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One of the clearest signals of stress is among young professionals. Urban rents regularly exceed J$80,000 to $100,000 per month, while entry-level home prices sit well beyond what a single professional earning between J$150,000 and $300,000 monthly can com
23 Jan, 2026 0

Why homeownership is slipping further out of reach for Jamaicans

Jamaica’s housing affordability gap has widened further in 2025, as rising construction costs, climate-related shocks, higher insurance premiums, and constrained lending continue to outpace wage…
Venezuelan nationals seeking to get registered in Trinidad in 2019.
23 Jan, 2026 0

Trinidad to undertake registration of undocumented migrants

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government says it will begin registering all undocumented migrants in the country from next week and warned those who fail to register could…
His court date is being finalised.
23 Jan, 2026 0

21-year-old St Ann man charged for stealing woman’s car by trick

A 21-year-old man from St Ann has been charged after allegedly tricking a woman and stealing her vehicle. Joel Nelson of Beechamville, Claremont, is charged with larceny by trick and driving away a…
A crew of linemen from Barbados pause for a moment, shortly after arrival in the island to assist with electricity restoration.
23 Jan, 2026 0

More Caribbean line workers arrive in Ja to help with Melissa electricity restoration

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is reporting that a second set of Caribbean linemen has arrived in Jamaica, with more to come, as the company pushes ahead in the final stages of Hurricane Melissa…
Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, in discussion with Sebastian Ebel, CEO of TUI Group, at a meeting at FITUR in Spain on Thursday January 22,2026.
23 Jan, 2026 0

Bartlett, TUI Group hold discussion on expanding Latin America and Eastern Europe markets for Jamaica

Jamaica continues to seek to expand its reach in Latin America and Eastern Europe, two regions showing increasing appetite for Caribbean travel, as the country moves to strengthen its tourism economy.…
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23 Jan, 2026 0

23 rounds of ammunition seized by police in Manchester

The police in Manchester have seized 23 rounds of ammunition during an operation in Mandeville. No arrest was made. Reports from the police are that about 6:40 p.m. on Wednesday, cops, acting on…
President Donald Trump applauses during a signing ceremony on his Board of Peace initiative at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, January 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
23 Jan, 2026 0

US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization

NEW YORK (AP) — The United States has finalised its withdrawal from the World Health Organization, one year after President Donald Trump announced America was ending its 78-year-old commitment,…
Members of the Jamaica four-man bobsled team ahead of action at the North American Cup.
23 Jan, 2026 0

‘Recruit from within’

Chris Stokes, president of the Jamaica Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (JBSF), said Jamaica’s qualification to the 2026 Milano Cortina Olympic Winter Games was fuelled largely by developing a pool…
Canada’s Camryn Rogers celebrates winning gold in the Hammer Throw at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo last year. The glove on her hand was donated to the Museum of World Athletics yesterday.
23 Jan, 2026 0

World Athletics museum mines record number of pieces

The World Championships Tokyo 25 competition apparel of three-time sprint gold medallist Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and Camryn Rogers, who retained her hammer title with an 80.51-metre championship…