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The United Kingdom’s Judicial Committee of the Privy Council has implemented free visa processing for persons involved in appeal cases.…
Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith has welcomed the visa application fee waiver for Jamaican appellants appearing before the United…
President of the St. Ann Chamber of Commerce, Kenneth Anglin is calling for better scheduling of road repair work in Ocho Rios following this morning’s…
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The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) will be…
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The property tax compliance drive for business operators in the…
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The National Works Agency (NWA) has partnered with Google for…
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…
The Montego Bay Bypass in St James is almost complete and the Government is maintaining its target of…
The United States Embassy has announced a raft of changes to items allowed inside the facility, including cellular…
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), is condemning what it calls the non-consultative behaviour of the Ministry of Education in closing…
The Education Ministry has indicated that 95 schools are on track for completion of repair works by this month end.…
A probe has been launched into what caused the fire at the Haddon Disposal Facility in St Ann. The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA)…
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National Security and Peace Minister Dr Horace Chang has expressed…
The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has been plunged into…
The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is condemning remarks by…
“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…
The Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee (JAMRROC) has been charged with providing real-time, direct and independent accountability…
The relocation of residents from the hurricane-ravaged Parottee community in St. Elizabeth will be executed as a priority…
President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), La Sonja Harrison, has again raised concerns about the use of tents at…
The Supreme Court has granted an interim injunction restraining the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) and its agents from carrying…
The Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee (JAMRROC) was officially launched this morning at Jamaica House in Kingston. JAMRROC will provide oversight for the National…
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Education Minister, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon has announced a decline…
The Opposition People’s National Party is calling on Health Minister…
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) says its…
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…
Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith will represent Jamaica at the 26th China International Fair for Investment and…
President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association La Sonja Harrison says the Government needs to mobilise an all-hands-on-deck approach…
The Ministry of Education is reporting a generally smooth reopening of schools across the island for the start of the…
Administrators at the Balcombe Drive Primary and Infant School in St. Andrew held a sensitisation session with parents today. It…
President of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), La Sonja Harrison, has renewed calls for the Government to upgrade dilapidated school buildings, ensuring that they are…
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The Jamaica Teachers Association (JTA) will resume wage negotiations with…
The Government has officially filed a reparations petition to King…
The Education Ministry says it will be monitoring the implementation…
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…
99 vehicles were rolled out under the National Rural School Bus Programme for the new academic year this…
Commuters, including students, are stranded in Great Pond, Ocho Rios, St. Ann this morning, after taxi operators withdrew…
Thousands of students return to school this morning, as the 2026/2027 academic year commences. Contingency plans have been implemented in…
The National Water Commission (NWC) has been instructed to review its active work sites across Kingston and St. Andrew, with…
Transport Minister, Daryl Vaz is urging members of the public to rely only on official Government sources for confirmation of any reports concerning industrial action…
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The St James Police say measures are in place to…
Five people have been hospitalised following exposure to chlorine gas…
Chairman of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation Mayor Councillor Michael…
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…
The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) says the Health Ministry has completed a preliminary audit of the accommodation…
Works Minister Robert Morgan is calling for a thorough investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of…
The Government is doubling down on its warning that only authorized persons are permitted-to conduct assessments to determine which individuals…
El Niño is expected to intensify to exceptional levels in the coming months with nearly a 100% certainty that it…
Principal Director of the Meteorological Service Evan Thompson says Jamaicans need not panic amid reports of severe weather impacts due to El Niño . The…
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The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) has commissioned a…
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is urging farmers to…
The government says it is mobilising back-to-school support for children…
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…
Administrators at the Balcombe Drive Primary School in St. Andrew are awaiting the go-ahead from the authorities to…
There is concern that children affected by the recent demolition exercise in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, will not be…
The Board Chairman of the St. Mary High School has reportedly expressed confidence that the process to appoint a principal…
Written By Georgetta Williams and Natalie Campbell 10.3 per cent of students surveyed reported that they attend school under the…
