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Loan agreement between Gov’t and JPS for US$150M signed yesterday
16 December 2025The loan agreement between the Government and the Jamaica Public Service JPS for US$150 million was signed yesterday. En...
Members of the security forces deployed to Haiti to support Gang Suppression Force
16 December 2025A contingent of members of the security forces has been deployed to Haiti to support the Gang Suppression Force (GSF). T...
SBAJ president says 7% increase in electricity bills is unconscionable
16 December 2025President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) Garnett Reid has described the 7% increase in electricity ...
JFJ calls for decriminalization of consensual sex between minors
16 December 2025Rights group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is calling for the decriminalization of consensual sex between minors. JFJ Exec...
638 murders recorded in Jamaica up to Saturday December 13
16 December 2025Six hundred and thirty eight murders were recorded in Jamaica up to Saturday December 13. This is 480 fewer than the 1,1...
BITU expresses deep concern about JPS’ proposal to defer third-year wage increase f...
16 December 2025The Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), which represents the management group at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS),...
5000 workers to benefit from tourism housing assistance recovery programme
16 December 2025Five thousand workers are to benefit from the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme, (THARP) which is to be laun...