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Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says the retrofitting of its Greenvale property in Mandeville is on track for completion by September, even as concerns persist over millions in lease costs incurred since the agreement was signed in 2020. In a written …

Attorney wants probe into handling of sexual offence case after client’s acquittal

Attorney Hugh Wildman is calling for a formal investigation into the conduct of a police investigator and the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) in their handling of sexual offence charges against his client, Brian M*, who was acquitted of …

‘Gale-force winds’

WESTERN BUREAU: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley has warned that the Caribbean nations cannot confront escalating violence, gun proliferation, and transnational crime with outdated justice systems or isolated national efforts. She called for a unified, …

PNP plans to take it all in Manchester

The People’s National Party (PNP) is sharpening its political claws for what it is hoping will be a historic takeover of Manchester – a parish that has not been fully clothed in orange since 1989-1993. Back then, it was Calvin Lyn who beat the Jamaica …

‘Let the CCJ be our final court’

WESTERN BUREAU: Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley is urging all Caribbean nations to fully embrace the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) by making it their final appellate court, saying it is a matter of sovereignty, security, and generational …

NPSC Raises Concern About Impact of Permissive Parenting

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is raising concern about the impact of permissive parenting in Jamaican households, warning that this trend may cause behavioral challenges in children. Permissive parenting is characterised by low demands …

Three men arrested after police seize scores of pipe bombs in St Thomas

Police in St Thomas have arrested three men after seizing more than 500 pipe bombs on Monday, the second-largest cache of explosives confiscated in Bull Bay since April. The explosives are believed to be part of an arsenal being accumulated by warring …

New Road Traffic Act Fuels Push for Efficient Governance

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, says provisions in the Road Traffic (Amendment) Act, 2025, complement the Government’s broad goals of modernising and enforcing traffic management by enhancing …

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