The Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA) is calling for those responsible for the killing of 10-year-old Shani Coke to be swiftly brought to justice.
Shani also known as 'Kaja' of Tyre District, Troy, Trelawny was found dead along a dirt track in the community yesterday.
Agriculture Minister, Floyd Green said there's no truth to claims that residents who grow food in their backyard must register with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA).
He was responding to a social media video in which a man falsely claimed that legislation was passed to restrict backyard farming.
Consumer confidence fell by 2.3% over the second quarter of 2026 while business confidence showed a modest improvement up by 2.6%.
Executive Chairman of Market Research Services, Don Anderson made the disclosure while presenting the confidence indices for the second quarter of 2026 yesterday.
The body of a 10-year-old girl was found with her throat slashed along a dirt track in Troy District near Warsop, Trelawny, yesterday.
The deceased has been identified as Shani Coke.
Remittances to households have decreased by 3% so far this year with one of the island's top market researchers expressing concern over the matter.
Executive Chairman of Market Research Services Limited, Don Anderson made the disclosure while speaking yesterday at the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce/GK Capital Business and Consumer Confidence Indices second-quarter briefing.