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April 30, 2026
Earth Today | Smarter coastal development a must
THE LATEST edition of the Global Environment Outlook has highlighted the need to rethink coastal development – a move that is given urgency by the 2.5 billion people living in coastal regions…
April 30, 2026
by Nicola Cunningham
Claude ‘Big Stone’ Sinclair remembered for his big heart
Social media commentator and philanthropist Claude ‘Big Stone’ Sinclair, who died on Tuesday morning, is being remembered by his peers for his humanitarian spirit and acts of kindness. The former…
April 30, 2026
by Antoine Lodge
New Forest High runs for staff welfare
Before the sun broke through the morning mist last Sunday, the roadway flanked by farmlands in New Forest was already alive. More than 120 runners and walkers – students, teachers, and corporate teams…
April 30, 2026
Civil society or political proxy?
THE EDITOR, Madam: The latest intervention by a coalition of 28 so-called civil society organisations opposing the NaRRA Bill exposes a level of hypocrisy Jamaicans should no longer ignore.
April 29, 2026
Hermitage Dam to be upgraded
The Government, through the National Water Commission (NWC), is to upgrade the Hermitage Dam at an estimated cost of US$250 million. Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew…
April 29, 2026
Judge warns St Andrew businessman on bail to repay complainants in fraud case
Senior Parish Court Judge Desiree Alleyne today reminded a businessman facing multiple fraud charges in an alleged car-buying scheme that his bail was granted on the condition that he liquidate assets…
April 29, 2026
Two Jamaicans, Colombian fishermen charged in major cocaine bust offshore Clarendon
Two Jamaican fishermen and a Colombian fisherman have been charged in relation to the seizure of a large quantity of cocaine valued at $703 million off Portland Ridge, Clarendon, last week. Charged…
April 29, 2026
NEPA investigating monkey presence in St Elizabeth, warns public against handling animal
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is advising the public to exercise caution following reports of monkeys being spotted and captured in St Elizabeth. NEPA says the animals have…
April 29, 2026
Morgan calls for apology from Brown-Burke and Golding over ‘disgraceful’ conduct in Parliament
Government Senator Marlon Morgan is arguing that South West St Andrew Member of Parliament Dr Angela Brown-Burke and Opposition Leader Mark Golding owe the Speaker of the House, Parliament, and the…