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Cannabis industry must win public trust – Medicanja exec
As Jamaica expands its regulated cannabis industry through recent licensing reforms, stakeholders say the sector’s long-term success will depend not only on who is licensed to cultivate the crop, but…
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Cleaner Linstead earns praise - Residents, businesses hail early success of waste management pilot
A pilot waste-management initiative spearheaded by St Catherine North Western Member of Parliament Damion Crawford is already drawing praise from residents and business operators in Linstead, who say…
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‘Don’t count yourself out’ - NCB Foundation scholar-turned-valedictorian encourages students to apply
Four years ago, Abishua Johnson applied for an N.C.B. Foundation scholarship with a bold ambition. He told his interview panel he intended to graduate as valedictorian of The University of the West…
July 7, 2026 by Kimone Francis

REGIONAL ROW - T&T challenges CARICOM chief’s reappointment, wants CCJ to decide
A major diplomatic rift has opened within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leadership amid the reappointment of Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett, with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla…
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Updated 20 hours ago by Erica Virtue

China: We will protect our assets in Jamaica
The Chinese Embassy has broken its silence on a United States-backed security assessment of Jamaica’s major ports, warning that while it has no objection to Jamaica-US cooperation, it will act to…
Updated 21 hours ago

Jamaica writes CARICOM expressing concerns over reappointment of secretary-general
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says while his country is not seeking to overturn the decision of regional leaders to reappoint Dr Carla Barnett as the…
Updated 16 hours ago

CARICOM to seek CCJ opinion on secretary-general reappointment dispute
CARICOM Heads of Government have agreed to seek an advisory opinion from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) in an effort to resolve the dispute surrounding the reappointment of the community's…
July 7, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

DBJ to relaunch GEMINI Programme following review
WESTERN BUREAU: In a move aimed at expanding support for small businesses, the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) will be relaunching its Growth and Expansion of MsMes through Innovation and…
Updated 20 hours ago by Rasbert Turner

Man shot multiple times in Naggo Head, hospitalised
A 43-year-old unemployed man from St Catherine has been hospitalised after being shot multiple times by a gunman in Naggo Head, Portmore, on Monday night.