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February 28, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Operation GRACE launched to help Hurricane Melissa victims in Cambridge
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Cambridge and neighbouring communities in St James, which were severely affected by Hurricane Melissa, are set to receive help to rebuild infrastructurally and…
February 28, 2026
Tony Deyal | The good, the bad and the maybe
Many moons ago, I dared to go to a terrifying late-night show, The Horror of Dracula, at the country cinema in the dusty town of Siparia in South Trinidad. Originally an indigenous settlement believed…
February 28, 2026
by Leon Jackson
JDDB donates J$32m to aid dairy sector’s post-Melissa recovery
Western Bureau: The Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), in keeping with its mandate to assist local cattle farmers in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, has donated J$32 million to assist…
February 28, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Tufton: Health centres to ‘build back smarter’
WESTERN BUREAU: The Ministry of Health & Wellness is moving into the second phase of post-Hurricane Melissa reconstruction, with more than 100 damaged health centres across western Jamaica set to…
February 28, 2026
Ja-born lawyer receives SK Arts grant to support new poetry anthology
REGINA, SK: Regina poet, lawyer, and author, Deidre S. Powell, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from SK Arts through the Building Arts Equity Program to support the completion of a new poetry…
February 27, 2026
Five charged in Manchester fraud and drugs operations, say police
The police have charged five persons following coordinated, day-long operations targeting lottery scams, identity fraud, and illegal drugs across Manchester on Wednesday. The operations, which ran…
February 27, 2026
Former Education Minister Ruel Reid and three co-accused lose another bid to end corruption trial
The Supreme Court has rejected a renewed bid by former Education Minister Ruel Reid and three co-accused to end their corruption trial, saying their challenge had “no prospect of success real or…
February 27, 2026
JLP youth arm urges Chang to stand firm amid ‘blood money’ backlash
Young Jamaica, the youth arm of the governing Jamaica Labour Party, says National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang should not withdraw his claim that some advocacy groups critical of police conduct…
February 27, 2026
Three men fatally shot by police in Coral Gardens, St James, INDECOM investigating
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the fatal shooting of three men by police during an operation in Coral Gardens, St James. The incident occurred on Thursday night.…