Lead Stories
07 Oct, 2026
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Attorney calls for land court to address mounting disputes
WESTERN BUREAU: Attorney-at-law Gloria Brownand is calling for a specialised land court to tackle Jamaica’s growing backlog of property disputes, arguing that cases involving the country’s most…
07 Oct, 2026
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Bartlett pushes visitor-backed fund to protect Caribbean tourism
GEORGETOWN, Guyana: Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett is proposing a visitor-backed fund to help protect the Caribbean’s tourism industry from future shocks. The proposed Caribbean Tourism…
07 Oct, 2026
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Falmouth Hospital to benefit from $21m Island Challenge fundraiser
The paediatric and neonatal unit at Falmouth Public General Hospital is set to receive critical medical equipment following the successful completion of the Sandals Foundation Island Challenge, which…
06 Oct, 2026
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JCF FREED IN FATAL RUN - Court tosses father’s negligence case after son collapsed, died during recruitment test
A father has lost his negligence claim against the State over the death of his son, who collapsed during a physical assessment for recruitment to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) five years ago.…
06 Oct, 2026
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Doctors’ pay fight ends in major win
Following the Industrial Disputes Tribunal’s landmark ruling in favour of doctors in their long-running allowances dispute with the State, senior trade unionist Lambert Brown says the medical…
06 Oct, 2026
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Calls for more training, better support for teachers
A call is being made for greater investment in teacher training institutions, with Dr Ashburn Pinnock, president of The Mico University College, arguing that while teacher preparation is evolving, it…
06 Oct, 2026
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Reid trial rolls on despite lawyers’ absence
A judge on Monday did not allow the absence of defence attorney Hugh Wildman to delay the resumption of the oft-delayed fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid. Wildman is the…
06 Oct, 2026
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Confession under scrutiny in Pathways trial
The evidentiary phase of the Pathways murder trial is currently on pause as Justice Leighton Pusey considers whether to admit a caution statement containing a reported confession by accused Andre…
06 Oct, 2026
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Bartlett wants ALEX to become a regional platform
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett want Jamaica’s Agricultural Linkages Exchange (ALEX) to be expanded into a Caribbean-wide platform as part of a broader push to build a regional…