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Opposition MP, Damion Crawford. - File photo.
April 28, 2026

Opposition MP Damion Crawford takes gov’t to Constitutional Court over access to education and school spaces

Opposition Spokesman on Education, Damion Crawford, has filed a claim in the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration that the constitutional rights of Jamaican children to publicly funded tuition…
President of the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association (IMAJ) of Jamaica, Richard Mullings.
April 28, 2026

Contractors need system overhaul to compete, masterbuilders association tells gov’t

The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association (IMAJ) of Jamaica has described Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ call for local contractors to invest in their firms to better compete for large-scale…
Former Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation James Comey at Harvard University's Institute of Politics' JFK Jr. Forum in Cambridge, Mass., February 24, 2020. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
April 28, 2026

Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted again, in probe over an online post officials call a Trump threat

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again Tuesday, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a…
Referee Fernando Rapallini displays a yellow card to a Serbian player from the bench during the World Cup Group G football match against Switzerland, at the Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar on Friday. Switzerland won 3-2.
April 28, 2026

FIFA proposes new World Cup rule on yellow cards to help avoid player bans in knockout rounds

FIFA is preparing to tweak World Cup rules on yellow cards to ensure fewer players are suspended for key elimination games in North America. An extra amnesty for yellow cards — wiping player…
Anthony Hylton
April 28, 2026

Opposition wants parliamentary oversight of measures to address cement shortage

Amid growing concerns over a shortage of cement, Opposition Spokesman on Investment, Trade and Global Logistics Anthony Hylton is calling for urgent parliamentary attention be given to the the…
President Donald Trump speaks before he signs a presidential memorandum imposing tariffs and investment restrictions on China in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House, March 22, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)
April 28, 2026

Trump pursues new import taxes to replace tariffs Supreme Court rejected

WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court killed his favourite tariffs in February, President Donald Trump promptly rolled out temporary import taxes to replace them. But those stopgap levies expire in…
Community Relations Manager at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Sharnon Williams.
April 28, 2026

Motorists urged to stop throwing garbage from vehicles

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is urging motorists and passengers to stop throwing litter from vehicles and exercise greater discipline in how they dispose of waste while…
Audley Gordon, Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority.
April 28, 2026

NSWMA says its committed to accountability amid audit exposing irregularities, notes final report pending

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is insisting that it is committed to accountability, transparency and serving the public interest, in light of an internal audit report that…
April 28, 2026

Attorney listed as person of interest arrested in downtown MoBay

Attorney-at-law Debby-Ann Samuels was taken into custody on Monday after a near two-hour standoff with cops in downtown Montego Bay, St James, a senior police official and sources have disclosed. …