swaby, emergency respo
March 28, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

U$22m relief effort bearing fruit, says US Embassy official

WESTERN BUREAU: The United States (US) has indicated it is satisfied that its US$22-million hurricane relief support is helping Jamaicans recover from the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa,…
Denis O’Brien
March 28, 2026

O’Brien set to double stake in Digicel

Irish telecoms founder Denis O’Brien is on track to double his equity stake in Digicel Group to about 20 per cent, buoyed by improving financial performance at the Caribbean-focused operator and a…
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS), Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson delivers Jamaica’s statement at OAS special session honouring the International Day of Remembra
March 28, 2026

Jamaica calls for reparatory justice at OAS session honouring victims of slavery

Jamaica’s ambassador to the Organization of American States (OAS) has called on member states to move beyond solemn remembrance and deliver concrete reparatory action, as hemispheric leaders gathered…
Damian Obiglio (second left), chairman of the JPS Foundation, and Sophia Lewis (second right), head of the JPS Foundation, engage with Abigail Dixon (left) and Ajada Duffus of St Mary Technical High School as they present their solar-powered hydroponics an
March 28, 2026

Students, stakeholders drive climate solutions at JPS Expo

Hundreds of student innovators, policymakers, and private sector leaders from across the island convened at the AC Hotel in St Andrew on Thursday to showcase practical climate solutions at this year’s…
Kristen Clarke, the newly appointed general counsel of the NAACP.
March 28, 2026

Attorney of Jamaican roots appointed top lawyer for NAACP

Jamaican-American Kristen Clarke has been appointed general counsel of the National Association for the Advancement of Coloured People (NAACP), placing her at the helm of the organisation’s legal…
March 27, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Tank-Weld flagged

Tank-Weld Metals (TW), the leading supplier of steel products in Jamaica, is “likely abusing its dominance in the market by harming rivals and customers”, a report by the country’s fair competition…
Dr Kasan Troupe, permanent secretary in the education ministry.
March 27, 2026 by Sashana Small

Education ministry rallies stakeholders in hunt for 300 students missing from school

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has indicated that it has engaged multiple stakeholders to help locate the more than 300 students who have been missing from the formal school…