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The demonstration registration plates, commonly known as blue plates, are issued to authorised motor vehicle dealers, importers and garage owners to allow them to drive unregistered or newly imported vehicles on public roads for specific commercial purpose
27 Oct, 2026 0

TAJ to continue issuing blue plates while new system is developed

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will continue issuing dealer and demonstration registration plates, commonly known as blue plates, in the short term while the Government develops an alternative…
Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
27 Oct, 2026 0

Only one of 22 TCNs returned to homeland

Only one of the 22 third-country nationals (TCNs) who arrived in Jamaica from the United States more than two weeks ago has been returned to their homeland, while another has expressed a desire to…
Dr Marcus Goffe (left) and Kesonord Gordon outside the St Catherine Parish Court following the ruling in the Rio Cobre pollution case on Monday.
27 Oct, 2026 0

Goffe: $100,000 fine does not fit Rio Cobre damage

Attorney-at-law Dr Marcus Goffe has welcomed Monday’s court ruling against bauxite company UC Rusal over a 2019 pollution incident in the Rio Cobre, while arguing that the $100,000 fine imposed falls…
27 Oct, 2026 0

JP defends role in Pathways defendant’s caution statement

A Justice of the Peace (JP) has rejected suggestions that he failed to adequately perform his duties while witnessing a caution statement and question-and-answer session involving murder accused Andre…
International swimmer Eva Buzo (foreground) shortly after completing a 30-kilometre swim from Trelawny to St James on Sunday. Also pictured is Dr Devon Taylor (left), president of the Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement.
27 Oct, 2026 0

Int’l swimmer lends support to local beach rights campaign

WESTERN BUREAU: Internationally acclaimed marathon swimmer Eva Buzo completed a 30-kilometre swim along the coastline from Trelawny to St James on Sunday to highlight the ongoing movement surrounding…
Senator Allan Bernard.
27 Oct, 2026 0

$26b irrigation project exemption questioned

Opposition Senator Allan Bernard is questioning the Government’s decision to exempt the $26-billion Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project from public procurement rules by designating it a national…
Barrington Dobson (centre), a beneficiary of the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), accepts the contract and keys to his new three-bedroom house from Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (second from left) during a handover ceremony last Frida
27 Oct, 2026 0

Gov’t to pump another $2b into ROOFS programme

WESTERN BUREAU: More households are set to benefit from the Government’s ROOFS (Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family Shelters) programme as $2 billion has been added to the original allocation amid…
From left: Timothy and Lori Thwaites with their son, Noah, and Steven and Mary Whittingham with their son, James, following presentations at the Annual Primary Exit Profile (PEP) Scholarship Awards Ceremony at Shortwood Teachers’ College in St Andrew on
27 Oct, 2026 0

Cousins continue family tradition with gov’t scholarships

Cousins Noah Thwaites and James Whittingham have earned Government Scholarships through their academic achievements, adding another chapter to a family tradition shaped by education and public…
Members of the gold medal-winning Jamaican junior national cheerleading team from St Jude’s Primary School celebrate their historic victory. Front row, from left: Rickayla Brown, Arianna Temple, D’ziah Brown, Brianna Collins and Keziah Barton. Back row
27 Oct, 2026 0

Junior cheerleaders strike gold - But coaches warn funding must follow

Twenty-one young Jamaican athletes have given the country reason to celebrate after winning gold at last month’s staging of the 2026 ICU Pan American and Copa América Cheerleading Championships in…