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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie (centre, front), responds to questions during a meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives at Gordon House on March 6. He is joined by Minister of State
March 9, 2026

Streetlight programme to resume following hurricane disruption

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, has assured citizens that the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) will soon resume the installation and repair of streetlights across…
A car rides past students sitting outside the University of Havana during a protest over an energy crisis that has disrupted classes in Havana, Cuba, Monday, March 9, 2026.
March 9, 2026

Students stage sit-in at Havana University as Cuba’s energy crisis slashes classes

HAVANA (AP) — An impromptu sit-in protest at the steps of Havana University on Monday drew a small group of students concerned about their education amid an energy crisis worsened by a United States…
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton. - File photo.
March 9, 2026

Tufton: Steps already taken, more measures being implemented to boost health sector

Jamaica’s Health and Wellness Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, says he is “focused on moving forward” and addressing challenges that may result from Cuban health personnel withdrawing from the island…
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton. - File photo.
March 9, 2026

Jamaica–Cuba Eye Care Programme to continue until March 20 amid transition plans

The Jamaica–Cuba Eye Care Programme at St Joseph's Hospital in St Andrew is set to continue until Friday, March 20, with plans for alternative arrangements to be implemented after it ends,…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon (centre), addresses Friday’s (March 6) meeting of the Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives, whose members reviewed the 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditu
March 9, 2026

Gov’t pledges trained teachers in all early childhood institutions by September 2026

By September 2026, every early-childhood institution (ECI) across Jamaica will be staffed with at least one trained teacher. This was announced by Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and…
In this August 28, 2019, file photo, Haiti's President Jovenel Moïse speaks during an interview in his office in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. (AP Photo/Dieu Nalio Chery, File)
March 9, 2026

Jury seated in South Florida trial of four charged in 2021 assassination of Haitian president

MIAMI (AP) — A jury was seated Monday in the United States federal trial of four men charged in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse. A panel of 12 jurors and four alternates…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, Jamaica's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
March 9, 2026

Kamina Johnson Smith | Rights, Justice, Action: Jamaica reaffirms commitment to women and girls

Jamaica joins the international community in commemorating International Women’s Day, under the theme: ‘Rights. Justice. Action. For ALL Women and Girls’. The annual observance recognises the global…
The charges have been pending against Joseph Michaels since 1989, more than 36 years ago.
March 9, 2026

Two men arrested in Old Harbour over theft of taxi from garage in Spanish Town

Two men have been arrested by the police in St Catherine after they were found scrapping a taxi that had been taken by its owner to a garage in Spanish Town for repairs. Detectives assigned to the…
They are to go to court on April 21.
March 9, 2026

Update | 17-y-o schoolboy charged with murder over deadly attack at Ocho Rios High

The 17-year-old Ocho Rios High schoolboy who was taken into custody following a deadly attack on a schoolmate has been charged with murder. He is scheduled to appear before the St Ann Family Court…