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110 roads under the Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to our Road Network (SPARK) Programme have been fully paved. Works…
The Education Ministry, has received a preliminary report on the stabbing, of a Jamaica College student in Half-Way Tree yesterday.…
The Education Ministry has established a Hurricane Melissa School Infrastructure Recovery and Resilience Oversight Committee. Portfolio Minister, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon made the announcement…
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There was chaos in the Donmair area, off Red…
The Social Security Ministry is advising National Insurance Scheme…
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is seeking clarity from the…
The Government says it has finalised operating procedures related to the Third Country National (TCN) agreement signed earlier…
Opposition Spokesman on Education Damion Crawford has urged the Government to allocate funds to all members of Parliament…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has indicated that Jamaica is transitioning from resilience to resurgence, as efforts continue…
Opposition Spokesman on Education, Damion Crawford, is calling for a safety officer to be employed permanently at schools…
Twenty roads in Hanover have been targeted for repair at a cost of 600 million dollars under the…
The St. James man charged in connection with the drug bust at the Kingston Freeport Terminal last month…
State Minister for Education Rhoda Moy Crawford has stated that there’s no evidence to suggest that learning loss has occurred…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says Government is looking at securing additional funding to support road and infrastructure projects…
The People’s National Party (PNP) says the Government’s move to relocate the first group of residents from Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny is an important step towards…
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State Minister for Industry and Commerce, Delano Seiveright says Jamaican…
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Olivia Grange has…
State Minister for Education Rhoda Moy Crawford said the tents…
Councillor for the Waterford Division in St. Catherine, Dr Fenley Douglas, is calling on the Government to increase…
Opposition Spokesman on Education Damion Crawford says up to 50 per cent of schools are not functioning appropriately…
There’s no backlog of expungement cases in Jamaica. That’s according to Justice Minister Delroy Chuck who provided the…
State Minister for Education Rhoda Moy Crawford is calling on labourers, who are part of post-Hurricane Melissa school…
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has called on the Government to provide a timeline for completion of repair works…
Shanice Gibbs Reports ***************************************** The Calabar Primary and Infant School has been plunged into mourning, following the…
A member of the Jamaica Defence Force was shot and killed by an unknown assailant last night along Eve Lane…
The People’s National Party (PNP) is calling on Government to articulate urgently, a clear industrial strategy. The Opposition says the…
Police are investigating the murder of a man along a dirt track in Refuge Hill, Exchange, in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Saturday. Dead is…
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Minister with responsibility for Science, Dr. Andrew Wheatley, said the…
Member of Parliament for Kingston Central Donovan Williams says he…
Stand Up for Jamaica has raised concern about the state…
The young professional arm of the People’s National Party says it believes that Jamaica’s response to suicide must…
The flames may have gutted Superior Parts Limited’s Hagley Park Road facility, but its management is making it…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has directed the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to review its operational procedures when…
The National Security Council (NSC) has declared advance fee fraud commonly known as lottery scamming, a major security…
Three people were fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with lawmen along Knightsdale Drive in St. Andrew this…
The government is being called on to implement a national suicide prevention strategy. The strategy is among 7…
Residents of Smith Lane in Downtown Kingston have been plunged into mourning after two young children perished in a house…
Two young children perished in a house fire in Smith Lane, Parade Gardens, Kingston this morning. Dead are 4-year-old…
The student who was transferred to a hospital in Kingston after being hit by a fallen boulder in St. Elizabeth yesterday, is reportedly in a…
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A house fire along Smith Lane in Downtown Kingston has…
The Government says it is moving to relocate the first…
Residents of Breadnut Walk, St. Elizabeth, say yesterday’s boulder accident…
One of the three children struck by a boulder in St. Elizabeth yesterday has reportedly been transferred to…
A call is being made for greater use of wells to help ease the pressure on water supplies…
The Trelawny Municipal Corporation has been serving notices to informal settlers of various communities as part of efforts…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has hit back at criticisms of his recent ‘learning closer to nature’ comment,…
A St James man has been arrested and charged in connection with the large drug bust at the…
The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) has noted the need for an assessment of factors that prevent accident…
British High Commissioner to Jamaica, Alicia Herbert, has welcomed the introduction of a new free and streamlined UK visa application…
Mayor of St. Ann’s Bay, Michael Belnavis, says efforts are being made to ensure there is no recurrence of yesterday’s…
Two members of the legal fraternity have welcomed the visa fee waiver for persons with appeal cases at the United Kingdom’s Judicial Committee of the…
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The United Kingdom’s Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has…
Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith has welcomed the visa…
President of the St. Ann Chamber of Commerce, Kenneth Anglin…
The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will be establishing no-signage zones in the Corporate Area effective…
