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STATIN attributed population changes to three key demographic processes: births, deaths, and migration.
December 9, 2025

J'can population at 2.774 million as growth rate slows, long-awaited census data reveal

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has released the results of the national census, revealing a population of 2,774,538, an increase of 2.8 per cent over the 2011 count.
The country struggled with a shortage of eggs during the last Christmas season when the demand for the product increased.
December 9, 2025

Egg farmers assure of adequate supplies for Christmas

President of the Jamaica Egg Farmers Association, Mark Campbell, is seeking to assure that there will be an adequate supply of eggs for the upcoming Christmas season. "We have had no Covid-19,…
President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Argentina's President Javier Milei in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Tuesday, October 14, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
December 9, 2025

Judge temporarily blocks Trump administration from firing workers during government shutdown

President Donald Trump’s administration for now must stop firing workers during the government shutdown, a federal judge in San Francisco ordered on Wednesday. US District Judge Susan Illston issued…
Red Snapper fingerlings which are ready to be transferred to the bigger sea cages swim around in smaller plastic drums at the National Fisheries Authority's Bowden Bay Mariculture Research Facility in St Thomas on Monday October 13.
December 9, 2025

Agriculture Ministry launches red snapper pilot to strengthen food security

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is advancing Jamaica’s food security and pioneering a new frontier in blue economy sustainability through a Red Snapper Cage Culture Fin Fish Pilot…
A court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

Two policemen charged for allegedly beating man with service guns in Trelawny

Two policemen have been charged for allegedly using their service weapons to beat a man in Racecourse in Falmouth, Trelawny. Constables Daniel Osbourne and Craig Chang appeared before the Trelawny…
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December 9, 2025

Gas prices down

Motorists will pay less for gas on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $2.19 to sell for $154.42 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $2.50…
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States Major General (ret’d) Antony Anderson right engages Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams in discussion during a courtesy call on ambassador Anderson on Monday.
December 9, 2025

Finance minister in Washington for IMF, World Bank annual meetings

Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams is in Washington, attending the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. The meetings, which began…
The decision to plead guilty spared the now 10-year-old child from having to relive the events of March 12, 2022.
December 9, 2025

Update|Portmore brothers charged in cell phone fraud case freed after paying back customers

Two Waterford, Portmore, St Catherine brothers charged for using their social media business to defraud persons seeking to buy cell phones have made restitution to the complainants. Having received…
People hold posters of Charlie Kirk during a Turning Point USA rally at Utah State University, as a part of the organisation's push to memorialise Kirk, Tuesday, September 30, 2025, in Logan, Utah. (AP Photo/Alex Goodlett)
December 9, 2025

US revokes visas for six foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by United States officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative…