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Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness (left), listens attentively to Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA), Dr Warren Vernon (right), during a meeting held recently at the Office of the Prime Minister.
February 25, 2026

NIRA moving to accelerate nationwide expansion of national ID enrolment

The National Identification and Registration Authority (NIRA) is moving to rapidly expand national identification enrolment services across the country. Executive Director, Dr Warren Vernon, made the…
He is to go to court on March 23.
February 25, 2026

Man deported from Bahamas charged for 2016 gun attack in Twickenham Park

He is 31-year-old Akeem Jackson, otherwise known as ‘Bobo Sparks,’ of Twickenham Park, who is charged with two counts of shooting with intent...
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February 25, 2026

High costs, low demand slow JAM-DEX adoption, says Bankers Association

The Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) has cited high implementation costs and low customer uptake among factors that have slowed adoption of the central bank’s digital currency, JAM-DEX, by…
February 25, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Court awards pillion $6.5m for injuries after crash

A pillion passenger left permanently impaired after a motorcycle collided with a truck transporting an excavator along the Bog Walk main road in St Catherine 12 years ago has been awarded…
Kevaughn Goldson.
February 25, 2026 by Corey Robinson

KC principal describes killing of former student athlete as ‘madness’

Administrators at Kingston College (KC) spent yesterday mourning the loss of former student athlete Kevaughn Goldson, who was stabbed to death, reportedly by a woman with whom he was involved, in…
Ramon Bremmer (left), the principal of Kew Park Primary School, accepts a Starlink package from Rotary president Jean Powell. Looking on at centre is Tracie Campbell, the principal of Ferris Primary School.
February 25, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Rotary Club of Sav targets education in post-storm recovery

WESTERN BUREAU: In a major effort to boost education recovery in Westmoreland amid the lingering effects of Hurricane Melissa, the Rotary Club of Savanna-la-Mar, in partnership with the Rotary…
Janet Richards (left), the founder of the Janet Richards Foundation, looks on as residents of Chatham, St James, congregate at the grounds of the Bethtephil Baptist Church in the community for the distribution of care packages by the foundation last Saturd
February 25, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Janet Richards Foundation brings relief to Chatham

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Chatham and surrounding communities in St James, who are still recovering from the impact of Hurricane Melissa, were the recipients of much-needed supplies from the Janet…
Stakeholders in attendance at the visioning workshop.
February 25, 2026

FAO, GOJ start process for 10-year agri development plan

Stakeholders from across government, development partners, academia and the agri-food sector convened on February 10-11 for a two-day visioning workshop aimed at shaping Jamaica’s 10-year National…
Sharon Williams, director, NCB Foundation, applies a final coat of paint as Hubert Samuels prepares to welcome his family back into their restored Black River home.
February 25, 2026

After Melissa, Hubert and family finally go home

“This is the first time in my 64 years that I am homeless,” said Hubert Samuels emphatically, recalling the morning Hurricane Melissa tore through Black River last October. The powerful system, which…