The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) has announced the appointment of Ms. Daenia Ashpole as its Chief Executive Officer, effective September 1, 2026. In a…
Technical officers from the Education Ministry are conducting an assessment…
Water Minister Matthew Samuda says Cabinet has approved an additional…
The recommendation made by the board of the St Mary…
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…
The Houses of Parliament will officially launch its website in October. Speaker of the House of Representatives, Juliet…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has stated that cybersecurity can no longer be regarded as a technical matter…
A call is being made for Education Minister, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon to move with alacrity to approve the…
Parents are being reminded that their role also incorporates providing children with emotional support. Sub-officer in charge of the St…
The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) says it continues to monitor issues relating to interns even as it has submitted proposals on how to increase…
“Technology must remain the servant of democracy, not its master.”…
Lauderhill Vice Mayor, Richard Campbell, who is also of Jamaican…
The Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ) says it is awaiting…
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.…
Police seized nearly 300 pounds of vegetable matter believed to be ganja during a targeted raid in Harmony…
Advantage General Insurance Company has officially rebranded as Sagicor General Insurance Jamaica Limited, bringing more than six decades…
Water levels at the Mona reservoir have fallen further while the Hermitage Dam has recorded a slight increase, as drought…
With the new academic year fast approaching, a call is being made for students and other commuters to ensure they…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says there will be increased patrols by school resource officers (SROs) in the upcoming academic year. SROs are specialised JCF…
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Parliamentary Secretary in the Education Ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan is…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that the Government…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness noted that lands being sought…
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…
The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) says its assessments and responses to fires are not based on presumption, but…
The management of Superior Parts Limited says the company is cooperating with the relevant authorities as investigations into…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has chastised persons he claims recently relocated to Cooper’s Pen, in Trelawny, with an intention…
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) has welcomed the visit by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holnes to Coopers Pen in…
Fi We Children Foundation says it is preparing to take legal action to challenge the exclusion of children from school due to grooming infractions. The…
Students who turn up at school in breach of grooming…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says he’s deeply saddened by…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness told residents of Coopers Pen,…
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…
Three firefighters sought medical attention at hospital after being injured while trying to extinguish Thursday’s blaze along Hagley…
The Ministry of Finance and the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) have formally signed the wage agreement…
Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond Mckenzie is commending the Jamaica Fire Brigade for its swift and sustained…
Some employees of Superior Parts Limited say they are devastated after a massive fire engulfed the business establishment on Hagley…
The University of the West Indies (UWI) has signed key salary and compensation framework agreements with the University and Allied Workers Union and the…
The Hagley Park Road in St. Andrew is now closed…
Firefighters are currently battling a massive fire at Superior Parts…
The St Ann police say there’s a shortage of…
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…
The Major Organized Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) says it has been involved in a series of operations…
The Agriculture Minister says the multi-million dollar farm road project in Newcombe Valley, St. Elizabeth is indicative of…
With the new academic year set to begin on September 7, at least two taxi associations are anticipating the financial…
The Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) is advising that as part of its redevelopment plans for the Jacob Taylor Beach…
The Cubans who entered Jamaica illegally on Monday have been charged. The six arrived by boat at Harvey Beach in Coral Gardens, Montego bay, St.…
With the new academic year to begin next month, schools…
The Education Ministry has implored contractors carrying out repair works…
The Water Ministry will be allocating additional funds towards the…
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…
The National Water Commission (NWC) is urging the public to continue reporting water leaks, as it works to…
The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) is raising concerns about permits issued by the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA)…
The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) has clarified that its new modular certification framework, the Caribbean Targeted Education Certificate (C-TEC) is…
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association wants the Government to clamp down on parents of students on the Programme of Advancement through…
Eleven more men are expected to file a lawsuit against the State in relation to their detention prior to the demolition of houses in Cooper’s…
The Opposition has written to Minister of National Security and…
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says it…
The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is urging the Ministry…
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…
The St. Mary police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man following the attempted murder of…