The property tax compliance drive for business operators in the corporate area has resulted in the collection of…
The National Works Agency (NWA) has partnered with Google for use of its Waze Mobile application. The use…
Motorists traversing sections of Ocho Rios, St Ann were left disgruntled this morning, as they encountered lengthy delays…
A delegation from the Community Safety and Security Branch of the Jamaica Constabulary Force will be deployed to…
A high level police probe has been launched into a triple murder in Robin’s Bay, St Mary, yesterday.…
Work on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project in St James has been paused, as the contractor reviews safety procedures.…
The Montego Bay Bypass in St James is almost complete and the Government is maintaining its target of opening the…
The United States Embassy has announced a raft of changes to items allowed inside the facility, including cellular phones. This follows an advisory issued on…
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The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), is condemning what it calls…
The Education Ministry has indicated that 95 schools are on…
A probe has been launched into what caused the fire…
National Security and Peace Minister Dr Horace Chang has expressed concern about the shooting and wounding of three…
The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has been plunged into mourning, following the passing of former Member of…
The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is condemning remarks by Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness that children at…
“We will get to the bottom of it, and we will take the necessary actions.” That is the…
Minister of Industry, Investment & Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill, has warned that if the cap on the public…
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says the Government is committed to improving the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) and…
The Social Security Ministry says it will continue to work through its parish-level network to facilitate appropriate interventions for affected…
The Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee (JAMRROC) has been charged with providing real-time, direct and independent accountability of post-Hurricane…
The relocation of residents from the hurricane-ravaged Parottee community in St. Elizabeth will be executed as a priority project. The process is being undertaken by…
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President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), La Sonja Harrison,…
The Supreme Court has granted an interim injunction restraining the…
The Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee (JAMRROC) was officially…
Education Minister, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon has announced a decline in teacher resignations this year compared with 2025.…
The Opposition People’s National Party is calling on Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton to launch an independent probe…
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) says its Accident and Emergency (A&E) department is experiencing patient…
The Water Resources Authority (WRA) says it will be conducting a dye tracing study today, involving the safe…
Culture Minister Olivia Grange has sought to clarify that the reparations petition to King Charles III does not…
Firefighters are battling a blaze at the Haddon Disposal Site, in Walkerswood, St. Ann. Executive Director of the…
Opposition Spokesperson for persons with disabilities, Denise Daley, is calling for an urgent assessment of the staffing at the Salvation…
Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith will represent Jamaica at the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade, in…
President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association La Sonja Harrison says the Government needs to mobilise an all-hands-on-deck approach to quickly repair the island’s schools, which…
The Ministry of Education is reporting a generally smooth reopening…
Administrators at the Balcombe Drive Primary and Infant School in…
The Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) will resume wage negotiations with the Ministry of Finance on Tuesday, September 15.…
The Government has officially filed a reparations petition to King Charles III. Culture Minister, Olivia Grange, who is…
The Education Ministry says it will be monitoring the implementation of safety protocols at schools where repairs are…
Managing Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington, says this morning’s successful rollout, of 99…
As schools reopen across the island today, the Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) is raising concerns about the conditions…
The Merger of Hydel High School and Cumberland High School officially took effect this morning. It is now…
Taxi operators in Discovery Bay, St. Ann have withdrawn their services today as they press for action on several long-standing…
99 vehicles were rolled out under the National Rural School Bus Programme for the new academic year this morning. Managing…
Commuters, including students, are stranded in Great Pond, Ocho Rios, St. Ann this morning, after taxi operators withdrew their service and mounted roadblocks. The operators…
Thousands of students return to school this morning, as the…
The National Water Commission (NWC) has been instructed to review…
Transport Minister, Daryl Vaz is urging members of the public…
The St James Police say measures are in place to maintain a smooth flow of traffic and ensure…
Five people have been hospitalised following exposure to chlorine gas in Callaloo Mews, St. Andrew late last night.…
Chairman of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation Mayor Councillor Michael Belnavis has underscored the significance of bolstering relationships…
The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) will be building out its online systems to ensure that persons can better…
State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister Senator Abka Fitz-Henley says a conversation about the welfare…
A Canadian woman died in a motor vehicle crash along the Queen’s Highway in Discovery Bay, St. Ann,…
The Government has signed contracts to support the delivery of approximately 268 semi-permanent housing solutions across parishes hardest hit by…
The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) says the Health Ministry has completed a preliminary audit of the accommodation for interns,…
