News
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
Regulation of Airbnbs still on the agenda, says Bartlett
WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says regulation of peer-to-peer accommodation, such as Airbnbs, remains a priority, with over 30 per cent of last year’s 4.3 million visitors to the…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Jamaicans in diaspora urged to invest in local housing, real estate
WESTERN BUREAU: Renowned Montego Bay-based attorney-at-law Clayton Morgan is calling for Jamaicans living overseas to seize the moment and invest in local real estate and housing based on the…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
‘Politics is people and I love people’
Rayharna Wright may not be a household name, but her quiet resolve and sharp strategic instincts have positioned her as a rising force in Jamaican political campaigning. The St Catherine native was…
December 9, 2025
COJ expansion, digital innovation aimed at strengthening Ja’s business environment
The Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ), which has long grappled with addressing the quality of its service delivery to customers, says it is continuing to strengthen Jamaica’s business environment…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Owen ‘Blakka’ Ellis plays Garvey’s ‘ghost’ in a TV series
RENOWNED JAMAICAN actor Owen ‘Blaka’ Ellis plays the ‘ghost’ of National Hero Marcus Mosiah Garvey in a six-episode CaribbeanTales-TV original series titled Garvey’s Ghost, created and executive…
December 9, 2025
Spirit Airlines to furlough 1,800 flight attendants amid second bankruptcy
Spirit Airlines plans to furlough 1,800 flight attendants before the end of the year, the cash-strapped budget carrier said Monday. The company said it made the “difficult decision” to put cabin crew…
December 9, 2025
Loaded M16 rifle seized in Portsmouth in Portmore, man on the run
Lawmen assigned to the St Catherine South Police Division on Monday seized an M16 rifle with a magazine containing seven 5.56 rounds of ammunition during an operation on Western Parade in the…
December 9, 2025
16,000 Jamaicans now registered under govt’s Social Pension Programme
A total of 16,000 persons are currently registered under the Government’s Social Pension Programme. Chief Technical Director in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Audrey Deer-Williams, made…
December 9, 2025
'Badda Don' gunned down in Old Harbour
Forty-three-year-old Orace Frankson, otherwise called 'Badda Don', was gunned down while walking along a road in Old Harbour, St Catherine last night. The police are searching for his…