Former government minister and attorney-at-Law Hugh Hart has died. Hart served as a member of the Jamaican Senate between 1980 and 1993, as Minister of Mining and Energy between 1983 and 1989, and as Minister of Tourism between 1984 and 1989....
The Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA) has officially launched its Medical Cannabis Special Permit Programmes, an initiative designed to strengthen access and inclusion for traditional ganja growers within Jamaica’s medical cannabis industry....
The Jamaica Public Service Company's (JPS) restoration efforts remain well advanced, with 99.6 per cent of customers now reconnected to the grid. Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Daryl Vaz, made the disclosure during an...
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, is urging Montego Bay food vendors to adopt proper waste management practices to foster safe trading, in compliance with public health standards. Speaking during the recent monthly sitting of the...
A major security review of Jamaica’s carnival product is under way following a shooting at a Kingston after-party, even as Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett hailed the 2026 staging as a strong post-hurricane rebound. The incident, which occurred...
The Jamaican police have issued a high alert for missing British child, six-year-old Tau Kleio Rodriquez-Fairplay. The police say Tau, who is from London, United Kingdom, was transported to Jamaica by one of her parents, and all efforts by her...
The Jamaican Government is being urged to take immediate action to protect consumers and businesses from rising energy costs, as global oil prices climb amid renewed geopolitical tensions and supply disruptions. The Private Sector Organisation...
The University of the West Indies (UWI) says it has met with unions representing technical and support staff at its Mona campus, as it seeks to ease concerns and advance negotiations following recent protests by staff. The university’s response...
Police Constable Tavoy Hussey has been charged in relation to the death of a woman who died after being shot while at a hotel in May Pen, Clarendon last January. Hussey is charged with gross negligence manslaughter and appeared before the...
The St Andrew North police are searching for a man who fled from officers and left behind a bag containing a gun and police gear in the Cornfield district of Gordon Town. The police report that on Tuesday afternoon, a team was on patrol when...
A St Catherine man accused of severing his nephew’s hand during a machete attack in Old Harbour was on Thursday granted $800,000 bail when he appeared in parish court. Jerome Pencle, who is charged with wounding with intent, was granted bail...
Construction companies, developers, and property owners are being urged by the Mining and Quarrying Association of Jamaica (MQAJ) to brace for likely increases in the cost of key materials, including construction-grade limestone and sand, as...
The Medical Appeals Tribunal has overturned the suspension of Neurosurgeon Dr Roger Hunter just under a year after it was imposed by the Medical Council of Jamaica in May 2025. The three-member panel of Ambassador Kathryn Phipps, Dr Norda Clare-...
The National Water Commission (NWC) has intensified enforcement measures against delinquent customers, with water supply disconnections now under way across several parishes in its Eastern Division. The NWC says the action follows a five-month...
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is reporting that the Government has received more than $1.4 billion in Hurricane Melissa donations up to March 31, 2026. More than 17,000 persons have donated to the recovery...
A 23-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder and robbery with aggravation for allegedly stabbing a man with a knife and using a pillow to suffocate him in McCooks Pen, Spanish Town, St Catherine. Charged is Givannie McFarlane,...
LOCAL ORGANISATIONS across multiple sectors now have the opportunity to secure financing of up to $15 million to implement projects that address climate vulnerability and environmental degradation, through innovative, nature-based solutions. This...
THE UNITED Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has once again called attention to the burgeoning waste problem, this time because of space travel. In the wake of NASA Artemis II’s recent return to Earth, following the first crewed mission to the...
THE CARIBBEAN is home to more than 1,600 globally threatened species, yet the funding required to protect them falls short. The global biodiversity financing gap is estimated at more than USD 700 billion annually, according to the Biodiversity...