Works Minister Robert Morgan is calling for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of an engineer at the Montego Bay Perimeter…
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The Government is doubling down on its warning that only…
El Niño is expected to intensify to exceptional levels in…
Principal Director of the Meteorological Service Evan Thompson says Jamaicans…
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) has commissioned a comprehensive review of the proposed changes to the…
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is urging farmers to take immediate action to protect their farms, crops,…
The government says it is mobilising back-to-school support for children and families affected by the demolition of homes…
Privately owned basic schools and early childhood institutions will soon benefit from the distribution of water tanks being…
A taxi operator was shot dead by two gunmen posing as passengers in Nain, St. Elizabeth, yesterday. Police…
A quarter of the adolescents surveyed during the 2026 Global School-Based Student Health Survey reported that they have…
As the new academic year fast approaches, many parents are expressing frustration about the surge in prices for back-to-school supplies.…
Administrators at the Balcombe Drive Primary School in St. Andrew are awaiting the go-ahead from the authorities to clear yesterday’s…
There is concern that children affected by the recent demolition exercise in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, will not be able to attend school when the new…
The Board Chairman of the St. Mary High School has…
Written By Georgetta Williams and Natalie Campbell 10.3 per cent…
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has announced the appointment…
Technical officers from the Education Ministry are conducting an assessment at Balcombe Drive Primary School, in St Andrew,…
Water Minister Matthew Samuda says Cabinet has approved an additional $500 million to respond to the drought impacting…
The recommendation made by the board of the St Mary High School for a new principal was reportedly…
The 10th international staging of the Food Security and Sovereignty Conference will focus on developing resilient as well…
Sheree Martin has been appointed Chief Executive Officer of the National Commercial Bank, effective today, September 1. She…
Tragedy struck at the Balcombe Drive Primary School in St Andrew today, after a concrete structure collapsed killing…
The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting an increase in water levels at the Hermitage Dam and Mona Reservoir due…
The Houses of Parliament will officially launch its website in October. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Juliet Holness made…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has stated that cybersecurity can no longer be regarded as a technical matter as it is now a critical part…
A call is being made for Education Minister, Dr.…
Parents are being reminded that their role also incorporates providing…
The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) says it continues to…
“Technology must remain the servant of democracy, not its master.” That was the declaration from Prime Minister Dr.…
Lauderhill Vice Mayor, Richard Campbell, who is also of Jamaican heritage is now behind bars. According to Broward…
The Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) says it is awaiting its second call to meet with the Finance…
The Public Procurement Commission (PPC) says no submission relating to the procurement of a firm to design the…
Vice Chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Dr. Lucien Jones has expressed disappointment, following the Government’s…
Medical professionals who continue to shirk their duties, and those who are found to be negligent, will be…
The police are appealing to school administrators to be honest with them about disciplinary challenges faced by institutions. This as…
Police seized nearly 300 pounds of vegetable matter believed to be ganja during a targeted raid in Harmony Hall, Claremont,…
Advantage General Insurance Company has officially rebranded as Sagicor General Insurance Jamaica Limited, bringing more than six decades of experience under the strength and reach…
Water levels at the Mona reservoir have fallen further while…
With the new academic year fast approaching, a call is…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says there will be increased…
Parliamentary Secretary in the Education Ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan is urging school leaders to intensify water conservation and…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that the Government will provide a relocation grant, to persons who…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness noted that lands being sought for displaced residents of Cooper’s Pen in Trelawny…
The Transport Operators Development and Sustainable Services (TODSS), has welcomed the decision of the government to delay implementation…
Scores of relatives, friends, community members and politicians turned up today to bid farewell to 10 year old…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says he is contemplating whether or not to use emergency powers to address…
The Jamaica Fire Brigade says one of the three firefighters who sought medical attention at hospital after being injured while…
The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) says its assessments and responses to fires are not based on presumption, but on the…
The management of Superior Parts Limited says the company is cooperating with the relevant authorities as investigations into the cause and circumstances of a fire…
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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has chastised persons he claims…
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has welcomed the visit…
Fi We Children Foundation says it is preparing to take…
Students who turn up at school in breach of grooming or uniform rules must still be allowed through…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says he’s deeply saddened by the passing of veteran broadcaster Dervan Malcolm. Reports…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness told residents of Coopers Pen, Trelawny that he has no power to keep…
By: Clement Reid and Sugar Ray Thomas Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says he will be providing back…
A call is being made for the Government and relevant agencies to urgently assess the damage associated with…
