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Finance Minister Fayval Williams says the Government is working behind the scenes to have the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NARA) up and running in the shortest possible time, noting that significant work must be completed...

The start of this morning’s sitting of the Standing Finance Committee of Parliament, which is examining the Government’s budget, was delayed after some Opposition members pressed for the report of the Independent Fiscal Commission, which reviewed...

A 17-year-old male student is now in police custody following a deadly fight at Ocho Rios High School in St Ann on Wednesday, which claimed the life of another student. The police reported that during an altercation at the school, a male student...

Police in the St Catherine North Division have identified the man who died after being attacked by a mob last week, following allegations that he attempted to rape a woman. He has been named as Javori 'Jeff Dunbar, a 25-year-old labourer from...

Traffic Day at the St Catherine Parish Court on Wednesday ran smoothly despite some hiccups, with hundreds of motorists paying fines for outstanding tickets, says Kadiesh Jarrett-Fletcher, head of communications at the Court Administration...

Jamaica was named Destination of the Year and Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett crowned Tourism Minister of the Year Worldwide as the country secured six honours at the Pacific Area Travel Writers Association (PATWA) International Travel Awards in...

Police in St Elizabeth are urging 44-year-old contractor Owen Miller to report to the Black River Criminal Investigations Branch (CIB) after he was listed as a person of interest in a discharge of a firearm incident in Goshen. Miller has...

The new Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Amendment Act, 2026, which introduces sweeping reforms aimed at giving rehabilitated Jamaicans a meaningful second chance, including provisions for automatic expungement in certain cases, has...