Appeal Court finds FSC had no basis to seize SSL
The Court of Appeal has found that the Financial Services Commission (FSC) had no proper basis to seize Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) in January 2023. “The FSC failed at this first hurdle,” Justice Kissock Laing wrote in the courts judgment,
Hotels warn GCT could stall tourism recovery
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaicas tourism industry is still recovering from the worst series of shocks in its history, leaving the sector ill-prepared to absorb a proposed increase in the general consumption tax (GCT), Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHT
KC crowned Clarendon champs
New champions were crowned in the Elite Clarendon Football Competition yesterday at Glenmuir High School, as Kingston College defeated Mona High in the final to walk away with the $500,000 first prize. Mona collected $250,000 for finishing second. Both te
Elated Christine Williams wins Nat'l Festival Queen title for Portland
Miss Portland Christina Williams, attorney-at-law and the self-described “country girl with global impact” raised the bar high on Saturday night when she waltzed away with the Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2026 title, in front of family, friends and wel
Massia Bailey | Why connection matters for autistic children
Since autism is primarily a social-communication difference, parents and practitioners may have asked the question whether relationships are important to a child who prefers solitary activities, struggles with conversation, or interacts differently than t
Declining birth rate is a global trend
THE EDITOR, Madam: Health Minister Christopher Tufton announced strategies to combat the countrys declining birth rate, which fell from 70,000 per annum in the 1970s to 30,000 currently, a decline of more than 50 per cent. Strategies include public r
Something Extra | Monday
Dream Weeknd wasted no time getting into full swing as patrons kicked off the festival at Tropical Bliss on Thursday night for the opening party, Bad Beaches. Fresh off travel, including flights from the United Kingdom, the United States and beyond, patro
Search begins for specialist firm to salvage sunken ferry
GEORGETOWN, Guyana CMC The Government has begun the search for an experienced marine salvage company to recover the wreck of the ferry – the MV Barima, nearly two weeks after the passenger and cargo vessel sank off the countrys coast in one of Guya