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April 29, 2026
The Smile Architect: Dr Anna Law marks 30 years of Align Orthodontics
When Dr Anna Law returned to Jamaica in the mid-1990s, she stood out as one of the few women practising orthodontics locally. Trained in the United States at Tufts University and the University of…
April 29, 2026
Something Extra | Wednesday
As part of Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records’ ongoing 15th anniversary celebrations, Red Stripe hosted a party on Sunday in honour of the restaurant, celebrating its long-standing mix of food, music and…
April 29, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Some St James residents yet to be contacted on housing benefits post-Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: Six months after Hurricane Melissa unleashed its fury on western Jamaica, residents of some communities in rural St James have still not got the housing assistance they were promised…
April 29, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Collaborative effort to assist young entrepreneurs in Hanover, Trelawny
Western Bureau: Some 60 young entrepreneurs from Hanover and Trelawny who were affected by Hurricane Melissa last October are set to receive much-needed assistance and training under a collaborative…
April 29, 2026
Crime down in Kingston Central as police cite Project STAR’s impact
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting a significant reduction in crime in the Kingston Central Division, with police confirming zero violent incidents since the start of the year in…
April 29, 2026
Movie Review |‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ is a messy, overlong horror spectacle
The tagline for Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is “Some things are meant to stay buried”. That also applies to the misguided Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, which should definitely stay deep underground for eternity.…
April 29, 2026
MPs voting on NaRRA bill after mace incident prompts suspension of PNP's Brown-Burke
House deliberations on the NaRRA bill descended into chaos late Tuesday after an incident involving the mace led Speaker Juliet Holness to move to suspend Opposition MP Dr Angela Brown-Burke. …
April 28, 2026
Mexican man pleads guilty to impersonating Border Patrol agent to ‘disrupt deportation missions’
SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Mexican man in the United States has pleaded guilty to impersonating a Border Patrol agent and following federal immigration officers to divert them while they were out on…
April 28, 2026
Portmore man fined $1.5 million for selling cocaine at his home
A 49-year-old Portmore, St Catherine man has been fined a total of $1.5 million or nine months in prison after pleading guilty to selling cocaine at his home. Douglas Forbes, of Independence City,…