News
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Gov’t adopts container housing strategy for storm victims
Facing a possible housing crisis in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, the Government has announced a controversial, yet immediate, plan to utilise container homes to shelter displaced families in western…
December 9, 2025
St Ann Chamber backs call for task force to aid parish’s recovery
The St Ann Chamber of Commerce is supporting recommendations for a task force made up of stakeholders to aid in the recovery efforts of St Ann. Hurricane Melissa damaged sections of St Ann on October…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Gov’t creates NARA to lead multibillion-dollar Melissa recovery
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced the establishment of the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NARA), assessing that a fragmented approach by ministries will not meet the…
December 9, 2025
by Edmond Campbell
JPS requests licence extension to secure funding for Melissa recovery
Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Energy, Carol Palmer, has revealed that the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has asked the Government to extend its current licence, which expires in July 2027. The…
December 9, 2025
by Andre Williams
Maitland’s call patterns scrutinised in court as digital evidence unfolds
A senior crimefighter with background in technology on Wednesday mapped out a series of communications allegedly made by murder accused Noel Maitland on the day social media personality Donna-Lee…
December 9, 2025
Steve McClaren resigns as Reggae Boyz head coach
Steve McClaren has resigned as head coach of the Reggae Boyz following Jamaica’s failure to automatically qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Jamaica and Curaçao played to a scoreless draw at the…
December 9, 2025
UTech announces new graduation dates
The University of Technology, Jamaica, has announced new dates for the 2025 graduation ceremony which was postponed due to the passage of Hurricane Melissa. It says two ceremonies will take place…
December 9, 2025
Police cracking down on persons pretending to be JPS employees
The St Andrew North police are urging the public to be on high alert following the arrest of a man accused of posing as a Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) worker to defraud unsuspecting residents.…
December 9, 2025
Labour ministry calls meeting with BITU and Bahia Principe management over redundancy exercise
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is to meet with representatives of the Bahia Principe resorts and the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) on Monday following concerns about a planned…