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Jeanette Calder, executive director, Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal.
February 12, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Civil society groups demand accountability from public bodies, ministries in breach

The Government is expected today to table in Parliament the Estimates of Expenditure along with several Budget-related documents, detailing how more than a trillion dollars of taxpayers’ money will be…
February 11, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

COSTLY DOG ATTACK

A Manchester maintenance contractor who was mauled by two pit bull terriers at a company’s premises in August 2010 has been awarded $1.2 million in general damages, plus interest and special damages,…
Nine children pose in front of a helicopter with pilot John Morris after they were treated to rides by Island Hoppers Helicopter Tours in St Ann on Christmas Day in 2008.
February 11, 2026 by Janet Silvera

UPDATED: MAYDAY!

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s general aviation sector is in steep decline, weakened by outdated regulations, high operating costs and what industry stakeholders describe as a policy environment that has…
Liston Morrison (right), president of the International Community of Churches, who is visually impaired, holds his two-year-old son Mathias Morrison at the Ministry of Justice, Legal Aid Council’s Justice Fair for Persons with Disabilities in Spanish Tow
February 11, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

Blindness threatens former Guantanamo Bay chef’s livelihood

For 21 years, Liston Morrison has been living in a world that has slowly faded into darkness. The 60-year-old Spanish Town resident, once a proud and hard-working chef who spent years preparing meals…
Dr Gavin Myers, principal director of National Integrity Action.
February 11, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

NIA chief: Without UWO, whistleblower protection, corruption fight will stall

National Integrity Action (NIA) Principal Director Dr Gavin Myers wants the Government to urgently roll out critical anti-corruption legislative reforms such as the long-proposed unexplained wealth…
Lorraine Dobson.
February 11, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Tensions flare at KSAMC as JLP protests election of deputy mayor

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillors staged a walkout from Tuesday’s meeting of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) after Councillor Lorraine Dobson of the Springfield Division…
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February 11, 2026 by Olivia Brown

Mother, daughter killed in Clarendon shooting

Residents of the fishing village of Rocky Point, Clarendon, are reeling from the shooting deaths of a mother and daughter, a tragedy that has shattered their sense of security, and left many fearful…
Michelle Tulloch-Reid.
February 11, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Diaspora elections under way amid low registration, data‑protection fears

Jamaicans across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom have begun voting in elections for the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC), amid concerns from some leaders about what they…
Fayval Williams, minister of finance and the public service, addresses the House of Representatives yesterday.
February 11, 2026 by Karen Madden

House OKs income tax relief for companies that helped workers after Melissa

As the country continues to recover from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa last October, the Government is moving to provide tax relief to companies that offered financial assistance to…