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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness
27 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaica, UK to sign hurricane reconstruction deal next week

Jamaica expects to sign an agreement with the United Kingdom next week for British reconstruction specialists to help rebuild the island following the destruction from Category 5 Hurricane Melissa a…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness
27 Oct, 2026 0

Holness orders fast-tracking of 100 houses, three water tanks

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says he has instructed the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) to fast-track two urgent interventions in the recovery from Hurricane Melissa: the…
The demonstration registration plates, commonly known as blue plates, are issued to authorised motor vehicle dealers, importers and garage owners to allow them to drive unregistered or newly imported vehicles on public roads for specific commercial purpose
27 Oct, 2026 0

TAJ to continue issuing blue plates while new system is developed

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) will continue issuing dealer and demonstration registration plates, commonly known as blue plates, in the short term while the Government develops an alternative…
Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
27 Oct, 2026 0

Only one of 22 TCNs returned to homeland

Only one of the 22 third-country nationals (TCNs) who arrived in Jamaica from the United States more than two weeks ago has been returned to their homeland, while another has expressed a desire to…
Dr Marcus Goffe (left) and Kesonord Gordon outside the St Catherine Parish Court following the ruling in the Rio Cobre pollution case on Monday.
27 Oct, 2026 0

Goffe: $100,000 fine does not fit Rio Cobre damage

Attorney-at-law Dr Marcus Goffe has welcomed Monday’s court ruling against bauxite company UC Rusal over a 2019 pollution incident in the Rio Cobre, while arguing that the $100,000 fine imposed falls…
27 Oct, 2026 0

JP defends role in Pathways defendant’s caution statement

A Justice of the Peace (JP) has rejected suggestions that he failed to adequately perform his duties while witnessing a caution statement and question-and-answer session involving murder accused Andre…
International swimmer Eva Buzo (foreground) shortly after completing a 30-kilometre swim from Trelawny to St James on Sunday. Also pictured is Dr Devon Taylor (left), president of the Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement.
27 Oct, 2026 0

Int’l swimmer lends support to local beach rights campaign

WESTERN BUREAU: Internationally acclaimed marathon swimmer Eva Buzo completed a 30-kilometre swim along the coastline from Trelawny to St James on Sunday to highlight the ongoing movement surrounding…
Senator Allan Bernard.
27 Oct, 2026 0

$26b irrigation project exemption questioned

Opposition Senator Allan Bernard is questioning the Government’s decision to exempt the $26-billion Pedro Plains Irrigation Expansion Project from public procurement rules by designating it a national…
Barrington Dobson (centre), a beneficiary of the Government’s New Social Housing Programme (NSHP), accepts the contract and keys to his new three-bedroom house from Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (second from left) during a handover ceremony last Frida
27 Oct, 2026 0

Gov’t to pump another $2b into ROOFS programme

WESTERN BUREAU: More households are set to benefit from the Government’s ROOFS (Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family Shelters) programme as $2 billion has been added to the original allocation amid…