Jamaica News

(Jamaica Observer) Two men are dead after gunmen, posing as police officers, entered a premises and opened fire in Free Hill, St Mary, early Sunday morning.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness, while rejecting some of the startling findings of the investigation by the Integrity Commission into his statutory declarations, said on Wednesday that the report has cleared him of involvement in any illicit enrichment.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness, while rejecting some of the startling findings of the investigation by the Integrity Commission into his statutory declarations, said on Wednesday that the report has cleared him of involvement in any illicit enrichment.

(Jamaica Gleaner) In a matter of days, all eyes will be on Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) and the Financial Investigations Division (FID) amid the referral of an investigative report into the statutory declarations of Prime Minister Andrew Holness.

(Jamaica Gleaner) After protracted and sometimes contentious negotiations between the Jamaica Confederation of Trade Unions (JCTU) and the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service on the compensation restructuring exercise, both parties on Thursday inked an agreement which now brings closure to several sticking points that have stalled the deal since last year.

Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke signed an agreement on behalf of the Jamaican government that could see the completion of as many as 10 major infrastructure projects valued at US$2 billion.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A mother is now regretting sending her son outside to get fresh air, only for him to be murdered by gunmen a day after receiving his status letter from The University of the West Indies (UWI).

Jamaica Gleaner Editorial | Transcendental Ramphal Often, eulogies inflate the virtues and achievements of their subjects, even of great men.

(Jamaica Gleaner) After 14 years, King of Dancehall Vybz Kartel is set to make his triumphant return to the stage in a historic concert aptly titled Freedom Street.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The financial performance of telecoms Digicel Group has stabilised, with its operations generating over US$14 million in cash for the year, leading to a rating upgrade by Moody’s.

(Jamaica Gleaner) One of the men suspected of being a shooter in Sunday’s mass killing in Cherry Tree Lane, Clarendon, was shot and killed during an operation by the security forces in the parish yesterday afternoon.

KINGSTON, (Reuters) – Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness today declared a state of emergency in the Caribbean nation’s southern Clarendon parish after eight people were killed in separate gun attacks on Sunday night, including a seven-year-old boy.

(Jamaica Gleaner) A historic convention has been agreed on by United Nations (UN) member states, including Jamaica, to help tackle the global rise in cybercrime.

(Jamaica Gleaner) It is no secret that broadcaster, writer and historian, Roger Steffens, is the owner of a massive reggae archive, which houses the largest collection of Bob Marley artefacts in the world.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday boldly stated that the Government, through his leadership, is resolute in taking back Spanish Town, St Catherine from thugs who have, over the years, taken control of the nation’s former capital.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Preliminary assessments conducted by the Banana Board show an 80 to 100 per cent loss for bananas and plantains, consequent on the passage of Hurricane Beryl.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Hurricane Beryl has left a trail of devastation across the southern parishes of Manchester and St Elizabeth where infrastructure was severely impacted by the system’s strong winds and driving rain.

(Jamaica Gleaner) Four months after a mystery shipwreck caused a disastrous oil spill from the Caribbean island of Tobago to neighbouring Bonaire, Bertrand Smith, director general of the Maritime Authority of Jamaica, wants more support for the country’s marine planning and the prevention of ghost fishing.

(Jamaica Gleaner) The Supreme Court has ruled that dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel and his co-accused are to remain behind bars pending a decision in the Court of Appeal on whether they should be retried for murder.

(Jamaica Gleaner) More trouble is brewing involving the will of late business mogul Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart, after the Sandals hotel group delayed a final cash payment of more than J$6 billion to a group of mostly elderly beneficiaries.