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March 18, 2026

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.
March 18, 2026

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)
March 18, 2026

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…
Israeli authorities hang Israeli and United States flags at the site struck by an Iranian missile that killed two people, in Ramat Gan, Israel on March 18, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
March 18, 2026

Israel kills Iran intelligence chief as war spreads to energy facilities

(AP) — Israel killed Iran's intelligence minister as it kept up its campaign against the Islamic Republic’s top leadership and reportedly attacked an Iranian offshore natural gas field Wednesday.…
Deveta McLaren.
Published 23 hours ago

Leadership change announced at Western Regional Health Authority

Business strategist Deveta McLaren has been appointed acting regional director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), the government body that oversees public health services in…
Published 23 hours ago

Man fatally shot after alleged confrontation with police in St Catherine

A 28-year-old man was fatally shot by police during an alleged confrontation in Kent Village, St Catherine, on Wednesday morning. The deceased has been identified as Kevon Bennett, from the…
Chief of Defence Staff, Vice Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman (centre), shares a photo opportunity with (from left) Senior Vice President, Metal Shark, Henry Irizarry; Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister, Ambassador Rocky Meade; Commissi
Published 23 hours ago

JDF Coast Guard receives four high-speed interceptor vessels

Jamaica's maritime security has been further enhanced with the acquisition of four high-speed Surface Interceptor Vessels. The naval assets, which represent the first tranche of 22, were handed…
Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness (left), listens to Executive Director of the National Identification and Registration Authority, Dr Warren Vernon (right), during a recent meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister.
Published 20 hours ago

23 post offices to be upgraded under NIDS project

A total of 23 post offices are currently in contract to undergo significant upgrades aimed at enhancing service delivery to communities across the island. Executive Director of the National…
Opposition Leader Mark Golding.
March 17, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Golding’s move

Despite not being able to implement policy decisions from his position in Parliament, much is expected when Opposition Leader Mark Golding makes his presentation this afternoon in the 2026–2027 Budget…