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Shermaine Anderson-Gayle, president of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce.
March 18, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover Chamber calls for traffic lights at Grand Palladium’s entrance

Western Bureau: Reacting to the spate of traffic accidents near the Grand Palladium Hotels and Resorts – widely regarded as an accident blackspot – the Hanover Chamber of Commerce is calling for the…
March 18, 2026

AHF urges stronger global health equity measures in WHO pandemic agreement

With a new round of negotiations scheduled for the end of March in Geneva and with the May 2026 deadline approaching, the world’s countries continue to negotiate the rules that will define how…
Brian Royes, campaign manager, The Repair Campaign.
March 18, 2026 by Paul H. Williams

Repair Campaign unrelenting in fight for reparations

When slavery in the British Caribbean was abolished between 1834 and 1838, the British government authorised a £20-million compensation package for former holders of enslaved people – funded entirely…
Left to right: Harold Davis, acting CEO of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC); Sophia Henry, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Commerce, St Lucia; Senator Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce and, Nadatlie Bastien
March 18, 2026

JBDC model inspires St Lucia’s push for MSME body

A delegation from St Lucia’s Ministry of Commerce has completed a four-day study tour of the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC), as eastern Caribbean island considers reshaping the…
The Woodsville Bridge in Hanover.
March 18, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Residents cautiously optimistic about plans for new Woodsville Bridge

Western Bureau: After four years of using the makeshift bridge, which they created when the 100-year-old Woodsville Bridge collapsed in 2022, residents of the eastern Hanover community are greeting…
Updated 21 hours ago

Privy Council Ruling: Lawyers must investigate power-of-attorney 'red flags' or risk ethics breach

In a ruling reinforcing the duty of lawyers to guard against fraud, the Privy Council has dismissed an appeal by Jamaican attorney Fay Chang Rhule over her handling of a disputed power-of-attorney…
Published 23 hours ago

Gas prices to jump $4.50 as global tensions drive costs higher

Motorists will pay more for gas come Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $4.50 to sell for $163.38 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $4.50 to…
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation held recently at the Corporation’s downtown Kingston offices.
Published 23 hours ago

33 roads repaired under KSAMC maintenance project - Mayor Swaby

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has completed works on 33 roads, to date, under the road maintenance project at a cost of $90 million, Mayor Andrew Swaby says. Work has been…
Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski celebrates after scoring his side's sixth goal during the Champions League round of 16, second leg football match between FC Barcelona and Newcastle United FC in Barcelona, Spain on March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Joan Monfort)
Published 23 hours ago

Champions League: Barcelona scores 7, Liverpool revives, Bayern cruises and Atletico survives

Barcelona scored seven and Liverpool revived its season with four goals to flip tight Champions League football games Wednesday into big wins sending them to the quarterfinals. Atletico Madrid…