Kimone Francis/Senior Staff Reporter

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25 Aug, 2026 0

Children abandoned - Five young ones among 60 patients deserted by relatives

Four of the five children abandoned at the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine have spent their entire lives at the facility, a situation Chief Executive Officer Jacqueline Ellis says is…
A demolished home in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny.
24 Aug, 2026 0

Coopers Pen tax tangle - $26-million bill due to TAJ over disputed land

New Falmouth Resorts Limited is facing a mounting $26.3-million tax bill on more than 260 acres of prime land, which is now at the centre of a public dispute between Coopers Pen residents and the…
Dave Creary.
13 Aug, 2026 0

Tremor terror - Jamaican recounts tale of escaping devastating Colombia earthquake

A Jamaican man who found himself caught in the grip of a 7.4-magnitude earthquake in Colombia says chaos erupted in the stairwell of the 17-storey hotel where he was staying, as panicked guests rushed…
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20 Jul, 2026 0

No evictions for Golden Grove sugar workers as 10-year standoff ends

Former sugar workers who seized unfinished houses at Golden Grove Meadows in St Thomas following the threat of Hurricane Matthew a decade ago will not be evicted, with the Ministry of Agriculture,…
Senator Dr Dana Morris-Dixon.
20 Jul, 2026 0

10,000 skilled workers lost in translation

There has been no further development of the reported proposal for 10,000 skilled workers made by Cabinet Minister Audrey Marks while she was Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States (US), according…
19 Jul, 2026 0

‘A parent’s worst nightmare’ - J’can mom fights to bring special-needs daughter home amid Canada custody battle

The welfare of an 11-year-old Jamaican girl hangs in the balance amid a bitter international custody dispute, with her mother alleging that the child, who has special needs, was wrongfully retained in…
St Lucia Prime Minister and CARICOM Chairman, Philip J. Pierre
09 Jul, 2026 0

CARICOM probing for clearer TCNs policy picture

Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Philip J. Pierre says the regional bloc will conduct an audit of individual member state policies on the United States’ Third-Country Nationals (TCNs)…
08 Jul, 2026 0

CARICOM leaders back CCJ review amid Barnett row

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have turned to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) for a legal review of the process used to reappoint Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett after pushback from…
07 Jul, 2026 0

REGIONAL ROW - T&T challenges CARICOM chief’s reappointment, wants CCJ to decide

A major diplomatic rift has opened within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leadership amid the reappointment of Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett, with Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla…