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Auditor general flags contract splintering at UHWI
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has warned that some procurement heads are improperly splitting government contracts to avoid rules designed to prevent that practice. In a January performance…
April 7, 2026
UPDATE | PNP triggers disciplinary process after ex-MP charged with incest
The People’s National Party (PNP) says it has referred the membership of a former Member of Parliament charged with incest to its internal disciplinary processes for “immediate action”. In a…
April 7, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Students urged to embrace financial readiness for a changing Jamaica
WESTERN BUREAU: Delano Seiveright, state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, has called on Jamaican students to embrace financial readiness as a fundamental life skill,…
April 7, 2026
by Keisha Hill
Growth & Jobs | Tracey-Ann July takes the long view at NPG Insurance
For Tracey-Ann July, general manager of National Property and General Insurance Brokers Limited (NPG), a career in Jamaica’s insurance industry has been more than steady advancement. It is, instead, a…
Published 23 hours ago
Trump warns a 'whole civilization will die tonight' if deal with Iran isn't reached
(AP) — Iranian officials on Tuesday urged young people to form human chains to protect power plants, as US President Donald Trump warned that a “whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran fails to…
Published 23 hours ago
Three arrested after gun, ammunition seized in St Ann, say police
Three men were arrested and a 9mm pistol with ammunition seized during a police operation on Drax Hall main road in St Ann on Sunday, the police say. Reports from the St Ann’s Bay police are that…
Published 23 hours ago
Two men charged after woman allegedly robbed during Portland taxi ride
Portland detectives have charged two men with multiple offences following the alleged abduction and robbery of a woman in St Margaret’s Bay last month. Charged are 31-year-old electrician Jerome…
Published 19 hours ago
Free cervical cancer screening, HPV vaccinations at select SERHA health centres in April
The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) will offer free Pap smear screenings and Human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccinations at selected health centres across the region during April, in…
Published 19 hours ago
INDECOM flags ‘urgent need for transparency’ in police operations after 11 killed over four days
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has raised “grave and escalating concern” over Easter weekend fatal shootings, citing 11 deaths over the period. It also renewed concerns about…