Executive Director of Jamaicans for Justice, (JFJ), Mickel Jackson is calling on Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and…
President of the All Voice Route Taxi Association, Lorraine Finnikin is questioning the motive of individuals who are developing…
Celene Hall, a woman from Portland, has been crowned Miss Universe Jamaica 2026. Hall is the first woman from the…
Head of the St Elizabeth police, Superintendent Coleridge Minto is calling for early intervention in conflicts to prevent escalation to murders. Speaking at the St…
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The Third Government run shelter for victims of domestic abuse…
Some residents of Coopers Pen in Trelawny are demanding justice…
“Water has no colour.” That is the response of Water…
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…
The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) is calling for Jamaica’s beaches to be recognised as a public commons and…
Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon has stated that the removal of schools from the shift system remains…
Opposition Spokesman on National Security, Fitz Jackson is questioning comments by National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang, on the role…
The Government says the necessary steps are being taken to facilitate a smooth rollout of 110 rural school buses in…
Education Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon has announced plans to amend the HEART/NSTA Trust legislation to allow high school students to graduate with skills training…
The solar photovoltaic system at the Duff House Pump Station…
While the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) priority remains focused on…
The Water Prohibition Orders, now in effect for eastern parishes,…
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…
The Education Ministry will be rolling out the national student dress and grooming policy in short order. Portfolio…
The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) has welcomed the announcement by Minister of Education and Youth, Dr. Dana…
Over 40 schools will be getting solar systems as the Education Ministry moves towards having institutions that are energy resilient…
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) says it is working with stakeholders across the region to have the Caribbean Targeted Education…
Education Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon has sought to assure educators that the Government is responding to their concerns, as it relates to operational funding.…
The Education Ministry is preparing alternative arrangements, including rotating students…
As Jamaica continues to partner with the United States to…
People’s National Party (PNP) Constituency Chairman for North Trelawny, Dennis…
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…
Some students are expressing satisfaction with their Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) results which were released yesterday. A St.…
An international manhunt for a Dominican Republic national who was wanted for murder came to an end during…
The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) says progress in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) continues to be constrained by…
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) says candidates who sat the exam for a pilot Maths certification course did very well.…
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has rejected the Government’s new wage offer. The Finance Ministry’s improved offer was reportedly made last Friday. Immediate past President…
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President La Sonja Harrison has…
The Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) says there was an increase…
The economy is expected to contract for the July to…
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…
The economy contracted by 2.9 per cent in the April/June quarter compared with the same period in 2025.…
Several students are expressing hope that their hard work in the May-June CXC examinations will be rewarded with…
Former President of the Lawyers Christian Fellowship, Helene Coley Nicholson has called on the Government to do right by the…
By Sugar Ray Thomas “Artificial intelligence (AI) must work with people and not in place of people.” Chief Justice Bryan…
A double strike from Tyshaun Headley guided Jamaica’s Under 14 Reggae Boys to a convincing 4-nil win over St. Kitts and Nevis, in their opening…
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz is expressing deep concern over the…
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says too many criminal cases are…
A lawsuit has been filed for nine of the men…
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…
There are some 239 abandoned patients in public hospitals. The Health and Wellness Ministry says among the public…
The water prohibition orders which were announced last week by portfolio Minister Matthew Samuda are to take effect…
By Sugar Ray Thomas The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) says it will be establishing a drought impact help…
Students who sat the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) May-June examinations will know their results tomorrow. CXC will upload the preliminary…
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association says the new wage offer it received from the Ministry of Finance will be put before the association’s delegates in…
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By Sugar Ray Thomas The Government is moving to address…
Central Kingston Member of Parliament caretaker Steven McGregor has called…
The Independent Commission of Investigations (Indecom) is probing a shooting…
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…
Gender Minister Olivia Grange has signed a contract with technology firm Amber Innovations to develop a mobile app…
The Government will establish a scholarship in honour of the late Vincent Stephen “Franno” Francis. Sports Minister Olivia…
Water Minister Matthew Samuda has reiterated that the impending water prohibition order is intended to help prevent a shortage of…
President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Winston Anderson, has refuted claims of panel-fixing. This is in the…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says that while the events which led to the recent demolition of homes in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, were set in…
As the National Water Commission gets ready to implement strict…