Employees of Superior Parts Limited have criticized the response of firefighters to yesterday’s blaze at their St. Andrew…
Hurricane Melissa is estimated to have resulted in a 2.9% decline in Jamaica’s annual economic output and 30,400 jobs. That…
Three firefighters sought medical attention at hospital after being injured while trying to extinguish Thursday’s blaze along Hagley Park Road…
The Ministry of Finance and the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) have formally signed the wage agreement for public sector workers. The union accepted…
Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond Mckenzie is…
Some employees of Superior Parts Limited say they are devastated…
The University of the West Indies (UWI) has signed…
The Hagley Park Road in St. Andrew is now closed to facilitate a cooling-down exercise following a fire…
Firefighters are currently battling a massive fire at Superior Parts Limited on Hagley Park Road in Kingston. Reports…
The St Ann police say there’s a shortage of spaces to accommodate accused persons in their custody.…
State Minister for Commerce, Delano Seiveright says the global attention from upcoming entertainment event, BZR WKND (Bizarre Weekend),…
The Social Security Ministry is continuing assessments of Coopers Pen residents to ensure support is provided to them,…
The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) has ordered employees of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) to refrain from…
The National Water Commission is reporting that its water facilities in St Ann, St Mary and Portland are taking a…
The Major Organized Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) says it has been involved in a series of operations aimed at…
The Agriculture Minister says the multi-million dollar farm road project in Newcombe Valley, St. Elizabeth is indicative of the government’s continued investment in agriculture. Mr.…
With the new academic year set to begin on September…
The Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) is advising that as…
The Cubans who entered Jamaica illegally on Monday have been…
With the new academic year to begin next month, schools in drought affected communities are making preparations to…
The Education Ministry has implored contractors carrying out repair works on schools damaged by Hurricane Melissa to expedite…
The Water Ministry will be allocating additional funds towards the trucking of water to communities severely impacted by…
Approximately 1,000 residents across Bunkers Hill and neighbouring communities in Clarendon are to benefit from improved access to…
Makeshift classrooms are being erected at the Ocho Rios Primary School in St. Ann to ensure the institution…
The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) has ordered medical consultants to refrain from industrial action. This in relation to…
The Government is assessing community mediation practices in Singapore to see how best some can be implemented in Jamaica’s justice…
The National Water Commission (NWC) is urging the public to continue reporting water leaks, as it works to respond more…
The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) is raising concerns about permits issued by the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) for reported wetland removal and development along…
The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) has clarified that its new…
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association wants the Government to clamp down…
Eleven more men are expected to file a lawsuit against…
The Opposition has written to Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr Horace Chang, requesting a full briefing…
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says it has located and safeguarded the female child who…
The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is urging the Ministry of Health and Wellness to ensure that any…
Some small business owners are expressing concern about the impact of the water restrictions, as the National Water…
Opposition Spokesperson on Housing and Sustainable Living, Senator Dr. Floyd Morris is chastising the Government for failing to…
Veteran politician, William J.C. Hutchinson will be stepping down as Deputy Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party’s Area…
The National Water Commission (NWC) says it’s implementing stricter measures for customers in Kingston and St. Andrew as severe drought…
The St. Mary police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man following the attempted murder of a 51-year-old…
Executive Director of Jamaicans for Justice, (JFJ), Mickel Jackson is calling on Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding to resume talks…
President of the All Voice Route Taxi Association, Lorraine…
Celene Hall, a woman from Portland, has been crowned Miss…
Head of the St Elizabeth police, Superintendent Coleridge Minto is…
The Third Government run shelter for victims of domestic abuse has been completed. Gender Minister Olivia Grange expressed…
Some residents of Coopers Pen in Trelawny are demanding justice and assistance from the Government, two weeks after…
“Water has no colour.” That is the response of Water Minister Matthew Samuda to allegations that the Government…
The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) is refuting assertions that the 300-metre westward extension of the Norman Manley…
The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), has outlined four key areas, where it believes, the Beach Access and Management…
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), has strongly condemned the apparent physical and verbal abuse of…
Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness has re-emphasised that Jamaica’s tourism offerings must go beyond sun, sea, and sand to…
The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) is calling for Jamaica’s beaches to be recognised as a public commons and held in…
Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon has stated that the removal of schools from the shift system remains a priority, despite delays to the process…
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Opposition Spokesman on National Security, Fitz Jackson is questioning comments…
The Government says the necessary steps are being taken to…
Education Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon has announced plans to…
The solar photovoltaic system at the Duff House Pump Station in Manchester is expected to result in over…
While the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) priority remains focused on low and stable inflation, there will also be…
The Water Prohibition Orders, now in effect for eastern parishes, could be extended to Manchester and Clarendon. That…
The Transport Ministry says more than 90% of the rural school bus fleet is expected to be ready…
The Governments of Jamaica and the United States have signed a Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA). Status of…
Newly appointed Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Dr. Brian Langrin, says headline and core inflation increased…
Residents of Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny say they are deeply concerned after they were allegedly given further notice to leave the…
The Education Ministry will be rolling out the national student dress and grooming policy in short order. Portfolio Minister, Dr.…
The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) has welcomed the announcement by Minister of Education and Youth, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon, that the revised national student…
Over 40 schools will be getting solar systems as the…
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) says it is working with…
Education Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon has sought to assure…
The Education Ministry is preparing alternative arrangements, including rotating students on alternate days, for schools that may not…
As Jamaica continues to partner with the United States to disrupt the movement of illegal firearms and narcotics…
People’s National Party (PNP) Constituency Chairman for North Trelawny, Dennis meadows, is calling on Prime Minister Dr. Andrew…
Several residents and taxi operators are staging a protest over poor road conditions in the Back Pasture and…
“Jamaica is not in a recession, and a recession is not likely for the rest of 2026”. The…
The Education Ministry is reporting improvements in 18 of the 34 subjects for the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate…
The North-East Regional Health Authority (NERHA) says a comprehensive investigative process and clinical review have been initiated in the circumstances…
Some students are expressing satisfaction with their Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) results which were released yesterday. A St. Catherine student…
An international manhunt for a Dominican Republic national who was wanted for murder came to an end during an intelligence-led operation in St. Mary, yesterday.…
The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) says progress in achieving…
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) says candidates who sat the…
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has rejected the Government’s new…
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President La Sonja Harrison has criticised the state of schools in Western Jamaica…
The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) says there was an increase in what it describes as irregularities at this…
The economy is expected to contract for the July to September quarter of this year. The update was…
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) says it welcomes the announcement of Dr. R. Brian Langrin as Governor of the…
The Justice Ministry has secured a plaza to house the Westmoreland Parish Court, which was severely damaged by…
The Jamaica Bankers Association (JBA) has welcomed the appointment of Dr. Brian Langrin as Governor of the Bank…
Jamaica’s expected timeline for achieving pre-Hurricane Melissa levels of output has been reduced from three to one and a half…
The economy contracted by 2.9 per cent in the April/June quarter compared with the same period in 2025. The Planning…
Several students are expressing hope that their hard work in the May-June CXC examinations will be rewarded with good results. Thousands of candidates across the…
Former President of the Lawyers Christian Fellowship, Helene Coley Nicholson…
By Sugar Ray Thomas “Artificial intelligence (AI) must work with…
A double strike from Tyshaun Headley guided Jamaica’s Under 14…
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz is expressing deep concern over the continued loss of lives on the nation’s roads,…
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says too many criminal cases are going to trial. He said the prosecution and…
A lawsuit has been filed for nine of the men who were detained on the morning of the…
There are mixed reactions from members of the public about the water prohibition orders which took effect today.…
With the release of the CXC examination results less than 24 hours away, parents are eagerly awaiting the…
Dr. R. Brian Langrin is the new Governor of the Bank of Jamaica. Finance Minister, Fayval Williams, announced…
Opposition Spokesperson on Land, Lothan Cousins is demanding immediate public disclosure of the court order used to carry out last…
There are some 239 abandoned patients in public hospitals. The Health and Wellness Ministry says among the public hospitals, Cornwall…
The water prohibition orders which were announced last week by portfolio Minister Matthew Samuda are to take effect today. According to his ministry, the decision…
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By Sugar Ray Thomas The Small Business Association of Jamaica…
Students who sat the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) May-June examinations…
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association says the new wage offer…
By Sugar Ray Thomas The Government is moving to address concerns about school book lists particularly the high…
Central Kingston Member of Parliament caretaker Steven McGregor has called on the Government to do more to assist…
The Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) is probing a shooting incident involving two police officers on the Spur…
The People’s National Party Youth Organization (PNPYO) is calling for an urgent national response to what it describes…
Finance Minister Fayval Williams is encouraging taxpayers to meet their tax obligations and make use of the services…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says the dispossession or eviction of families from properties, especially those informally settled,…
Motor vehicle owners are being urged to desist from overtaking long lines of traffic when travelling on the nation’s roadways.…
Gender Minister Olivia Grange has signed a contract with technology firm Amber Innovations to develop a mobile app to enable…
