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The Bank of Jamaica.
March 31, 2026

BOJ holds policy rate at 5.50% amid global uncertainty

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has maintained its policy rate at 5.50 per cent, citing heightened global uncertainty driven largely by the conflict in the Middle East as the primary reason for holding steady. …
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March 31, 2026

Grange welcomes Jamaica Kingsmen CPL franchise to Jamaica

The Sport Ministry is reporting that an agreement was signed today by Caribbean Premier League Limited (CPL), the Ministry, and Kingsmen JDK LLC to host a Caribbean Premier League team and stage CPL…
With hair of varying styles and lengths, Jamaica College students celebrating their victory in the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ Athletics Championships last month.
March 31, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

‘We’ve always done well’

Jamaica College (JC) Principal Wayne Robinson said the school’s latest ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys’ Championships triumph is more than a title; it is another marker of a school firing on all fronts. The…
Members of Edwin Allen High’s female track team dance up a storm as they celebrate their victory in the ISSA/GraceKennedy Girls’ Athletics Championships in Frankfield, Clarendon, on Monday.
March 31, 2026 by Raymond Graham

Edwin Allen celebrates resilient Champs team

Edwin Allen High School turned Frankfield blue yesterday, celebrating their 11th ISSA/raceKennedy Girls’ Athletics Championships title with a high-energy campus rally and street parade. Students and…
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March 31, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

UHWI in hot seat at PAC

The University Hospital of the West Indies’ (UHWI) so-called procurement scandal takes centre stage today as Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is expected to drill down to unveil additional…
Nursing students Ashanti Mootie (right) check Tajay Fuller’s blood pressure during the College of Health Sciences’ annual health fair, held yesterday at UTech’s campus in St Andrew.
March 31, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Long lines for HIV testing mark UTech Health Fair

Long lines formed early for HIV testing at this year’s Health Promotion Fair hosted by the College of Health Sciences at the University of Technology, Jamaica – signalling both concern and curiosity…
Student at José Martí Technical High School in St Catherine, Teandra Williams (left), explains features of the state-of-the-art smart greenhouse, gifted to the school by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information. Others pictured are Senior
March 31, 2026

State-of-the-art greenhouse at José Martí Technical High

Students of José Martí Technical High School in St Catherine are no longer just learning how to plant and reap crops; they are mastering the science and technology that will define the future of…
Gabrielle Gilpin-Hudson, president of the Realtors Association of Jamaica, in conversation with Gregory Bennett, deputy CEO, Spatial Planning Division, National Environment and Planning Agency, during the RAJ Green Sustainability event held recently at the
March 31, 2026

Realtors Association pushes climate‑smart training

The Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ), in partnership with the US-based National Association of Realtors (NAR), has launched the first GREEN Designation course in the English-speaking Caribbean —…
From left: Omar Sweeney, managing director of Jamaica Social Investment Fund; Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining; Matthew Samuda, minister of water, environment and climate change; and Wayne Robertson, permanent secretary in the Min
March 31, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Gov’t launches US$50m project for climate-resilient farming

A multibillion-dollar project designed by the Government to harden the country’s agriculture sector against climate shocks is expected to boost nearly 15,000 farmers in the first year, officials have…