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Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Daryl Vaz, addressing a press conference at Jamaica House on November 11, 2025.
December 10, 2025

Vaz defends $24 billion JPS loan, says no additional funds planned

Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says there is no proposal for any additional public funds beyond the US$150 million (J$24 billion) loan provided to the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to fast-track…
JPS President and CEO Hugh Grant.
December 10, 2025

JPS says it met Dec 10 restoration targets for St Mary, Portland, Manchester, Clarendon and St Ann

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it has met its December 10 target of restoring electricity to 95 per cent of customers in St Mary and Portland by the first week of December, and to 75…
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, addresses the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation’s September 9, 2025 General Sitting of Council at the corporation’s downtown Kingston offices.
December 10, 2025

KSAMC unveils 20% discount to ease post-hurricane pressure on entertainment industry

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has announced a 20 per cent discount on fees linked to structures used at entertainment events. The measure is aimed at easing pressure on…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, addressing a press briefing at Jamaica House on November 13, 2025.
December 10, 2025

Cabinet cancels Christmas parties across gov't after Hurricane Melissa

Cabinet has ordered the cancellation of Christmas parties across government as recovery following the passage of Hurricane Melissa takes priority. The decision comes in the wake of the devastation…
The theft has left the group of volunteers, including several Jamaicans, devastated, after spending weeks gathering donations and packing the shipping container, which was nearly ready to be sent to Jamaica.
December 10, 2025

Relief supplies for Jamaica stolen in Canada; probe 'very advanced'

No arrest has yet been made in Canada in connection with the multimillion-dollar December 3 theft of a trailer containing dozens of barrels of clothes, food, tools and generators intended for…
Ambassador Curtis Ward
December 10, 2025

Curtis Ward | Be vigilant: expose corruption in hurricane relief and recovery

Saying there are significant concerns by many in Jamaica and in the diaspora that the government on its own cannot be trusted to distribute hurricane relief without bias and favour would be an…
She was admitted for further treatment and observation.
December 10, 2025

Two elderly residents found dead in separate incidents in St Ann

Two communities in St Ann are mourning the deaths of two senior citizens whose bodies were found in advanced stages of decomposition on Tuesday. The deceased are 75-year-old farmer Arthur Bennett of…
António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations
December 10, 2025

António Guterres | ‘Human Rights: Our Everyday Essentials’

Nearly eighty years ago, the Universal Declaration of Human Rights defined what every person needs to survive and thrive. It was a philosophical and political breakthrough – and it has been the…
From left: Alexi Lalas and Ronaldo listen as FIFA President Gianni Infantino and host Andrés Cantor applaud as Francesco Totti, and Hristo Stoichkov look on during the match schedule reveal for the 2026 football World Cup in Washington on December 6, 2025
December 10, 2025

Egypt and Iran complain about planned football World Cup 'Pride' match

(AP) - Egypt and Iran, two Middle East nations that target gays and lesbians, have complained to FIFA over a World Cup football match in Seattle that is planned to celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride. Leaders in…