Lead Stories
April 18, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
Bernard questions IRD model’s benefit to ordinary Jamaicans
The Senate on Friday passed the Casino Gaming (General) Regulations, 2025, but not before Opposition lawmaker Allan Bernard cautioned against the pitfalls of the integrated resorts development (IRD)…
April 18, 2026
by Lester Hinds
‘Platform for action’
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, has said that the upcoming 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference in Montego Bay, St James, will offer an opportunity to deepen and…
April 18, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
St James Traffic Department urging motorcyclists to wear certified helmets
WESTERN BUREAU: With some 111 persons killed in motorcycle crashes across the island last year, and many others suffering life-altering injuries, Corporal Ellington Clarke, of the St James Traffic…
April 18, 2026
by Karen Madden
Ontario man faces Canadian court over theft of hurricane relief supplies headed to Jamaica
A man from Brampton, Ontario, in Canada has been arrested and slapped with multiple charges following the theft of relief supplies destined for Jamaica, in the wake of the devastation the island…
April 23, 2026
by Carolyn Guniss
Economist urges Jamaica to leave oil alone
University of the West Indies (UWI) economist Dr Damien King hopes Jamaica never strikes commercially viable oil – and he means it. King, who lectures in economics at UWI, fears what development…
April 17, 2026
by Karen Madden
BLOCKED!
Shockwaves rippled through the global track and field community – particularly in Jamaica – after World Athletics (WA) on Thursday blocked the transfer of allegiance to Türkiye for 11 professional…
April 17, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
Ernie Smith dies at 80
The music fraternity is mourning the passing of legendary singer Ernie Smith, who died on Thursday evening at a hospital in Florida. “He’s gone. He’s no longer with us,” his wife, Claudette…
April 17, 2026
by Andre Williams
‘We’re tired of it’
A 29th birthday celebration in Trench Town turned into a night of fear and trauma on Wednesday after police officers descended on a family gathering, detained the celebrant, and allegedly discharged…
April 17, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
IAJ raises alarm over up to 100% jump in insurance industry fees
Executive Director of the Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ) Everton McFarlane says players in the insurance industry are concerned about the magnitude of increase in insurance fees, in some…