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July 8, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Judge refuses Vaz-Campbell defamation trial delay request
A defamation trial involving People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell, Energy Minister Daryl Vaz, and his co-claimants is set to begin in the Supreme Court today after a High…
July 8, 2026
by Erica Virtue
‘This is for you my son’ - Veteran lawyer Bert Samuels dedicates African museum, legacy and future to son Safari
Veteran attorney and Pan-Africanist Bert Samuels on Sunday opened the Kumasi African Museum – a repository of Black history – at his Belvedere, St Andrew home and, in an emotionally charged moment,…
July 8, 2026
by Sashana Small
HEART students gain ‘priceless’ experience in China
Three years ago, while working at a supermarket in Black River, St Elizabeth, Javier Farquharson received a flyer about the robotics programme at the HEART/NSTA Trust Derrick Rochester Southwest…
July 8, 2026
JBI, partners back small poultry farmers
For St Ann poultry farmer Marcia Bygrave, collecting 50 broiler chicks at the Port Rhoades Sports Club recently was more than the start of another rearing cycle. It marked the beginning of a new…
July 8, 2026
by Kimone Francis
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…
July 8, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
IC flags senator - Upper House member joins six MPs in illicit enrichment probes
A member of the Upper House has joined the ranks of parliamentarians who are currently under investigation for potential illicit enrichment and or submitting false information to Jamaica’s principal…
July 7, 2026
14-y-o boy and man arrested over seizure of imitation gun at party in St Thomas
A 20-year-old man and a 14-year-old boy are in police custody after being arrested in connection with the seizure of an imitation firearm at a party at a club in Trinityville, St Thomas on Monday.
July 7, 2026
JISCO commits US$490 million first phase investment towards reopening of Alpart - Green
Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green today announced that the reopening and modernisation of the Alpart alumina refinery has moved a major step forward, following high-level discussions with JISCO and…
July 7, 2026
Ruben Vargas sends Switzerland to World Cup quarterfinals in shootout win over Colombia
Ruben Vargas converted his penalty and Switzerland advanced to the World Cup quarterfinals with a 4-3 shootout win over Colombia after a scoreless draw on Tuesday.