The Government will establish a scholarship in honour of the late Vincent Stephen “Franno” Francis. Sports Minister Olivia Grange made the announcement at the thanksgiving…
Water Minister Matthew Samuda has reiterated that the impending water…
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Winston…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says that while the events…
As the National Water Commission gets ready to implement strict prohibition orders starting on Monday, car wash operators…
The police have charged one of the men alleged to be involved in the brawl at a beach…
“We are hard-working people.” That is the declaration of one of the men detained prior to the demolition…
Opposition Spokesperson on Land, Lothan Cousins, has called on the Government to invoke the Local Improvements Community…
The Social Security Ministry is continuing its distribution of relief supplies to families affected by the demolition of…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says his administration will find ways to support the families affected by the…
The number of men who are claiming that they were arrested by the police on the morning of the demolition…
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has expressed concern over reports of the arbitrary detention and fingerprinting of men before Tuesday’s demolition…
Water Minister Matthew Samuda says the light showers being experienced across sections of the island are not sufficient to sway the National Water Commission’s implementation…
The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) says last week’s drug seizure…
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has called for an inquiry into…
Residents of Alexandria and surrounding communities in St. Ann will…
The Fi We Children Foundation has called for appropriate accountability and action where abuse, negligence, and inadequate supervision…
The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) is warning that the ongoing drought and water shortages could force…
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has described the displacement of residents of Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, following a demolition exercise,…
The 22 men who were detained on Tuesday morning ahead of the demolition of houses in Cooper’s Pen,…
State Minister for Industry, Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright says Jamaica does not have a shortage of talent…
The Met Service says it is monitoring tropical waves, one of which could develop into a tropical…
The Specialized Investigation Branch (SIB) says it has made significant progress against organised crime over the past week, resulting in…
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has renewed his appeal for extreme caution on the island’s roads, describing dangerous and reckless driving…
Member of Parliament for North Trelawny, Tova Hamilton has rejected claims that she had prior knowledge of Tuesday’s demolition of houses in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny…
Emergency relief support is being provided to displaced residents of…
The latest rainfall outlook shows a higher likelihood of below-normal…
The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) has launched an…
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security says it is providing support to families affected by the demolition…
Opposition Spokesperson on Human Rights, Isat Buchanan is demanding answers in relation to yesterday’s demolition exercise in Cooper’s…
Vice-Chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Dr. Lucien Jones is again urging motorists to slow down…
The Heads of Judiciary of states that subscribe to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has expressed confidence…
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is expecting a revised wage offer from the Finance Ministry by Friday following…
More than $75 million in cash and millions of dollars in counterfeit goods were seized following a recent…
Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson says it would be extremely reckless for Jamaica to commit to the Caribbean Court of Justice…
Attorney-at-law Bert Samuels says the recent report in relation to issues at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) has not…
The Opposition People’s National Party, has called on the relevant government agencies to ensure that residents of Coopers Pen in Trelawny who were displaced following…
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina Johnson smith says the ministry…
Some car wash operators in St. Ann are bracing for…
Persons involved in the brawl at an event in St.…
The Trelawny Municipal Corporation has distanced itself from a demolition exercise that was carried out in Cooper’s Pen…
President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Owen Dobson says the island could face a further shortage of…
Directors of the Destination Event Series, Best Weekend Ever (BWE) say the individuals involved in an altercation at…
Former Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Paula Llewellyn has noted that social media can become a toxic force…
The Ministry of Water, through the National Water Commission (NWC), will be issuing a water prohibition notice on…
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), is mourning the death of a colleague, at his home in Mount Airy…
A 3-year-old girl was killed in a motor vehicle crash along the Ferris main road in Westmoreland yesterday. Dead is…
Written By: Sugar Ray Thomas The Kingston Central Police Division say they remain committed to removing gangs from the space.…
Amidst renewed discussions over the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) being the region’s final court, one Jamaican attorney has highlighted that there is greater mistrust…
The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) says it is actively…
Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) says it will continue to…
As the Government continues to build out the National…
Four police officers sustained injuries in a motor vehicle crash along the Nine Miles main road in Spalding,…
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) says wage negotiations with the Finance Ministry are expected to continue tomorrow. This,…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says the island’s security forces must have discipline and respect in the use…
One of the nation’s renowned attorneys, Bert Samuels, says a recent article alleging a deep divide in the…
