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Police vehicles on the scene of yesterday’s triple murder in St Mary.
Updated 14 hours ago by Tanesha Mundle

Shock, grief in wake of Robins Bay triple murder

Lorraine Narine was at a grave digging in St Mary yesterday when she was jolted by a loud sound and given the news no mother wants to hear – her son had been shot. Her son, 22-year-old Sazaree Clarke,…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Published 3 hours ago

Jamaican Government welcomes UK Privy Council decision to scrap visa fees for Commonwealth citizens

The Jamaican government has praised a UK Privy Council decision to scrap visa fees for Commonwealth citizens, marking a significant relief for Jamaicans seeking justice at the country’s highest…
Jamaica Teachers’ Association President LaSonja Harrison
Published 2 hours ago

JTA president challenges Holness to act on overheating classrooms

Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President LaSonja Harrison has challenged Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to draw from his personal experiences of overheating classrooms to ensure the Government…
Jamaica Teachers’ Association President LaSonja Harrison
Published 1 hour ago

Harrison: Put young men to work on school repairs

Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President LaSonja Harrison says the Government should use the shortage of labourers hampering school repairs as an opportunity to employ young men, expose them to…
Dr Fenley Douglas, Waterford Municipal Division Councillor
Published just now

Councillor calls for increase in PATH grants for schoolchildren

A call has been made for the Government to increase the financial assistance provided to schoolchildren who are beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). …
The University Hospital of the West Indies.
Updated 15 hours ago

Patient surge swamps UHWI

Jamaica’s primary regional referral facility, the 579-bed University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), is urging members of the public to seek alternative care as a massive influx of patients…
Works Minister Robert Morgan (third left) looks on as Gui Hongsheng (fourth left), project manager from China Harbour Engineering Company, showcases a section of the Montego Bay Bypass which is still under construction, during a tour of the bypass and othe
Updated 15 hours ago by Christopher Thomas

Engineer’s death could impact MoBay Bypass completion deadline

WESTERN BUREAU: One week after the tragic death of engineer Clifton James, who was killed on the new Montego Bay Bypass Road, Works Minister Robert Morgan says the public will be notified whether the…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness addresses the audience during the official launch of the Jamaica Reconstruction and Resilience Oversight Committee on Tuesday.
Updated 15 hours ago by Karen Madden

No romance in ruin - Children’s advocacy group blasts Holness over comments about students at damaged schools ‘learning closer to nature’

Children’s advocacy group Fi Wi Children Foundation (FWCF) has chided Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness for suggesting that Jamaican students forced to learn under trees following Hurricane Melissa are…
Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Senator Aubyn Hill (centre), greets Associate Programme Officer in the Intellectual Property (IP) for Business Division, IP Innovation Ecosystems Sector at the World Intellectual Property Organization, Mariana
Updated 15 hours ago

Businesses get new support to manage intellectual property

Jamaican entrepreneurs are increasingly turning culture, creativity and ideas into market potential, according to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), which on Tuesday joined the…