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12 Jun, 2026 0

Holness: ‘Downtown Kingston looks worse than it did 40 years ago, massive plan needed’

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says downtown Kingston, capital's commercial heart, looks worse today than it did more than four decades ago and requires a massive plan of intervention covering…
11 Jun, 2026 0

High ticket prices keep World Cup fans in Jamaican Diaspora at bay

When the FIFA World Cup kicks off later today in Mexico, many Jamaicans in the Diaspora will be seated in front of their television sets watching the games rather than attending matches. The main…
11 Jun, 2026 0

Chuck pushes for revival of Republic talks 

A senior Government official has made an urgent appeal for a restart of the drawn out constitutional reform process that would remove the British Monarch as Jamaica’s head of state and urged lawmakers…
11 Jun, 2026 0

Tufton places spotlight on healthcare workers’ welfare

The Government is moving to improve the welfare of healthcare workers, says Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton, who yesterday contended that the well-being of medical staff is…
11 Jun, 2026 0

Four killed in Retirement, cops accused of murder 

Residents of Retirement, in St James, wept openly yesterday morning as they angrily rubbished the police claim that four men who were shot and killed in an operation in the community had engaged them…
11 Jun, 2026 0

Troy residents welcome return of vital bridge

Western Bureau: After several years of being cut off from neighbouring communities and being forced to use longer routes to reach markets, farmers in Troy and neighbouring districts in southern…
11 Jun, 2026 0

'The cries were loud and unkind' - MPs welcome reopened Troy Bridge after tension

WESTERN BUREAU: After years of criticism over delays in rebuilding the Troy Bridge, Trelawny Southern’s Member of Parliament (MP) Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert says she is satisfied that the government…
11 Jun, 2026 0

Police flag rise in coordinated gun attacks

Senior law enforcement sources have described an alarming rise in coordinated gun attacks involving heavily armed groups moving with military-like precision across several parishes. The concern…
11 Jun, 2026 0

JHTA renews call for meeting on GCT increase

Jamaica’s tourism industry has renewed calls for talks with the government over a proposed increase in the General Consumption Tax (GCT), warning that the absence of consultation risks unsettling one…