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March 5, 2026
Kai-Ann D. Skeete | 20 years later… has the CARICOM Single Market really grown?
January 2006 marked the official start of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) after its launch in Kingston, Jamaica. Then, we were hopeful that the Caribbean would see the benefits of the free movement of…
March 5, 2026
Work ongoing in setting up NARA, says Williams
Finance Minister Fayval Williams says the Government is working behind the scenes to have the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NARA) up and running in the shortest possible time,…
March 5, 2026
Finance Minister warns Middle East war could impact oil prices in Jamaica
Finance and the Public Service Minister Fayval Williams says the price of oil in Jamaica is expected to be impacted by the current war in the Middle East. Williams said the extent of the impact will…
March 5, 2026
Opposition presses for fiscal commission report during budget review
The start of this morning’s sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament, which is examining the Government’s budget, was delayed after some Opposition members pressed for the report of the…
March 5, 2026
UK imposes visa requirement on St Lucia
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The St Lucia government on Thursday confirmed that it has formally received communication from the United Kingdom government advising that a visa requirement will be…
March 5, 2026
NWA undertaking $193 million road rehabilitation in sections of Portland, St Mary and St Ann
The National Works Agency (NWA) is undertaking hotmix patching and a road rehabilitation programme in sections of Portland, St Mary and St Ann. The NWA says the programme to improve the road…
March 5, 2026
17-year-old boy in custody after deadly fight at Ocho Rios High
A 17-year-old male student is now in police custody following a deadly fight at Ocho Rios High School in St Ann on Wednesday, which claimed the life of another student. The police reported that…
March 5, 2026
Millions left without power after major blackout hits Cuba’s western region
HAVANA (AP) — A blackout left millions of people without power in Havana and the rest of western Cuba on Wednesday in the latest outage on an island struggling with dwindling oil reserves and a…
March 5, 2026
by Ainsley Walters
Don Kwesi to battle top weight, Neo Star
Outclassed by United States-bred WALL STREET TRADER in the Ash Wednesday Trophy at six and a half furlongs, DON KWESI returns for Saturday’s International Women’s Day feature but will have to defy a…