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September 14, 2026 | News
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says there is no longer a backlog of expungement applications following the recent amendments to the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Amendment Act (2026). Chuck made the disclosure on Sunday at the Eastern Region Assize Church Service at East Queen Street Baptist Church in downtown Kingston, marking the start of the 2026-2027 legal year. The service, attended by Chief Justice Bryan Sykes and members of the legal fraternity, was held under the theme ‘Embracing Justice: Restoring Righteousness and Hope’.
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Ja recovers 70% of tourism room stock hit by Melissa, over 11,000 more expected back by 2027

Jamaica has recovered approximately 70 per cent of its tourism room stock affected by Hurricane Melissa, with more than 11,000 rooms expected to return to service between this year and 2027. The disclosure was made this morning by Deputy Director of Tourism for the Americas, Phillip Rose, as he addressed the official opening of the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX) at Moon Palace Jamaica in Ocho Rios, St Ann.
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JDF mourns death of soldier killed in Kingston

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is mourning the death of one of its members who was gunned down in Kingston last night. The JDF says its Chaplaincy and Welfare Department is providing counselling and support services to the family of 37-year-old Corporal Andrae Thompson. Thompson is of an Independence City, Portmore, St Catherine, address. The army stated that the matter is currently being investigated by the Jamaica Constabulary Force and that the JDF is cooperating and assisting the investigators as required.
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Three charged with POCA breaches over $2.6 million cash purchase of motor vehicle

The police in St Catherine have charged two persons, along with a Manchester businessman, for breaches of the Proceeds of Crime Act in connection with the cash sale of a Toyota Mark X motor car. Mekicia McGill, 35, and 19-year-old Marlon McDonald are being accused of purchasing the car in cash for $2.6 million, in breach of the Act, which prohibits cash transactions over $1,000,000. Businessman Paul Hugh Davis is being accused of facilitating the transaction.

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Chief Justice Bryan Sykes (left) greets members of the judiciary while Justice Minister Delroy Chuck (right) greets Director of Public Prosecutions Claudette Thompson (third right) and Denise E. Kitson, KC, (second right), chairman of the General Legal Cou
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SECOND CHANCE

Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says there is no longer a backlog of expungement applications following the recent amendments to the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Amendment Act (2026). Chuck made the disclosure on Sunday at the Eastern Region Assize Church Service at East Queen Street Baptist Church in downtown Kingston, marking the start of the 2026-2027 legal year. The service, attended by Chief Justice Bryan Sykes and members of the legal fraternity, was held under the theme ‘Embracing Justice: Restoring Righteousness and Hope’.

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Melissa Jefferson-Wooden, of the United States, celebrates with sprinter Kenneth Bednarek, also of the United States, after winning the women’s 200 metres final at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, yesterday,
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Low-key finish for Jamaica in Budapest

Jamaica had a low-key end to the inaugural World Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, yesterday. The country’s athletes failed to pick up any podium finishes on the final day of competition. Four athletes finished fifth in their events, while two others were sixth and eighth in their events. There was also a sixth-place finish in the mixed 4x400 metres relay.

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Portlanders came out in their national colours last Friday to cheer on newly-crowned Miss Universe Jamaica Celene Hall.
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Portland celebrates Miss Universe Jamaica Celene Hall

It was a day of celebrating the achievements of one of their own, so Portlanders went at it with full gusto as they revelled in the fact that it was the first time in Miss Universe Jamaica pageant history that their parish copped the national title with the crowning of Celene Hall. This meant that a full homecoming parade was in order. The parade made its way from Buff Bay all the way to Port Antonio with a few stops in between.

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September 13, 2026

Scotia Group Q3 profit rises 10% ahead of buyout vote

Scotia Group Jamaica Limited’s third-quarter profit rose some 10 per cent to $6.1 billion on stronger lending and higher fee income, less than four weeks before minority shareholders vote on its majority owner’s plan to take the group private. “Scotia Group delivered a strong performance this quarter,” President and Chief Executive Officer Audrey Tugwell Henry said in a release on Thursday.

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Dancer LaNeilla Nola serves in Y2K-style in a shredded crop top and distressed low-rise ripped jeans.
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Something Extra | Monday

Singer-songwriter Sevana brought the spirit of a classic house party to Cherry Drive for the promotional visual rollout of her latest single, Jeans An Marina. Produced by Teflon Zincfence, the track was officially released last Wednesday.

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The Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in downtown Kingston.
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Editorial | New prison a priority

There is need for greater clarity by the government on its plan to build a new, state-of-the-art prison, including timelines for construction and proposals for a public-private partnership for the project. Plans for a new prison have been on and off Jamaica’s agenda for decades, and mostly off in the last few years until recent interventions by the junior national security minister, Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn, including at a conference last week of Caribbean correctional officials.

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