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Minister of Local Government, Desmond McKenzie. - File photo.
March 2, 2026

Gov’t advancing public market modernisation plans

The Government is driving the modernisation of public markets as part of a broader initiative to upgrade ageing infrastructure and stimulate local economic activity across the island. Minister of…
Old campaign posters from the 2016 presidential election cover a wall along a sidewalk in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, March 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
March 2, 2026

Haiti opens registration for what would be first election in a decade

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Haiti’s government opened a 10-day registration period Monday for political parties to run in an upcoming general election, a critical step for a country that hasn’t held…
Alexander De Croo
March 2, 2026

UN Under-Secretary-General Alexander De Croo to visit Jamaica

United Nations Under-Secretary-General Alexander De Croo is to visit Jamaica on a mission to, among other things, tour Hurricane Melissa-impacted communities and engage in crisis resilience and…
Rackeema Williams
March 2, 2026

5-y-o Clarendon girl suspected to have drowned in pit at her home

The police are investigating the death of a five-year-old girl who is suspected to have drowned in a pit at her home in Rocky Point, Clarendon, on Sunday. The child has been identified as Rackeema…
 Keith Levy and Leesa Kow.
March 2, 2026

Leesa Kow exiting JN Bank, Keith Levy to act as interim MD

JN Bank Managing Director Leesa Kow will demit office effective March 31. Keith Levy, who has served as a director of JN Financial Group Limited since 2022 and as chairman of JN Bank since December…
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March 2, 2026

RJRGLEANER streamlining several subsidiaries

RJRGLEANER Communications Group is reporting that it is streamlining several of its subsidiaries as it moves to improve corporate efficiency and strengthen its business operations. The group…
The Supreme Court is photographed, February 6, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul, File)
March 2, 2026

Supreme Court could loosen law barring marijuana users from owning guns

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to loosen a federal law that bars marijuana users from owning guns in a case that crossed typical political lines. A majority of justices…
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March 2, 2026

Decomposing body of man found at home in St Ann

The police in St Ann are probing the death of a man whose decomposing body was found at his home in Brown’s Town. He has been identified by the police as 42-year-old Terrence Campbell. The police…
Sasha-Marie Ashley, the late senior parish court judge for Hanover.
March 2, 2026

Judiciary 'shaken' following death of Parish Court Judge Sasha-Marie Ashley, says Chief Justice

The legal fraternity is in mourning following the passing of Senior Parish Court Judge for Hanover, Sasha-Marie Ashley, “whose untimely death has deeply shaken the judiciary,” Chief Justice Bryan…