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Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett (left), shares a moment with S Hotel’s CEO Christopher Issa, the company’s UK representative Victoria Cranmer, and PATWA Secretary General Yatan Ahluwalia during the awards presentation at ITB Berlin in
March 4, 2026

Jamaica wins six PATWA travel awards; Bartlett named Tourism Minister of the Year

Jamaica was named Destination of the Year and Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett crowned Tourism Minister of the Year Worldwide as the country secured six honours at the Pacific Area Travel Writers…
A woman holds up a Cuban flag outside the Cuban Embassy in Quito, Ecuador on March 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Dolores Ochoa)
March 4, 2026

Ecuador declares Cuba’s ambassador 'persona non grata,' orders mission to leave the country

(AP) — Ecuador declared Cuba’s ambassador, Basilio Antonio Gutiérrez, and his diplomatic staff “persona non grata” on Wednesday and gave them 48 hours to leave the South American country. Persona non…
Kadiesh Jarrett Fletcher, Director of Client Services, Communications and Information at the Court Administration Division (CAD)
March 4, 2026

Traffic Day at St Catherine court goes 'smoothly' as hundreds settle tickets – CAD

Traffic Day at the St Catherine Parish Court on Wednesday ran smoothly despite some hiccups, with hundreds of motorists paying fines for outstanding tickets, says Kadiesh Jarrett-Fletcher, head of…
A satellite image shows the symmetrical eye of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa south of Jamaica in October 2025, revealing the storm’s explosive intensification. (NOAA Photo)
March 4, 2026

WMO retires ‘Melissa’ after deadly hurricane devastates Caribbean

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has retired the name Melissa from its rotating list of Atlantic storm names following the catastrophic hurricane season of October 2025. Jamaica bore the…
Javori 'Jeff Dunbar.
Updated 23 hours ago

Police ID man killed in St Catherine mob attack over alleged attempted rape

Police in the St Catherine North Division have identified the man who died after being attacked by a mob last week, following allegations that he attempted to rape a woman. He has been named as…
A sunset view with the Negril Lighthouse in the foreground, photographed from the Negril Huts property in West End.
March 4, 2026 by Paul H. Williams

Trauma care meets psilocybin in a structured retreat

Afterlight Retreats will host its first clinical psilocybin therapy and integration retreats in Jamaica from today through to March 8 at Negril Huts, a private cluster of cottages on the West End…
Keenan Falconer, economist.
March 3, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Middle East fuel shock

With the price of oil and gas now surging on the global market amid the United States’ (US) and Israel’s military offensive against Iran – and Tehran in turn bombarding the oil- and gas-producing Gulf…
Van Creed, 25, is pursuing a music career in Dubai.
March 3, 2026 by Kimone Francis

Thunder over Dubai

A Jamaican man who awoke to the sound of “thunder-like” explosions in Dubai on Sunday, following a United States (US)-Israeli attack on Iran and its retaliation, says much of what is happening in the…
File photo.
March 3, 2026

Assault case involving Leoda Bradshaw postponed

A hearing in the assault case involving Leoda Bradshaw has been pushed back to Friday after the woman accused of attacking her failed to appear in the St Catherine Parish Court on Tuesday. Acting…