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March 1, 2026
Hello mi neighbour | Is it really kindness?
Is it kindness or is it kindness? In other words, is it trustworthy kindness or is it the kindness that could cost you dearly down the road? *Mary was overjoyed when the “kind, tall, dark and…
March 1, 2026
Sean Major-Campbell | Praying for Cuba
This Lenten time provides us with yet another opportunity to continue in a spirit of praying, fasting, and giving for our Caribbean region amid geopolitical dynamics and attendant threats to peace and…
February 28, 2026
by Kimone Francis
Path cleared for gun fight
The Court of Appeal has cleared the way for a high-profile judicial review, after setting aside a ruling by the Supreme Court and allowing a licensed firearm holder to challenge the Firearm Licensing…
February 28, 2026
by Sashana Small
‘You all have a fire inside you’
Adolescent mothers at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCFJ) in St Andrew were yesterday encouraged not to give up on their dreams, but to pursue them with confidence and determination…
February 28, 2026
House to comb through expenditure, revenue measures
The Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives will begin its examination of the Estimates of Expenditure over two days next week. The committee, which comprises all members of the…
February 28, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Witness confirms confiscation of 11 guns from 6 cops in deadly Acadia shooting
A retired detective sergeant testified yesterday that he had seized 11 firearms from six policemen involved in the 2013 fatal shooting of three men on Acadia Drive in Kingston. The witness also…
February 28, 2026
Ja-born lawyer receives SK Arts grant to support new poetry anthology
REGINA, SK: Regina poet, lawyer, and author, Deidre S. Powell, has been awarded a $5,000 grant from SK Arts through the Building Arts Equity Program to support the completion of a new poetry…
February 28, 2026
by Leon Jackson
JDDB donates J$32m to aid dairy sector’s post-Melissa recovery
Western Bureau: The Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), in keeping with its mandate to assist local cattle farmers in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, has donated J$32 million to assist…
February 28, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Tufton: Health centres to ‘build back smarter’
WESTERN BUREAU: The Ministry of Health & Wellness is moving into the second phase of post-Hurricane Melissa reconstruction, with more than 100 damaged health centres across western Jamaica set to…