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KINGSTON, Jamaica — Gatorade will return to the Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) Boys and Girls Championships this year as the Official Isotonic Beverage Sponsor, backing several key events as the competition gets underway at the National Stadium in Kingston next week. In a release, the sports drink company shared that the ISSA Boys and Girls Championships, which runs from March 24 to 28, continues to deliver high-intensity performances across...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) has commenced a major upgrade of its Revenue Administration Information System (RAIS), aimed at modernising the country’s tax administration and improving service delivery to taxpayers. In a release, TAJ said the project, launched on Thursday, March 12, 2026, will upgrade its existing RAIS platform GENTAX version 10, which was implemented in 2014, to the latest CORE 26 version in partnership with FAST Enterprises....

ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Taxi operators who ply the Portmore to Spanish Town route on Thursday staged a protest along the Bernard Lodge main road, in the vicinity of Lime Tree Grove, complaining over what they say are worsening road conditions. One operator, Delroy Nelson, said the roadway between Spanish Town and Naggo Head has been steadily deteriorating and continues to impact drivers financially. “This road is very, very bad...

DOHA, Qatar (AFP)—Oil and gas prices soared Thursday after Iran hit the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Qatar and threatened to destroy the region's energy infrastructure, while Donald Trump warned of a furious US response if such attacks continued. International benchmark Brent surged 10 percent before falling back while European gas rose 35 percent after Iran attacked Qatar's huge Ras Laffan LNG facility in retaliation for an...

DOHA, Qatar (AFP)—Oil and gas prices soared Thursday after Iran hit the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility in Qatar and threatened to destroy the region's energy infrastructure, while Donald Trump warned of a furious US response if such attacks continued. International benchmark Brent surged 10 percent before falling back while European gas rose 35 percent after Iran attacked Qatar's huge Ras Laffan LNG facility in retaliation for an...

BELMOPAN, Belize, (CMC) — Opposition Leader Tracy Panton is calling on the Belize Government to take “a principle stand to support our own sovereignty” by ensuring that it supports the Cuban health brigade in light of criticisms by the United States and its call for  the Caribbean countries to end the programme. “I can’t fathom Belize not taking a principle stand to support our own sovereignty that is at risk...

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) — The government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) says it will not be ending its Cuban health programme and for now will be maintaining its agreement with Cuban medical professionals. That assurance came from BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) CEO Dr June Samuel, who confirmed that no directive has been issued to terminate the territory’s long-standing relationship with Cuban Medical Services. “The Virgin Islands...

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