In observance of Financial Literacy Month, the Manchester Co-operative Credit Union (1977) Ltd. undertook a series of initiatives aimed at raising awareness around financial literacy within the community. These efforts formed part of the...
As April marks Financial Literacy Month, credit unions across Jamaica have rolled out the Reach and Teach Tour 2026 under the theme ‘Financial Lit A It’. Since the credit unions’ financial literacy programme’s inception in 2015, credit unions have...
At just 25, Adreanna Hamilton is already assembling a life shaped by resilience, adaptability and purpose. By day, she is an accountant at the Credit Union National Association (CUNA), moving comfortably in a world defined by structure and...
WESTERN BUREAU: Six months after Hurricane Melissa unleashed its fury on western Jamaica, residents of some communities in rural St James have still not got the housing assistance they were promised to rebuild their homes, leaving the properties in...
Western Bureau: Some 60 young entrepreneurs from Hanover and Trelawny who were affected by Hurricane Melissa last October are set to receive much-needed assistance and training under a collaborative programme spearheaded by the Young Women/Men of...
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting a significant reduction in crime in the Kingston Central Division, with police confirming zero violent incidents since the start of the year in communities such as Rose Gardens. The update was...
House deliberations on the NaRRA bill descended into chaos late Tuesday after an incident involving the mace led Speaker Juliet Holness to move to suspend Opposition MP Dr Angela Brown-Burke. Government lawmakers backed the motion to suspend...
A 49-year-old Portmore, St Catherine man has been fined a total of $1.5 million or nine months in prison after pleading guilty to selling cocaine at his home. Douglas Forbes, of Independence City, pleaded guilty to charges of possession of...
The conductor seen in a video assaulting two schoolgirls on a bus has been taken into police custody. In the video, which has been widely circulated on social media platforms, the man is seen repeatedly punching and hitting one of the girls...
Approximately 2,000 Jamaicans are still without electricity six months after Hurricane Melissa caused widespread power outages across the island, with Energy Minister Daryl Vaz indicating that the majority of affected households are in...
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) says the longstanding issue of the graduate allowance for teachers has been resolved following a negotiation meeting with the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service on Tuesday. In a statement today,...
Opposition Spokesman on Education, Damion Crawford, has filed a claim in the Constitutional Court seeking a declaration that the constitutional rights of Jamaican children to publicly funded tuition in public educational institutions at the pre-...
The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association (IMAJ) of Jamaica has described Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ call for local contractors to invest in their firms to better compete for large-scale government projects as “timely”, but says the move...
Amid growing concerns over a shortage of cement, Opposition Spokesman on Investment, Trade and Global Logistics Anthony Hylton is calling for urgent parliamentary attention be given to the the situation, warning that the ongoing supply constraints...
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is urging motorists and passengers to stop throwing litter from vehicles and exercise greater discipline in how they dispose of waste while travelling. In an interview with JIS News,...
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is insisting that it is committed to accountability, transparency and serving the public interest, in light of an internal audit report that uncovered several irregularities in its hiring...
Attorney-at-law Debby-Ann Samuels was taken into custody on Monday after a near two-hour standoff with cops in downtown Montego Bay, St James, a senior police official and sources have disclosed. The arrest came five days after a public...
The Spanish Town police have launched an investigation into the sudden death of a retired policeman who was on Monday night found unresponsive in his St Catherine home. He has been identified as Edris Farquharson of Eltham Park, Spanish Town....
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) voted unanimously on Tuesday to invoke Parliament's legal powers to compel University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) CEO Fitzgerald Mitchell's attendance, a step that carries potential criminal sanctions if...
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of two men in Greater Portmore, St Catherine, on Monday. The deceased have been identified as 25-year-old electrician, Paul Francis, of Five West...
Betty-Ann Brown now sleeps on the verandah of what used to be her two bedroom home in Alligator Pond, Manchester. The 60-year-old clothes vendor’s home was destroyed when Hurricane Melissa tore through her coastal community six months ago. A...
Six months after Hurricane Melissa tore through eastern Portland, Franceita Renford is still struggling to rebuild her life. A mother of two who lives in the Rio Grande Valley, her home was destroyed during the storm, leaving her with little more...
Larger, all-inclusive hotels in the Ocho Rios-Runaway Bay corridor were largely spared the worst of October’s Hurricane Melissa and, six months on, are mostly recording their customary high occupancy levels. The picture is less encouraging for...
When representatives from the faith-inspired global organisation, Corus International, arrived in Jamaica in April, their goal was clear: to support recovery in action and document how their partnership with the JN Foundation has been aiding...
As Jamaica’s insurance sector faces persistent gaps in coverage and rising fraud risks, industry leaders call for a stronger, more inclusive, and accountable sector to support national resilience, following critical discussions at the Insurance...