The police have charged one of the men alleged to…
“We are hard-working people.” That is the declaration of one…
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…
Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) has expressed concern over reports of the arbitrary detention and fingerprinting of men before…
Water Minister Matthew Samuda says the light showers being experienced across sections of the island are not sufficient…
The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) says last week’s drug seizure was the highest recorded since the start of the year,…
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has called for an inquiry into how land rights are enforced against vulnerable persons. His comments…
Residents of Alexandria and surrounding communities in St. Ann will soon have access to a new state-of-the-art market. This as the construction of the Alexandria…
The Fi We Children Foundation has called for appropriate accountability…
The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) is warning that…
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has described the displacement of residents…
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,…
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has renewed his appeal for extreme caution on the island’s roads, describing dangerous and…
Member of Parliament for North Trelawny, Tova Hamilton has rejected claims that she had prior knowledge of Tuesday’s…
Emergency relief support is being provided to displaced residents of Coopers Pen in Trelawny after their homes were demolished yesterday.…
The latest rainfall outlook shows a higher likelihood of below-normal rainfall across Jamaica and parts of the wider Caribbean over…
The Office of the Children’s Advocate (OCA) has launched an investigation into injuries reportedly sustained by a 1-year-old boy while in state care at the…
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security says it is…
Opposition Spokesperson on Human Rights, Isat Buchanan is demanding answers…
Vice-Chairman of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC), Dr. Lucien…
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…
Attorney-at-law Bert Samuels says the recent report in relation to issues at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)…
The Opposition People’s National Party, has called on the relevant government agencies to ensure that residents of Coopers…
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina Johnson smith says the ministry has not received any report of Jamaicans who are in…
Some car wash operators in St. Ann are bracing for increased pressure on their businesses, with the impending water prohibition…
Persons involved in the brawl at an event in St. Ann on the weekend are being urged to come forward and provide information that may…
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The Trelawny Municipal Corporation has distanced itself from a demolition…
President of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Owen Dobson says…
Directors of the Destination Event Series, Best Weekend Ever (BWE)…
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.…
Written By: Sugar Ray Thomas The Kingston Central Police Division say they remain committed to removing gangs from…
Amidst renewed discussions over the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) being the region’s final court, one Jamaican attorney…
The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) says it is actively addressing the shortage of neurosurgeons at the Cornwall Regional Hospital…
Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited (KFTL) says it will continue to cooperate with the appropriate authorities following a multi-agency raid on…
As the Government continues to build out the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA), the Agency’s Chief Executive Officer has turned to Peru to…
Four police officers sustained injuries in a motor vehicle crash…
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) says wage negotiations with the…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says the island’s security forces…
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…
Infrastructural improvement works will be carried out along Seaview Drive in Lucea Hanover, this week, starting tomorrow. This…
Local security company Guardsman Group has pledged to continue supporting the 2 burn survivors who returned to Jamaica…
A St. Elizabeth man was shot and killed during a domestic dispute at home in Slipe district yesterday. Dead…
A call is being made for motorcyclists to refrain from wearing slippers and shorts when riding on the nation’s roadways.…
The two surviving Guardsman/Beryllium workers injured in an explosion at a garage three months ago have returned to Jamaica after undergoing specialised burn treatment at…
The Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) says this week’s…
Police seized 430 rounds of ammunition and a firearm in…
Jamaica and the Republic of South Africa must trade, invest,…
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…
Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton has appealed for Jamaicans to be patient, as the government embarks on a…
The police are searching for a man who allegedly chopped and wounded two elderly women before setting their…
Councillor for the Whitfield Town Division in St. Andrew, Eugene Kelly, has urged Jamaicans to embrace backyard farming, warning that…
By Sugarray Thomas Jamaica and Ghana have signed a defence cooperation agreement in a bid to boost mutual disaster response.…
As Jamaica celebrates it’s Independence Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has highlighted the importance of rebuilding following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. In his Independence…
Psychologist Dr. Leahcim Semaj is urging Jamaicans not to ignore…
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has called on the nation to…
A woman is among three persons arrested following a series…
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…
A call is being made for rental companies and other persons lending motor vehicles to tourists to brief…
Written By: Ansray Thomas The right of persons of African descent in the diaspora to return to the…
An appeal is again being made for persons involved in domestic disputes to seek the help of the police instead…
