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March 3, 2026
Public bodies must justify use of emergency procurement procedures
Public bodies are being reminded that they must carefully justify any decision to invoke emergency procurement procedures, as these rules are not designed for automatic or prolonged use. In a recent…
March 3, 2026
INDECOM reports decline in fatal security force shootings
Fatal shootings by Jamaica’s security forces declined by 14 per cent in the first two months of 2026 compared with the corresponding period last year, according to figures published by the Independent…
March 3, 2026
PIOJ warns of recession as economy contracts
Jamaica’s economy shrank sharply at the end of last year, and the country now faces what the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) calls a “negative” short-term outlook—with the real risk of a…
March 3, 2026
Police probing death of two-month-old boy in Manchester
The police in Manchester are probing the death of a two-month-old boy who was found dead in the community of Top Hill this afternoon. The police’s Corporate Communications Unit confirmed the incident…
March 3, 2026
Two in custody over Denham Town gun attack that left father and son dead
The police are reporting that two persons are now in custody in connection with the deadly gun attack on a family in Denham Town, Kingston. Their identities are being withheld pending further…
March 3, 2026
Opposition members chastise Clarke cover ‘intemperate’ outburst at PAAC
Edmond Campbell/Senior Parliamentary Reporter Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Heroy Clarke received a sharp rebuke from his colleagues last Wednesday for disrupting the proceedings of…
March 3, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Base ready, but CRH’s medical dome yet to arrive
Western Bureau: A 10,000-foot medical dome, which was slated to be installed on the grounds of the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, last month, creating space for…
March 3, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Cornwall Bar joins chief justice in paying tribute to late Judge Sasha-Marie Ashley
WESTERN BUREAU: The Cornwall Bar Association (CBA) is in mourning after it lost one of its stalwarts yesterday with the death of Judge Sasha-Marie Ashley, the senior parish judge for Hanover. Ashley…
March 3, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Melissa halts Petersfield by-election plans
WESTERN BUREAU: The Petersfield Division in Westmoreland Central will remain without elected representation for now, as Hurricane Melissa’s Category 5 winds have forced a delay in naming a date for…