Homeowners, builders and developers are being encouraged to adopt proper hurricane strap installation practices to strengthen building resilience and reduce damage during severe weather events. The guidance forms part of key messages being...
Motorists will pay more for gas on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $4.50 to sell for $158.88 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $4.50 to sell for $166.33. Automotive diesel oil will move...
The escalating conflict in Iran is already costing the Middle East travel sector an estimated US$600 million per day in international visitor spending, according to the World Travel...
The Rural School Bus Programme is expected to cost the Government more than $871 million in expenses for the 2026/2027 financial year. The disclosure was made by Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Transport, Kadesha Campbell Rochester,...
Minister of Labour and Social Security Pearnel Charles Jr. says the Government has completed the damage assessments and self-reporting processes as part of its response and recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Speaking at this...
One hundred and twenty members of the Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers (JNRWP) are set to benefit from critical insurance coverage to shield their livelihoods against extreme weather. Through a partnership between Hi-Pro and CARE...
UNITED NATIONS, CMC – The United Nations Tuesday said it remains “deeply concerned” at the deteriorating situation in Cuba driven by the inability to import fuel, adding that this has triggered an energy crisis. “Our humanitarian colleagues tell...
The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is undertaking rehabilitative works along a section of Spanish Town Road in St Andrew. The NWA says the corridor being targeted is between the Spanish Town Road Examination Depot and Cockburn Avenue. The...
Four men who were held at sea allegedly with over 2,000 pounds of ganja in Alligator Pond, St Elizabeth have been charged. Charged with possession of ganja, dealing in ganja, trafficking ganja, taking steps preparatory to export ganja and...
The man and woman who were held allegedly with the car of a man whose decomposing body was found in a canal in Hartlands, St Catherine last month were remanded when they appeared before the parish court on Tuesday. The accused, Barbara Gardener...
The Government is working to strengthen its suite of disaster risk financing instruments to safeguard against the uncertainties of natural disasters. Accordingly, the Government intends to renew the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility...
Days before Hurricane Melissa devastated the south-western parishes of Jamaica, the Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) had already begun preparing to send disaster-relief supplies to the island in the event the weather system made landfall. Hundreds...
RUBiS Energy Jamaica has added the Southern Fried Chicken (SFC) franchise to its newest and largest service station as the company moves further into the full-service retail market. The quick-service restaurant is the centrepiece of RUBiS’s 50th...
The spirit of giving was alive and well last week when the Campion College Class of 1990 presented a cheque for $700,000 to their alma mater in support of mental wellness initiatives for current students. The donation, made on the grounds of...
A major step forward in surgical innovation has been achieved at Medical Associates Hospital with the successful completion of its first laparoscopic colectomy, performed by consultant general surgeon Dr O’Rane Thomas. The landmark procedure marks...
Akin to John F. Kennedy’s “Ask not what your country can do for you – ask what can you do for your country”, Custos Joseph Issa’s call for parishioners to be proactive has given legs to the novel St Ann Custos Commando initiative. Two significant...
A multi-agency, intelligence-led operation conducted across several communities in Westmoreland today led to the seizure of illegal guns, imitation firearms, money, and the arrest of several persons. The police say the operation involved the...
Minister of Finance Fayval Williams has defended the Government’s decision to impose a tax on digital services, saying the revenue measure is aimed at ensuring that Jamaica gets its “fair share” of the global digital economy. The Government is...
Jamaica’s Finance Minister Fayval Williams said the country’s Net International Reserves (NIR) of more than US$6 billion will act as a buffer against unstable oil prices due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. “I want to say to the...
Jamaicans are expected to find it easier to compare banking fees and switch accounts when a new comparison website is launched this year as part of financial sector reforms. Finance Minister Fayval Williams, opening the 2026–2027 Budget Debate in...
The Government is proposing to increase the limit on pension fund investments in private companies, a move expected to unlock more than $21 billion in additional capital for private sector and infrastructure financing. Finance Minister Fayval...
Finance Minister Fayval Williams has responded to concerns raised by Fiscal Commissioner Courtney Williams that the Government’s nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth projection and GDP deflator are inconsistent with current inflation trends...
St Catherine resident Samuel King, who is charged with setting a woman’s house ablaze during a dispute, was remanded when he appeared in the parish court today. In court, it was disclosed that a report from the fire department is outstanding....
The 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure have been updated to include an $18 billion allocation for disaster preparedness, mitigation, and response in schools. “I believe [that] at the start of the Standing Finance [Committee review] process, there...
The family of a man who was fatally shot by the police inside his home in the community of Church Pen in Old Harbour, St Catherine on Tuesday is calling for justice. The deceased has been identified by relatives as 29-year-old Shivnarine...
