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Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Delroy Chuck addressing the installation ceremony for 28 new justices of the peace for St James at the Grand-A-View Events Place in Montego Bay, St James, last Friday.
February 3, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Chuck says Jamaica’s murder count can drop below 200 per year

WESTERN BUREAU: Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Delroy Chuck is urging the relatives of criminals to persuade them to give up their illegal guns, saying that by doing so it could bring…
Prime Minister Dr Godwin Friday.
February 3, 2026

Gov’t defends allocation to repair PM’s official residence

KINGSTOWN (CMC): Prime Minister Dr Godwin on Friday has defended the EC$1.5 million (US$554,000) allocated in the national budget for repairs to the official residence of the prime minister, arguing…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
February 3, 2026

President Sheinbaum pledges to send humanitarian aid to Cuba

MEXICO CITY (AP): Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum announced on Sunday she plans to send humanitarian aid to Cuba this week, including food and other aid. Sheinbaum’s comments came after US…
Prime Minister Phillip Pierre.
February 3, 2026

US urges gov’t to suspend medical training ties with Cuba

CASTRIES (CMC): Prime Minister Philip J. Pierre has confirmed that the United States has urged St Lucia to halt the practice of sending its nationals to study medicine in Cuba – a move that threatens…
Pastor Al Miller (left) and Olivia Grange, (second left) Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport at praise and worship while Councillor Richard Vernon, (second right) Mayor of Montego Bay, and Duane Smith, (right) MP for St Andrew North Wester
February 3, 2026

Reggae Month starts with a bang

Reggae Month officially commenced on Sunday, February 1, with a church service at the Fellowship Tabernacle at 2 Fairfield Avenue in Kingston. A wholesome praise and worship session was held under the…
The ruins of Belmont Pastry after Hurricane Melissa passed through the area on October 28 last year.
February 3, 2026 by Paul H. Williams

Belmont Pastry strives to rise again

Hurricane Melissa delivered a double blow to many residents of western Jamaica, damaging or destroying both homes and businesses and leaving recovery stalled in an uneasy limbo. Delbert Rodney of…
February 3, 2026

Immigration Corner | Can I travel?

Dear Mrs Walker-Huntington I’ve travelled on my visitor’s visa three times. The first time I spent three months, the second time three weeks, and the third time I went up to have a baby and I spent…
Nutramix Livestock Support Specialists Andre Williams (left) and Bruce Thomas (right), alongside Veterinarian Dr Gilbert Williams (centre), work to rebuild a chicken coop in St Elizabeth following the passage of Hurricane Melissa with support from teammate
February 3, 2026

Growth & Jobs | Nutramix launches chicken coop starter programme

In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, Newport Mills Ltd, a division under the CB Group and manufacturer of Nutramix animal feeds, has launched a Chicken Coop Starter Programme…
Jamaela Record and her mom, Natoya Thomas.
February 3, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

Record stands tall as CMU’s first and only forensic science graduate

Amid the celebrations for the graduating class of the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) at last week’s ceremony, history was made quietly and largely unnoticed. It came in the form of a single…