Would Jamaica be able to continue its fight for reparations before the UK-based Privy Council should the country achieve republic status before the matter is resolved? That was the question posed by Member of Parliament for St Catherine North West, Damion Crawford, to the Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange, during Tuesday’s sitting of the House of Representatives. Crawford posed several questions to Grange after she made...

KINGSTON, Jamaica—A new sporting event designed to test strength, speed, endurance, agility, and mental toughness is set to debut in Jamaica this November with the inaugural Jamaica Ultimate Athlete Challenge (JUAC). The one-day challenge is scheduled for November 21, 2026, at TruJuice Farms in St Catherine, as part of a four-day JUAC adventure aimed at boosting sports tourism in the country, as several athletes from around the world, including the...

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica – Students at Santa Cruz Preparatory School have regained access to classrooms and learning spaces damaged by Hurricane Melissa, following an approximately $6 million restoration project supported by the NCB Foundation. According to a release from the foundation, in October 2025, the hurricane damaged the roof of the Upper School building, which serves Grades three to six, as well as sections of the Robert Stubbs Computer Lab...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Indecom investigators on Wednesday continued their investigation into the fatal shooting of Jowayne Salmon, commonly called “Mani”, by members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The incident took place in Balaclava, north-eastern St Elizabeth, on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at approximately 3:40 pm. According to a release from Indecom, police reported having received information of armed men on motorcycles. On the approach of two riders, the lawmen...

UNITED NATIONS (AFP)—The United Nations on Thursday passed a unanimous resolution demanding stronger action on rising sea levels, an existential threat for low-lying island nations driven by ocean warming and melting ice sheets and glaciers. In 2024, global sea levels rose by almost six millimeters, the largest annual increase ever recorded, and they are set to rise by a meter or more by the end of the century without drastic...

LISBON, Portugal (AFP)—Joao Felix scored the only goal with a long-range shot as reigning Nations League champions Portugal opened their campaign with a 1-0 home win over Wales. "We scored one, and we didn't concede," Portugal's Bruno Fernandes told the BBC. "That's the big thing." Portugal have won two of the four finals since the competition was launched in 2018 but lost in the round of 16 to Spain at...

CARACAS, Venezuela (AFP)—Hundreds of protesters demanded the return of exiled opposition figure and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Maria Corina Machado to Venezuela, AFP observed at a demonstration in Caracas on Thursday. "Maria Corina, come, we're waiting for you!" the crowd chanted, marching under an enormous Venezuelan flag. Machado was blocked from entering the country on Tuesday after yet another attempt to return home, sources from her political party told AFP....

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The United States (US) dollar on Thursday, September 24, ended trading at $159.15, up 7 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica’s daily exchange trading summary. Meanwhile, the Canadian dollar ended trading at $113.10, down from $113.64, and the British pound ended at $211.43, down from $212.30.

SAN JOSE, Costa Rica (AFP)—Costa Rica's President Laura Fernandez on Thursday fired her foreign minister for attending a meeting on Latin America's security led by US President Donald Trump without telling her. Fernandez said that she should have been the one to attend the meeting of Trump's anti-cartel "Shield of the Americas" alliance in New York, and that Foreign Minister Manuel Tovar's failure to consult her caused "great strategic damage."...

KINGSTON, Jamaica—Shadow Minister of Culture, Creative Industries and Information, Nekeisha Burchell, has joined several others in paying tribute to legendary Jamaican bass guitarist Clifton “Jackie” Jackson, describing his six-decade career as an important part of the foundation on which Jamaica’s music achieved worldwide influence. Jackson, 79, died on Wednesday at the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay following a period of illness. Burchell, in a press release, said that while...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Attorney-at-law Anthony Williams on Wednesday suggested to a witness that he had a grudge against his client, and that was what prompted him to accuse him of cutting the throat of 39-year-old Taneka Gardner on October 17, 2021 at the Pathways International Restoration Ministries in Albion, St James. Williams' client, Andre Ruddock, is currently on trial for murder in the Home Circuit Court in downtown Kingston in...

NEW YORK, United States (CMC) — The Caribbean Community (Caricom) Thursday said it had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) formalising its partnership with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF). It said that the agreement was signed on the margins of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and that the accord was signed by PIF Secretary-General Baron Divavesi Waqa and Caricom Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett. The MOU establishes...