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March 11, 2026 by Andre Williams

Admin issues, legal aid appointment prompt early adjournment in Clansman trial

Administrative matters relating to police diary entries and a change of defence counsel for one of the accused forced an early adjournment in the ongoing Clansman Gang trial in the Home Circuit Court…
JC’s U16 head coach Raymond Watson.
March 11, 2026 by Livingston Scott

KC, JC seek double in U14, U16 ISSA football finals

Kingston College (KC) and Jamaica College (JC) will be seeking the double when both schools meet in today’s ISSA Burger King under-16 and under-14 finals at the Stadium East field. The under-14 final…
Some of the buses procured by the Government for the rural school bus system.
March 11, 2026 by Kimone Francis

Auditor General launches school bus probe

Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has initiated a probe into the Ministry of Energy, Transport & Telecommunications’ (METT) $1.4-billion acquisition of 110 used school buses amid public concerns…
March 11, 2026

Life sentence for former head of Republic of Congo football federation

BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP): Former Republic of Congo football federation president Jean-Guy Blaise Mayolas was convicted of embezzling US$1.1 million in FIFA funds and sentenced to life in…
Burger King Jamaica Chairman Richard Lake
March 11, 2026

BK 5K 20th Anniversary shatters attendance record

Emancipation Park was transformed into a sea of runners on Sunday as the 20th staging of the Burger King 5K & Relay shattered its previous attendance records. In this landmark year that saw the…
Government members of the House of Representatives congratulate Fayval Williams, minister of finance and the public service, after she opened the 2026-2027 Budget Debate at Gordon House yesterday.
March 11, 2026 by Karen Madden

Government to bolster support for small businesses

Following the devastation wrought by Hurricane Melissa and the debilitating effects on the small-business sector, the Government has indicated that it will be seeking to strengthen support for micro,…
Atlético Madrid’s Robin Le Normand celebrates after scoring his side’s fourth goal during the first leg of the Champions League round-of-16 football match against Tottenham in Madrid, Spain, yesterday.
March 11, 2026

Bayern, Atlético win big, Liverpool lose, Barca draw

AP: Bayern Munich and Atlético Madrid took giant strides toward the Champions League quarterfinals with big wins yesterday. Liverpool and Barcelona still have work to do. Bayern thrashed Atalanta 6-1…
Alando Terrelonge, minister of state in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade.
March 11, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Registration open for 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference

Registration for the 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference, set for the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James, is now open. In a ‘Save the Date’ announcement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and…
Fayval Williams, minister of finance and the public service, opens the 2026-2027 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday.
March 11, 2026

Crude cushion

Finance and the Public Service Minister Fayval Williams has sought to allay fears that rising oil prices on the global market would affect Jamaica’s ability to import the essential product, arguing…