(Jamaica Gleaner) The Dr Andrew Holness-led administration is urging local businesses to look to new markets amid the Trump administration’s imposition of a 10 per cent tariff on Jamaican exports to the United States even as it seeks “urgent clarification”.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A 15-year-old girl and a 28-year-old taxi operator have been charged with the murder of a man along Swansea Avenue in St Andrew on March 24.
(Jamaica Gleaner) United Oil & Gas Plc, UOG, says it has secured a two-year extension to its Walton-Morant licence to explore for oil offshore Jamaica.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and cervical cancer are now covered under the National Health Fund’s (NHF) card programme, the government agency has announced.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Coroner’s Inquest into the death of Manchester businessman Jason Neil ended in an open verdict yesterday, with the jury unable to determine whether his death was a suicide or murder.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Trump administration has signalled to regional leaders that it has little interest in discussing the Cuban medical mission programme when Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrives in the Caribbean today.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Former Ambassador to the United Nations (UN) Curtis Ward says the key reason for Marco Rubio’s visit to Jamaica this week has not been revealed, asserting that the trip is to make demands on CARICOM states.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Church’s Texas Chicken will be entering Jamaica’s quick-service restaurant market with its first store scheduled to open at Mall Plaza in Kingston in the third quarter of this year.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Government plans to introduce a dedicated school bus system for rural Jamaica starting in September this year.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Buoyed by encouraging crime figures in the first quarter of the year, National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang is optimistic that Jamaica could close 2025 with fewer than 800 murders – a milestone not seen in recent history.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) should not be allowed to control government again, and that a major information campaign targeting young Jamaicans will be pursued to boost that effort.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Jamaica Public Service Company Limited, JPS, says it is building an electricity grid that can withstand the effect of a Category 5 hurricane should it hit the island.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, says the Government is concerned about the United States’ recent visa restriction policy targeting officials from countries that engage Cuban healthcare workers and is seeking clarification on the matter.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaican Government is being urged to seek a waiver to shield itself from the United State’s (US) recent visa restrictions policy targeting officials from countries that engage Cuban healthcare workers.
(Jamaica Gleaner) A trending and controversial music video, featuring a schoolboy and disturbing imagery and lyrics, has drawn backlash from a local children’s advocacy group, which has described the video and lyrics as “appalling and startling” and is calling for the authorities to carry out an immediate investigation.
KINGSTON/LONDON, (Reuters) – Many Jamaicans want their country to ditch King Charles as head of state but a bill presented by the government to do just that has frustrated some critics of the monarchy who believe the change should go further to slash colonial ties.
(Jamaica Gleaner) Although United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced an expansion of its Cuba restrictive policy on Tuesday, it remains unclear whether Jamaica falls among “complicit” third countries in employing medical personnel through its neighbour’s labour export programme, which could lead to visa sanctions.
(Jamaica Gleaner) With the Ministry of Justice leading the charge, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) on Thursday called on civil society organizations (CSOs) to strengthen their collaboration and enhance their efforts in the ongoing fight for social justice across Jamaica.
(Jamaica Gleaner) While the police have not yet released the names of the three men killed in an alleged gun battle in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, early Wednesday morning, residents have identified them and linked them to the notorious Ants Posse Gang.
(Jamaica Gleaner) The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, JCAA, which regulates the country’s airways, plans to ease congestion in the skies by implementing new software and systems to assist air traffic controllers.
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