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Andrew South West Member of Parliament Dr Angela Brown Burke at a sitting of the House of Representatives on December 8, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Heated exchange in House as Brown Burke demanded to be heard by Holness

There was a testy exchange in the House of Representatives today after St Andrew South West Member of Parliament Dr Angela Brown Burke demanded to be allowed to speak. The situation unfolded after…
December 9, 2025

Quick action by councillor leads to rescue of missing Clarendon girl, man arrested

A man has been taken into custody after being intercepted today with a six-year-old girl who was reportedly taken from her school in May Pen, Clarendon. The reported abduction was foiled some hours…
A fire on the compound of a supermarket in Negril, Westmoreland on December 9, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Supermarket in Westmoreland damaged by fire

Westmoreland businessman Moses Chybar is counting himself fortunate after a fire erupted this afternoon at Quality Traders Supermarket and Wholesale in West End, Negril. The fire, which started…
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December 9, 2025

Protocols activated to keep bird flu out of Jamaica, says Veterinary Services Division

The Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Agriculture says it has activated protocols to mitigate the possible entry of bird flu into Jamaica, following confirmation of the disease in the…
The sitting of the House of Representatives on December 9, 2025.
December 9, 2025

ZOSOs further extended by Parliament

Parliament on Tuesday approved a further extension of the Zones of Special Operations (ZOSO) in seven communities across Jamaica. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness closed the debate on the extension…
Rose Miller, financial education consultant with the JN Foundation, addressing students at The Mico University College.
December 9, 2025

Growth & Jobs | When the budget doesn’t balance

WHEN THE monthly budget refuses to balance and money seems to disappear before it even has a chance to settle in the wallets or accounts, many households find themselves facing tough decisions.…
Technical support officer at the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr Nahema Daniels Heath (second left), cuts the ribbon to open a smart greenhouse at the José Martí Technical High School in St Catherine on December 5. Joining her (f
December 9, 2025

Growth & Jobs | Smart greenhouse lab opens at José Martí Technical High

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (right) greets shareholders of the Tropical Sugar Company Limited ahead of the ceremony to break ground for the new sugar factory in Chesterfield, Clarendon, on December 2.
December 9, 2025

Growth & Jobs | US$50-million sugar factory in Clarendon to generate 2,000 jobs

PRIME MINISTER Dr Andrew Holness has welcomed a US$50-million investment by Tropical Sugar Company Limited (TSCL)to re-establish commercial-scale sugar production in Clarendon. The new…
Professor Loraine Cook, education psychologist at the School of Education at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, presenting part of the first keynote address at the JN Foundation and UWI School of Education Dudley Grant Early Childhood Resource
December 9, 2025

Growth & Jobs | Psychologists call for ‘re-imagining education system’ to weather growing climate threats

AS JAMAICA begins the road to recovery from the emotional, economic and infrastructural fallout caused by Hurricane Melissa, two education psychologists are calling for an urgent overhaul of Jamaica’s…