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Transnational organised crime remains the most significant security threat facing the Caribbean region, Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, reiterated during a recent public forum in Washington, DC....
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4-H Clubs across the island will benefit from a $2.3 million donation of farm supplies from Hi-Pro, a division of the Jamaica Broilers Group. The symbolic handover took place at the Hi-Pro Ace Supercentre in White Marl on February 6, marking the...
Staff and students of Constant Spring Primary School are now better equipped to respond to cardiac emergencies, thanks to the donation of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED) by the Rotary Club of New Kingston. The device was officially...
PAC Kingston Airport Limited (PACKAL) has begun two major renovation projects at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) as part of the next phase of the operator’s $25.8-billion (US$161-million) transformation programme first unveiled in...
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has formalised a strategic working partnership with the Human Resource Management Association of Jamaica (HRMAJ), marking a significant step toward deeper collaboration on workforce development, labour...
JN Money continues to expand its services and has launched its eighth agent location in Bodden Town, Cayman, following expansion to Gambia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Ghana, Honduras, India, Kenya, the Philippines, Senegal, and Uganda in August 2025. The...
Applications are now open for the JamCoders summer camp, a high-impact national initiative designed to equip Jamaican high school students with advanced skills in algorithms, programming, and computational thinking. The intensive summer programme...
WESTERN BUREAU: Luxury resort Half Moon will begin a phased reopening on April 2, with Eclipse at Half Moon and its newly reimagined Villas returning to service as the property continues its post–Hurricane Melissa recovery. The reopening represents...
A soldier was shot and killed along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew on Tuesday night. Information is that the soldier and a policeman, who were off duty, were driving along the roadway when the vehicle they were travelling in developed mechanical...
JACDEN Group of Companies says its works with the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) are compliant and a recent audit report on procurement breaches at the facility “does not conclude that JACDEN caused or directed those failures”. “...
BERLIN (AP) — Established democracies’ efforts against public-sector corruption appear to be flagging, according to a survey released Tuesday that serves as a barometer of perceived corruption worldwide. It raised concern about developments in...
The man accused of murdering veteran journalist Barbara Gayle has been further remanded until June 3 for a pre-trial readiness hearing. The accused, Travis Ellis, who was arrested in connection with Gayle’s murder in December 2024, was last...
Three teenage boys have been arrested and charged by the police in connection with separate robbery incidents in Stony Hill, St Andrew. The boys—one 15-year-old and two 16-year-olds—are charged with housebreaking, larceny, and malicious...
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillors walked out of today’s monthly meeting of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) to protest the election of People’s National Party (PNP) councillor for the Springfield Division, Lorraine...
A policeman was among two men arrested on Monday night along Port Henderson Road in Portmore, St Catherine following the seizure of two guns and 65 rounds of ammunition, including an M16 rifle. The policeman is attached to a police unit in...
