Fantastic four put Jamaica closer to World Cup spot

Jamaica have routed Bermuda 4-0 and inched closer to securing a place at the World Cup for just the second time. Dante Leverock scored an own goal before Bobby De Corva-Reid and Shamar Nicholson extended Jamaica's half-time lead to 3-0 with goals...

Virginia's candidates for governor on guns, trans issues and campaign enthusiasm

It’s a warm Saturday morning in August as I pull up to Dominion Shooting Range in Richmond’s Southside. I’m meeting one of Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates, Republican Lt. Governor Winsome Earle-Sears, to partake in an experience both...

Gov't to retable JTC bill after consultation with stakeholders complete

The Ministry of Education is to have the Jamaica Teaching Council Act, 2025, re-tabled after it completes the consultations with stakeholders on areas of concern in the legislation. Education Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon says the next round of...

Jamaica committed to environmental protection and fighting climate change - Samuda

Jamaica cannot sit idly by as a victim of the global climate crisis but must instead play its part in unearthing solutions to the climate change challenges impacting the region, charged Minister of Water, Environment, and Climate Change, Matthew...

Jamaica wants to woo back party-loving Brits

Jamaica tourism officials are hopeful that additional flights from British Airways, Virgin Atlantic and TUI next summer will reverse a decline in British visitors. UK visitor numbers peaked at 230,000 in 2024, making it the biggest Caribbean...

Jamaica moves to ratify key marine protection treaty under Cartagena Convention

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica has reaffirmed its commitment to environmental protection under the Cartagena Convention, announcing that it is in the final stages of ratifying the Protocol Concerning Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW). The...

Jamaica Reaffirms Commitment to Ratify SPAW Protocol

Jamaica has reaffirmed its commitment to ratifying the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol of the Cartagena Convention. Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, said it requires one final step,...

Late October hurricane outlook warns of tropical trouble

The 2025 Atlantic hurricane season might have at least one more trick up its sleeve. A tropical wave in the central Atlantic Ocean shows signs of organizing as it makes its way west toward the Caribbean Sea, forecasters said Oct. 17. “Interests in...

Norris McDonald | Jamaica’s bauxite policy, RUSAL’s perks, and Manley’s fight for tax justice!

IN 2024, RUSAL Engineering & Tech Centre, LLC, a subsidiary of the Russian-owned RUSAL corporation, filed a patent in the United States for a method to extract scandium from bauxite red mud and alumina wastes. Scandium, an extremely rare and...

Jamaican-born theatre pioneer Yvonne Brewster OBE dies at 87

Yvonne Jones-Brewster OBE, the Jamaican-born actress, director, writer, and co-founder of two landmark theatre companies—the Barn Theatre in Kingston and Talawa Theatre Company in London—has died at the age of 87, according to reports. -...

Jamaica sets new 2030 tourism targets of 5 million US visitors

Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, has wrapped up the first phase of a Global Marketing Blitz, unveiling ambitious new Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for the island’s top three source markets — the United Kingdom, Canada, and...

Caribbean Airlines appoints acting successor after CEO steps down

Nirmala Ramai (Photo: Caribbean Airlines) October 13, 2025 KINGSTON, Jamaica — Caribbean Airlines has appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) Nirmala Ramai as its acting chief executive officer (CEO), following the sudden resignation of Garvin...

Shipping Association of Jamaica offering consultancy services to MSMEs

The Shipping Association of Jamaica (SAJ) recently launched a suite of consultancy services to help members of the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector boost their operations and build sustainable businesses. The SAJ, which has...

Dengue cases remain low, says Health Minister

Health Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton says the number of dengue fever cases recorded so far remain below the threshold that would signal an outbreak. Some 257 cases of the mosquito-borne virus would have to be recorded monthly to surpass the...

WATCH: Police investigating series of deceptive cash register robberies across Boston

BOSTON (WHDH) - Boston police said they are investigating four robberies across Boston in which thieves are using deception, not weapons, to steal money from stores’ cash registers. In four separate incidents this week, police said suspects walked...

Researcher’s warning on T&T, Caribbean population decline

On Oc­to­ber 7, labour mar­ket re­searcher Dr Jus­tine Pierre re­leased an ar­ti­cle en­ti­tled “How Falling Fer­til­i­ty and Mass Mi­gra­tion Threat­en the Re­gion’s Growth: An ur­gent need to im­port up­wards of 150,000 Haitians/Venezue­lans as...

Labour State Minister Reaffirms Jamaica’s Strong Commitment to ILO’s Core Principles

Minister of State in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Donovan Williams, has reaffirmed Jamaica’s strong commitment to the core principles of the International Labour Organization (ILO), particularly in promoting decent work,...

Caribbean Medical Mission celebrates 28 years of healing, hope and humanity

For the past 28 years, New Jersey-based Caribbean Medical Mission (CMM) has made the trek to the Caribbean and Africa with the expressed mission of providing free medical care to underserved communities that need it most. On November 1, the...

Widespread electricity theft behind lack of working streetlights in Rocky Point, Clarendon – JPS

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is reporting that the ongoing problem of a lack of electricity being experienced in Rocky Point, Clarendon is due to outages caused by widespread electricity theft from streetlights. In a media release on...

Agriculture Ministry Launches Red Snapper Pilot to Strengthen Food Security and Blue Economy

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 Project. The project is spearheaded by the United...