Lead Stories
May 18, 2026
JUTC to reduce Ocho Rios bus service following displacement concerns from PPV operators
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is reporting that effective Wednesday, May 20, it will reduce the frequency of its Ocho Rios service in response to concerns raised by Public Passenger Vehicle…
May 18, 2026
Guyana establishes national taskforce to improve mathematics performance
The Ministry of Education in Guyana has established a National Mathematics Taskforce aimed at improving mathematics performance across schools nationwide and developing a long-term strategy to…
May 18, 2026
Pop star Shakira acquitted in Spanish tax fraud case
A Spanish court acquitted Shakira in a tax fraud case, ordering the government to return more than 55 million euros (US$64 million) in wrongly imposed fines, a court document seen Monday by The…
May 18, 2026
Environmental Protection Levy increase stalled as gov’t yet to finalise legislative changes – TAJ
The planned increase in the Environmental Protection Levy (EPL), which was scheduled to take effect on May 1, has been delayed as the Government has yet to complete the legislative process required to…
May 18, 2026
New policy coming for outdoor advertising in St Catherine
The St Catherine Municipal Corporation is moving to establish a formal policy to regulate outdoor advertising in the parish.
Speaking during the corporation’s monthly meeting on May 14, Mayor of…
May 18, 2026
by Tiffany Pryce
Vaz urges taxi operators to hold strain, decision on fare increase expected on June 1
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says public transport operators awaiting a long-promised 16 per cent fare increase may have to weigh the broader economic realities, warning that any adjustment granted…
May 18, 2026
Four people killed and dozens injured in Kenya protests over record fuel prices
Four people died and over 30 others were injured when police clashed with protesters in Kenya’s capital on Monday as a nationwide public transport strike kicked off to protest record fuel prices.
May 6, 2026
by Kimone Francis
Critical condition – UHWI review committee lists finances, governance structure among slew of woes crippling hospital
Prolonged governance failures at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) have left the type A teaching institution in an “intensive care unit” state, the Institutional Review Committee…
May 1, 2026
by Erica Virtue
DT: the perfect ship’s captain
Tributes flooded the airwaves on Thursday as stunned colleagues, listeners, and relatives saluted broadcaster Daniel ‘DT’ Thompson, who passed away after falling ill earlier this week. For 28 years,…