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From left: Half Moon Eclipse Luxury Resort’s Tashane Castillo, wedding sales manager; Sharon Logan, director of sales; Shernette Crichton, newly appointed managing director, Half Moon Resort; and Latoya Murray, account manager, group wedding sales, celeb
April 7, 2026 by Janet Silvera

From trainee to trailblazer

WESTERN BUREAU: For 32 years, Shernette Crichton walked the corridors of Half Moon not as a spectator of its legacy, but as a student of it; quietly studying, steadily rising, and preparing for a…
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis.
April 7, 2026

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…
Delano Seiveright.
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,…
Tracey-Ann July, general manager of National Property and General Insurance Brokers.
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…
A man inspects the damage to cars and an apartment building struck by an Iranian missile in Ramat Gan, Israel on April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)
April 7, 2026

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…
April 7, 2026

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…
April 7, 2026

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…
April 7, 2026

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…