Police Commissioner Dr. Kevin Blake is calling on citizens to work with the police to ensure the continued…
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says the digitisation of patient records at the May Pen…
A man has been taken into police custody in relation to the murder of another in St. Elizabeth on Friday.…
Infrastructural improvement works will be carried out along Seaview Drive in Lucea Hanover, this week, starting tomorrow. This as the…
Local security company Guardsman Group has pledged to continue supporting the 2 burn survivors who returned to Jamaica yesterday following specialised treatment in the United…
A St. Elizabeth man was shot and killed during a…
A call is being made for motorcyclists to refrain from…
The two surviving Guardsman/Beryllium workers injured in an explosion at…
The Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) says this week’s arson attack on two elderly women in Bamboo,…
Police seized 430 rounds of ammunition and a firearm in three operations in St James on Thursday. Three…
Jamaica and the Republic of South Africa must trade, invest, learn, innovate and prosper together. The statement was…
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) says it is reviewing the comprehensive written judgment of the…
A three-year-old boy is suspected to have drowned at an amusement park in Westmoreland yesterday. He is Kayson…
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) says wage negotiations with the Finance Ministry remain at a stalemate after talks…
There is clear indication that many public sector workers are willing to accept the latest salary offer from the government. The…
Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton has appealed for Jamaicans to be patient, as the government embarks on a wider transformation…
The police are searching for a man who allegedly chopped and wounded two elderly women before setting their home ablaze in Bamboo, St. Ann last…
Councillor for the Whitfield Town Division in St. Andrew, Eugene…
By Sugarray Thomas Jamaica and Ghana have signed a defence…
As Jamaica celebrates it’s Independence Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness…
Psychologist Dr. Leahcim Semaj is urging Jamaicans not to ignore warning signs for suicide. His comments follow reports…
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has called on the nation to maintain the vision of generations before who stood…
A woman is among three persons arrested following a series of coordinated anti-lottery scamming operations at several locations…
The government is evaluating the modular containerized housing units for wider use across the country as it moves …
The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) has indicated that the latest salary offer from the government seems reasonable…
The Trinidadian Town of Guapo, Point Fortin, has been plunged into mourning after one of its residents died…
The Board of the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) has accepted the terms of a tentative three-year wage agreement…
A call is being made for rental companies and other persons lending motor vehicles to tourists to brief them on…
Written By: Ansray Thomas The right of persons of African descent in the diaspora to return to the mother continent, Africa, is not an act…
An appeal is again being made for persons involved in…
The Government will accord an official memorial service to the…
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is urging…
The Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) has welcomed the announcement of a comprehensive review of the Road…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has stated that the partnership between Jamaica and Ghana must focus on trade,…
Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign, Regional and Diaspora Affairs, Senator Donna Scott-Mottley has hailed the historic ties between Jamaica…
The Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) has renewed its call for the Chairpersons of three Municipal Corporations to…
“No amount of funds can restore the damage caused by slavery.” That is the declaration from Prime Minister…
Education Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon has pledged to incorporate more reparations discussions in the nation’s schools. Dr.…
“Putting America first should not mean putting Jamaica in jeopardy.” That is the comment from former Prime Minister Bruce Golding,…
A woman from Trinidad and Tobago died after the vehicle she was travelling in plunged into a river in St.…
By Sugar Ray Thomas Ghanaian nurses will soon arrive in Jamaica to support the island’s healthcare system. Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness said this is…
Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding says China has never made…
Culture Minister, Olivia Grange says Jamaica is moving forward with…
An investigation has been launched to determine the circumstances that…
Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding says there are some important things big and powerful countries can learn from…
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has directed that a comprehensive review be undertaken of all matters relating to the…
The leaders of Jamaica and Ghana have reaffirmed their commitment to exploring the possibility of having direct flights…
Agriculture Minister Floyd Green has assured farmers in Southwest St. Elizabeth that the government will move swiftly to…
A police constable is under investigation after his three-year-old son allegedly gained access to his service pistol and…
Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding has doubled down on his criticism of the United States, which he says…
Written By: Ansray Thomas The Kingston Western Police Division recorded a 30.4% reduction in murders between January 1 and August…
A female is among 19 members of the ‘Genasyde gang’ charged by the police’s Specialized Investigations Branch (SIB). The accused…
The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is reiterating its call for children and young people to be meaningfully included in all discussions, consultations and policy…
The National Water Commission (NWC) says water supply regulations will…
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Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton has noted that the rapid…
Finance Minister Fayval Williams says the Government is determined to…
Finance minister Fayval Williams has underscored the importance of transparency in the government’s procurement process, saying it is…
