The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Jamaica’s Business Ministry, wishes to advise the public that the continuous heavy rainfall across the island in recent weeks has resulted in operational…
Participants from the Casino Gaming Commission (CGC) and its partner agencies benefitted from an intensive three-day training workshop with Gaming Laboratories International (GLI), dubbed GLI University, earlier this week. The…
The Watchman Christian Leadership Alliance (WCLA) joins the entire nation in a state of deep mourning and solemn reflection following the barbaric killing of a female congregant, Cora Thompson, during…
The Jamaica Umbrella Groups of Churches (JUGC) expresses its profound horror and soul-deep grief following the “barbaric attack” during a divine service at the New Testament Church of God (NTCOG)…
The Inter-American Development Bank Group (IDB) and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) have launched a new joint report titled “Caribbean Development Dynamics Report 2026: Investing in Sustainable…
Phillip Paulwell lambasts government for lagging regulatory environment Durrant Pate/Contributor Jamaica’s telecoms sector is falling behind global standards, according to the parliamentary Opposition, which says for more than a decade…
The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), in collaboration with the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) and Port Handlers Limited (PHL) is urging importers, consignees, and customs brokers to have their cargo…
State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Delano Seiveright, has mounted a strong defence of the proposed National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) Act, arguing that Jamaica…
Civil society leaders are calling for broad and meaningful consultation as Jamaica moves toward introducing a new Non-Profit Organisations (NPO) Act expected in October 2026. The proposed legislation, intended to…
Paulwell calls for Venezuela strategy and urgent rescue plan Opposition Spokesperson on Energy and Telecommunications, Phillip Paulwell, MP disclosed the full scale of Petrojam’s financial deterioration, revealing losses of $4…
The Opposition Spokesperson on Local Government, Mrs Natalie Neita Garvey, MP, says the Government and the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) are being derelict in their duty…
The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has moved swiftly to remove an unauthorised barrier that was erected on its Long Bay Beach property in Negril. The public beach at the north end of Negril’s famous…