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Jamaica finished fifth in the Concacaf standings, but 63rd overall at the just ended FIFA Under 15 World Cup and Festival in Baku, Azerbijan. This after a 3- 2 win over El-Ealvador earlier this morning in their final...

The Opposition says a statement of regret should come from the Government about the handling of the Cuban motion debated in Parliament on Tuesday. Leader of Opposition Business in the House Phillip Paulwell has written...

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says the Government has made the reduction of violence and the strengthening of security institutions, a central priority. According to him, security policy understood properly is also...

Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr. Horace Chang is warning that criminal elements are becoming increasingly desperate and more willing to challenge the authority of the security forces to protect their illicit...

The United Nations is calling on donors, financial institutions and the private sector to provide financial support to small business operators in the towns which were affected by Hurricane Melissa. On Wednesday...

22 leases have been signed by entrepreneurs, who will soon start production at the Amity Hall / Bridge Pen Agro Park, in St. Catherine. The park is being operated in tandem with the Amity Hall / Bridge Pen irrigation...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) does not have a reconstruction mandate as part of its operations. The disclosure was made by Information Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon as she...

One year after Hurricane Melissa, some businesses in Western Jamaica have reopened, but the struggle to recover continues. Shanice Gibbs reports on the business owners still counting the cost of the category five system...

Close to 50 percent of Jamaican consumers surveyed say they plan to spend more this Christmas than they did last year. Additionally, more than half of the 600 persons surveyed are planning to use their personal savings...

Popular podcaster Jhaedee “Jaii Frais” Richards and music producer Jahvel “Jahvy” Morrison are to return to the Gun Court on January 27, next year. Bail for both men has been extended, as the court awaits completion of...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security says its operational focus is clear, as it seeks to meet the January 2027 deadline for completion of payments to families whose homes were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane...

Water Minister Matthew Samuda has stated that the National Water Commission’s (NWC) request for a 51% tariff increase is not just about raising prices to fix problems, but also about inviting public...

The police are probing the murder of a businesswoman, whose body was found at her home in Dover District in St. Mary yesterday. Dead is 43-year-old Sophia Morgan. Reports are that she was last seen closing her business...

The Government said it was not pressured by any country to abstain from a United Nations resolution vote, calling for an end to the United States’ long standing economic embargo against Cuba. Information Minister...

48 housing units have been completed under the Government’s Semi-Permanent Housing Solution Project. The programme provides safer accommodation for eligible families displaced by Hurricane Melissa, including those...