“Having leadership as your gift means that you have to be resilient.” That is the charge given…
The pump attendant who sprayed a woman with gasoline and set her on fire during a dispute in…
Four Haitian nationals were found at a house in Green Acres, Spanish Town, St. Catherine, yesterday. They were…
Jamaica Labour Party Communication Chairman, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, has described as shameful the persistence of Paul Buchanan to…
The legal team representing Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness in the matter against the Integrity Commission says today’s…
Cabinet minister Dr. Andrew Wheatley has been given the green light to seek a judicial review of the Integrity Commission’s…
A call is being made for local law enforcement agencies, to ensure that Jamaicans are equipped with information needed…
The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) is calling on road users to be extremely vigilant over the Emancipendence celebrations and the rest of August. The…
Jamaica’s law enforcement agencies conducted 79 human trafficking investigations in…
The water ministry has allocated $86 million towards the trucking…
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says El Hydro Limited is honouring…
The Agriculture Ministry has introduced a temporary administrative measure to facilitate the transportation of untagged cattle for slaughter.…
Seventy-three of the National Water Commission (NWC’s) water supply systems are showing decline, ranging from 20% to a…
Prohibition orders will be implemented in the coming weeks if there is no improvement in the drought conditions…
Four parishes were experiencing drought conditions up to the end of last month. They are St. Elizabeth, St.…
Construction of the Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant in Content, St. Catherine is 53% complete. The project is…
Two current and one former member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force were placed before the Home Circuit Court…
State Minister of Education Rhoda Crawford has lauded principals in Region 5 for being the driving force behind Hurricane Melissa…
A call is being made for Transport Minister Daryl Vaz to urgently provide an update on the state of the…
Two men died in separate motor vehicle crashes in Clarendon and St. Thomas yesterday. The deceased are 30-year-old Shaquille Campbell, a carpenter of McGilchrist, Toll…
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Warren Clarke has declared that…
Written by: Sugar Ray Thomas The Jamaican Government has provided…
Written by: Sugar Ray Thomas The Third Jamaican who was…
Written by: Sugar Ray Thomas Five of the housing units at the Howard Avenue Apartments in St. Andrew…
Written by: Sugar Ray Thomas Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith says discussions must be held with…
Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson, is again calling for public disclosure of the Third-Country Nationals…
An Investigation has been launched to determine what caused a fire on a rural school bus in Manchester…
Written by: Sugar Ray Thomas There is concern that truancy could affect Jamaica’s performance in this year’s Caribbean…
Not all schools in Western Jamaica affected by Hurricane Melissa will be ready for the upcoming school year.…
Despite facing severe hardships in Cuba, more than 65 Jamaican students have completed their medical studies for the 2025/2026 academic…
Minister with Responsibility for Land Titling and settlement Robert Montague has re-emphasised that the containerised housing units, being provided by…
Police have identified the three people who were fatally shot, during a reported confrontation with lawmen yesterday in Westmoreland. They have been identified as Kenroy…
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has…
Three men were fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with…
The Support Jamaica website is not owned by a private…
Written by: Sugar Ray Thomas A Working Group has been established in the Office of the Prime…
The National Water Commission (NWC) has indicated that water supply regulations will be implemented for customers served by…
By Sugar Ray Thomas A new national study has revealed that 90.2% of respondents support Government regulation of…
The average monthly subvention for all municipal corporations is approximately $473 million. Opposition Spokesperson on Local Government, Natalie…
The Independent Commission of Investigations, INDECOM, is reporting that 174 people have died in alleged confrontations with members…
Jamaica recorded 315 murders up to Saturday, July 25. That’s 80 fewer than the 395 recorded in the…
Member of Parliament for Manchester Central, Rhoda Moy Crawford has chastised councillors in the constituency who she says have…
The Bank of Jamaica’s search committee for the new governor says the process is ongoing and that no recommendation has…
Foreign influences in Jamaica’s built environment should reflect a spirit of resilience. Professor of Urban Planning and Public Policy at the University of the West…
The National Security Council (NSC) has approved a series of…
Roderick Oliver Mair has been appointed Jamaica’s next Consul-General in…
People’s National Party President Mark Golding says leaked voice messages…
Chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party’s Communication Taskforce, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, has described as shameful People’s National…
Works Minister Robert Morgan says citizens should not take the Government’s post-Melissa restoration work for granted. He was…
Jamaicans are being urged to unite in the fight against human trafficking, stressing that public awareness must…
Commuters in St. James who were spared the first phase of the taxi fare increase are paying the…
Six more male Haitians were detained by the police in Portland yesterday. This has further increased the number…
Hydel High and Cumberland High in St. Catherine are to be merged. Education Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon…
Education Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon says the Government will establish a Boys’ Committee to bolster efforts to tackle the…
The Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal (JAMP) is calling for higher standards of transparency and accountability in governance. This follows the…
Thousands of Jamaican entrepreneurs and employees operating side-hustle businesses could soon benefit from a J$1 billion Employees’ Side-Hustle and Entrepreneur Micro Loan Revolving Fund Programme…
