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March 13, 2026
INDECOM: Man shot in St Andrew police operation dies
The man who was shot during a police operation on Ruthven Road, St Andrew, Thursday night has died, the Independent Commission of Investigations says. Another man remains in custody. Police…
March 12, 2026
Police seek ‘Hoghead’ in St Andrew North housebreaking probe
Police in the St Andrew North Division are investigating a housebreaking and larceny at a residence in Roehampton and have named a suspect while urging residents in nearby communities to heighten…
March 12, 2026
St Catherine policewoman dies; hailed as 'disciplinarian'
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force are mourning the death of a colleague who passed away on Thursday afternoon at the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine. Dead is Sergeant Leline Golding,…
March 12, 2026
Mayor eyes old May Pen police station property for shopping hub
Mayor of May Pen Joel Williams says the grounds of the old police station in the town will be transformed into a shopping enclave with individual outlets for vendors, as part of a broader strategy to…
March 12, 2026
Record number of political parties register for Haiti's first election in a decade
A record 280 political parties and counting had registered by Thursday’s deadline to participate in Haiti’s first general election in a decade, although not all will make the cut. Nonetheless, the…
March 12, 2026
Robinson proposes digital nomad programme and electronic invoicing as alternatives to gov't's tax package
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson is proposing a $10 billion revenue plan that would rely on an electronic invoicing system to improve tax compliance and a Digital Nomad Programme to…
March 12, 2026
Opposition presses for National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority legislation
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson has called for the tabling of legislation that will govern the operations of the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA, a body to lead…
March 12, 2026
Robinson: $10B sugary drink tax will hurt consumers
Julian Robinson, opposition spokesman on finance, has cast doubt on the Government’s claims that the imposition of a $10 billion tax on sugary drinks for the new fiscal year is a public health measure…
March 12, 2026
Robinson slams gov’t’s new tax package as ‘economically unsound’
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson has criticised the Government’s new tax package as being economically unsound, saying low-income Jamaicans will bear most of the burden. Robinson,…