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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
24 Oct, 2026 0

GROUNDED - PNP questions fiscal restraint amid travel ban, NaRRA Spending

The People’s National Party (PNP) is questioning whether the Government’s ban on official overseas travel is a genuine cost-cutting measure or a public relations exercise, given millions of dollars…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.
24 Oct, 2026 0

... But Bartlett takes flight - Excluded by ban, tourism minister embarks on five-city campaign in Canada

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett left the island on Friday for a five-city tour of Canada aimed at wooing more Canadian visitors to Jamaica in the upcoming winter tourism season. Bartlett will visit…
Senator Marlon Morgan.
24 Oct, 2026 0

Morgan wants criminal sanctions for defamation

Government senator Marlon Morgan has called for the reintroduction of criminal sanctions for defamation in Jamaica. Making his contribution to the State of the Nation Debate in the Upper House on…
Eric Rademakers
24 Oct, 2026 0

Elite Cup aimed at youth development

Eric Rademakers, organiser of the KFC Elite Cup, said the competition’s expansion is targeted at strengthening Jamaica’s youth development by ensuring players are consistently playing in a competitive…
Brazil President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, right, who is running for reelection, gestures as opposition presidential candidate Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro stands beside him during a televised presidential debate one week before the runoff election in Sao Paulo
24 Oct, 2026 0

Election could help shape Amazon’s future

SAO PAULO (AP): While Brazil’s presi-dential candidates have not made policy of the Amazon a major campaign topic, climate scientists and environmentalists say the winner of Sunday’s race could…
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24 Oct, 2026 0

PATHWAYS MURDER TRIAL | Second JP backs claim Ruddock was not forced to give statement

A second justice of the peace (JP) on Friday testified that Andre Ruddock voluntarily gave police a statement in which he allegedly confessed to cutting Taneka Gardner’s throat. The witness…
Excelsior High’s Habbie Mohammed (left) scores past Calabar High’s goalkeeper Jahiem Russell during a Manning Cup match at Calabar on October 13, 2026.
24 Oct, 2026 0

Excelsior chasing four straight

Defending champions Excelsior High will be seeking their fourth consecutive victory in the ISSA/Manning Cup competition when they host Charlie Smith High in their Group Two encounter at Excelsior…
Patrick Graham, head coach of Manning’s School during an ISSA daCosta Cup game against Brown’s Town High on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.
24 Oct, 2026 0

Cornwall face Manning’s test

MANY-TIME champions Cornwall College will face a stern test against unbeaten Manning’s School in a crucial ISSA daCosta Cup second-round clash at Cornwall today. Kick off time is 3 p.m. Following a…
Director General at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr Wayne Henry (second right), presents the winning trophy to Wolmer’s Boys’ School team member Apollos Joiles (right), at the PIOJ’s Dialogue for Development 2026 Youth Debate Competition
24 Oct, 2026 0

UTech, Wolmer’s Boys’ win PIOJ youth debate competition

The University of Technology (UTech) Knights and the Wolmer’s Warriors emerged as champions of the Planning Institute of Jamaica’s (PIOJ) Dialogue for Development 2026 Youth Debate Competition, after…