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March 6, 2026
Gov’t partners with World Bank to boost water supply
The Government is collaborating with the World Bank and its team of water experts to secure a non-revenue water (NRW) partner, aimed at supporting major investments in Jamaica’s water distribution…
March 6, 2026
US Customs and Border Protection official says new process for tariff refunds could be ready in 45 days
NEW YORK (AP) — Government officials are getting closer to ironing out a refund process for the hundreds of thousands of companies that paid tariffs now deemed illegal. In a filing with the Court of…
March 6, 2026
Update | Woman gets 15 months for assaulting Leoda Bradshaw in lock-up
Kilfer Gilchrist, the woman charged with attacking murder-accused Leoda Bradshaw while the two were at the same police lock-up, today pleaded guilty in the St Catherine Parish Court and was sentenced…
March 6, 2026
Government not considering reopening embassy in Venezuela
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith says the Government is not presently considering the reopening of its Embassy in Venezuela. She was responding to questions during…
March 6, 2026
Former PNP MP Jolyan Silvera get 20 years and 10 months in prison for killing his wife
Former People’s National Party Member of Parliament Jolyan Silvera is to serve 20 years and 10 months in prison for the killing of his wife, Melissa Silvera, in 2023. In handing down sentencing,…
March 6, 2026
US did not influence Jamaica's decision to end Cuban medical programme, says Johnson Smith
Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith told Parliament on Thursday that the Government's decision to discontinue the 50-year-old medical cooperation programme with Cuba was not influenced…
March 6, 2026
Woman set ablaze in Westmoreland gas station brawl dies
Dacia Forrester, who was set on fire during an alleged altercation at a gas station in Westmoreland in February, has died, her sister, Carol Blackwood-Hewitt,has confirmed She was pronounced dead on…
March 6, 2026
Former PNP MP Jolyan Silvera to be sentenced today for wife’s killing
Former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament, Jolyan Silvera, is expected to be sentenced today for the killing of his wife, Melissa, in 2023. He pleaded guilty to manslaughter in…
March 6, 2026
by Erica Virtue
HEALTHCARE HEARTBREAK: Tufton seeks to assure that contingencies in place to counter announced shutdown of 50-y-o bilateral agreement that allowed Cuban doctors to fill gaps in sector
Jamaica has closed the door on a 49-year-old bilateral arrangement with Cuba that sent hundreds of Cuban professionals to the island to bolster health infrastructure, bringing services to remote…