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February 23, 2026
BOJ cuts policy rate to 5.50% as inflation outlook improves
The Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) has reduced its policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.50 per cent per annum, effective February 24, citing a more favourable inflation outlook than previously anticipated. …
February 23, 2026
Holness announces formal establishment of Ministry of Defence
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced the formal establishment of a Ministry of Defence to boost Jamaica's disaster response and ensure the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has “stronger…
February 23, 2026
UPDATE: Father, whose son was killed in Denham Town home invasion, dies
The father of a three-year-old boy who was killed during a home invasion on Saturday in Denham Town, Kingston, has died from injuries sustained in the attack, the authorities said Monday. He has…
February 23, 2026
Clarendon student dies in crash
A 17-year-old student of Foga Road High School in Clarendon died in collision involving a bicycle and a motor car on Sunday. He has been identified as Ceejay Gordon, a resident of Pleasant Valley…
February 23, 2026
Man charged with murder of JDF soldier
A 28-year-old man has been charged with the alleged murder of Jamaica Defence Force soldier Daniel Crawford, who was shot in the Waltham Park Road area of St Andrew on February 10, the police say. …
February 23, 2026
Huge snowstorm in US forces millions to stay home, disrupts flights
(AP) — A massive snowstorm pummeled the northeastern United States from Maryland to Maine on Monday. It forced millions of people to stay home amid strong wind and blizzard warnings, transportation…
February 22, 2026
by Erica Virtue
‘Cuba not a threat to any country’
Cuba’s Ambassador to Jamaica, Tania López Larroque, had barely settled into Kingston when a new crisis erupted. Just weeks after her arrival on December 8 last year, United States President Donald…
February 22, 2026
Some flights cancelled due to winter storm in US
Some flights to and from the United States at both the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston and the Sangster International Airport in St James have been cancelled due to a winter storm…
February 22, 2026
Chang condemns ‘senseless’ deadly Denham Town attack
Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr Horace Chang, has strongly condemned Saturday’s gun attack in Denham Town, Kingston that left a three-year-old boy dead and his eight-year-old brother and…