News
March 3, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
Middle East fuel shock
With the price of oil and gas now surging on the global market amid the United States’ (US) and Israel’s military offensive against Iran – and Tehran in turn bombarding the oil- and gas-producing Gulf…
March 3, 2026
by Kimone Francis
Thunder over Dubai
A Jamaican man who awoke to the sound of “thunder-like” explosions in Dubai on Sunday, following a United States (US)-Israeli attack on Iran and its retaliation, says much of what is happening in the…
March 3, 2026
Assault case involving Leoda Bradshaw postponed
A hearing in the assault case involving Leoda Bradshaw has been pushed back to Friday after the woman accused of attacking her failed to appear in the St Catherine Parish Court on Tuesday. Acting…
March 3, 2026
Public bodies must justify use of emergency procurement procedures
Public bodies are being reminded that they must carefully justify any decision to invoke emergency procurement procedures, as these rules are not designed for automatic or prolonged use. In a recent…
March 3, 2026
INDECOM reports decline in fatal security force shootings
Fatal shootings by Jamaica’s security forces declined by 14 per cent in the first two months of 2026 compared with the corresponding period last year, according to figures published by the Independent…
March 3, 2026
PIOJ warns of recession as economy contracts
Jamaica’s economy shrank sharply at the end of last year, and the country now faces what the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) calls a “negative” short-term outlook—with the real risk of a…
March 3, 2026
Police probing death of two-month-old boy in Manchester
The police in Manchester are probing the death of a two-month-old boy who was found dead in the community of Top Hill this afternoon. The police’s Corporate Communications Unit confirmed the incident…
March 3, 2026
Two in custody over Denham Town gun attack that left father and son dead
The police are reporting that two persons are now in custody in connection with the deadly gun attack on a family in Denham Town, Kingston. Their identities are being withheld pending further…
March 3, 2026
Opposition members chastise Clarke cover ‘intemperate’ outburst at PAAC
Edmond Campbell/Senior Parliamentary Reporter Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives Heroy Clarke received a sharp rebuke from his colleagues last Wednesday for disrupting the proceedings of…