Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has urged the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) to collaborate with enterprise level contractors to facilitate use of its lands for housing development.

A security guard was shot and killed along Garnett Avenue, in Eltham Park, Spanish Town, St. Catherine, last evening.

The Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) is reporting a 39 percent completion rate in the implementation of the 365 recommendations contained in the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission, JETC, report.  This is just one percentage point below the projected 40 percent milestone for the first quarter of this year. The Education Ministry said this slight variance reflects the significant disruption caused by Hurricane Melissa, which damaged 693 educational institutions and displaced learning, temporarily.

Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has expressed hope that Jamaica's 2026 murder tally will not exceed four hundred (400). 673 murders were recorded last year, representing a 41 percent reduction when compared to 2024.  Mr. Chuck says a reduction for 2026 could be close to 50 percent.

Two people said to be a couple were shot dead in Farm, Manchester this morning. Relatives identified the deceased as Kaydene Isaacs and Rohan Bernard of the community.