The Government will accord an official memorial service to the late former Cabinet Minister and Member of Parliament, Dean Peart.…
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is urging parents and caregivers to place children’s safety above all else by ensuring that firearms and…
The Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) has welcomed the…
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has stated that the partnership…
Opposition Spokesperson on Foreign, Regional and Diaspora Affairs, Senator Donna…
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…
A woman from Trinidad and Tobago died after the vehicle she was travelling in plunged into a river…
By Sugar Ray Thomas Ghanaian nurses will soon arrive in Jamaica to support the island’s healthcare system. Prime…
Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding says China has never made any indecent request of Jamaica. Mr. Golding’s comment comes as…
Culture Minister, Olivia Grange says Jamaica is moving forward with legal steps, to pursue reparations, in recognition of the sacrifices…
An investigation has been launched to determine the circumstances that led to the death of a police constable whose body was found at the May…
Former Prime Minister Bruce Golding says there are some important…
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has directed that a comprehensive review…
The leaders of Jamaica and Ghana have reaffirmed their commitment…
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…
A female is among 19 members of the ‘Genasyde gang’ charged by the police’s Specialized Investigations Branch (SIB).…
The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is reiterating its call for children and young people to be meaningfully…
The National Water Commission (NWC) says water supply regulations will be implemented for customers served by the Mona Reservoir system,…
Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton has noted that the rapid expansion of health care facilities in St. Catherine will reduce…
Finance Minister Fayval Williams says the Government is determined to correct the low level of participation by Micro, Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (MSME’s) in…
Finance minister Fayval Williams has underscored the importance of transparency…
“Having leadership as your gift means that you have to…
The pump attendant who sprayed a woman with gasoline and…
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…
A call is being made for local law enforcement agencies, to ensure that Jamaicans are equipped with…
The National Road Safety Council (NRSC) is calling on road users to be extremely vigilant over the Emancipendence…
Jamaica’s law enforcement agencies conducted 79 human trafficking investigations in 2025, resulting in the arrest and charge of nine alleged…
The water ministry has allocated $86 million towards the trucking of water to residents in communities badly impacted by the…
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says El Hydro Limited is honouring the maintenance contracts for the 110 buses it supplied the government over a year ago.…
The Agriculture Ministry has introduced a temporary administrative measure to…
Seventy-three of the National Water Commission (NWC’s) water supply systems…
Prohibition orders will be implemented in the coming weeks if…
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…
A call is being made for Transport Minister Daryl Vaz to urgently provide an update on the state…
Two men died in separate motor vehicle crashes in Clarendon and St. Thomas yesterday. The deceased are 30-year-old…
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Warren Clarke has declared that Area 2 will not become a safe haven for criminals…
Written by: Sugar Ray Thomas The Jamaican Government has provided US$250,000 towards support of CARICOM’s humanitarian efforts, to the people…
Written by: Sugar Ray Thomas The Third Jamaican who was deported to Eswatini from the United States of America earlier this month, has also indicated…
Written by: Sugar Ray Thomas Five of the housing units…
Written by: Sugar Ray Thomas Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina…
Opposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson, is again…
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…
Minister with Responsibility for Land Titling and settlement Robert Montague has re-emphasised that the containerised housing units, being…
Police have identified the three people who were fatally shot, during a reported confrontation with lawmen yesterday in…
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has assured that corrective action has been directed and outstanding governance…
Three men were fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with police in Westmoreland yesterday. They have not yet been identified.…
The Support Jamaica website is not owned by a private company but is an official Government of Jamaica platform. That clarification came from the Office…
Written by: Sugar Ray Thomas A Working Group has…
The National Water Commission (NWC) has indicated that water supply…
By Sugar Ray Thomas A new national study has revealed…
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…
The Bank of Jamaica’s search committee for the new governor says the process is ongoing and that no…
Foreign influences in Jamaica’s built environment should reflect a spirit of resilience. Professor of Urban Planning and Public…
The National Security Council (NSC) has approved a series of strategic, legislative and policy initiatives to strengthen Jamaica’s economic security,…
Roderick Oliver Mair has been appointed Jamaica’s next Consul-General in New York. While serving as head of mission, he will…
People’s National Party President Mark Golding says leaked voice messages purportedly linked to the party do not reflect the official position or any policy of…
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Chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party’s Communication Taskforce, Senator…
Works Minister Robert Morgan says citizens should not take the…
Jamaicans are being urged to unite in the fight…
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…
The Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal (JAMP) is calling for higher standards of transparency and accountability in governance. This…
Thousands of Jamaican entrepreneurs and employees operating side-hustle businesses could soon benefit from a J$1 billion Employees’ Side-Hustle…
