Kimone Francis/Senior Staff Reporter
05 Jun, 2026
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Holness defends $57b NHT drawdown … says benefits won't be affected
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has defended his Government’s extension of legislation to draw down a further $57 billion from the National Housing Trust (NHT) for budget support, arguing that this…
05 Jun, 2026
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PM says unspent relief money will deliver ‘visible, lasting’ benefits
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has dismissed public angst over the unspent $1.4-billion hurricane relief donation, asserting that the funds will be better spent on long-term aid.
 Holness, who was…
04 Jun, 2026
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BROWN SUES FLA - Former dealer says delayed certificates crippled firearms businesses
Businessman Kent Brown is pursuing nearly $9 million in special damages against the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), alleging that the agency's failure to issue renewal certificates after…
03 Jun, 2026
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Ghost sales - Report: FLA targeted gun dealer with fake transactions, logged ammo purchase to dead man
An Integrity Commission (IC) probe has exposed severe Firearm Licensing Authority data manipulation, revealing that an employee falsified electronic records to target a prominent licensed dealer when…
01 Jun, 2026
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Pembroke Hall High gets new centre to continue literacy turnaround - Dairy Industries donates facility to tackle learning gaps
 To combat this, the school’s administration pivoted, the principal later revealed in a February follow-up with The Gleaner, to pathway coaching, reduced class sizes, and restricted curriculum choices…
29 May, 2026
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Analysts read political messages in US-Cuba rift as CARICOM speaks up
Political commentators say the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM’s) latest condemnation of the United States’ economic and fuel blockade on Cuba is an attempt to keep the deepening humanitarian crisis in…
28 May, 2026
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J’can medical students in Cuba there by their own volition, says foreign ministry
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says Jamaican medical students who continue to study in Cuba do so at their "own volition", even as it continues to monitor the situation in the…
27 May, 2026
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HARSH REALITY - Jamaican medical students in Cuba plead for help amid deepening crisis
Despite Havana’s reported assurances of normalcy, a crippling infrastructure collapse has left Jamaican medical students in Cuba facing severe hardships, including the reduction in teaching sessions,…
24 May, 2026
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Taxpayers face $8m bill as NSWMA axes legal director - Agency says contract termination resulted from ‘loss of confidence’
Taxpayers will be left footing the bill for nearly a year of unearned salary and benefits after the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) abruptly cut ties with its director of legal…