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Economist Keenan Falconer warns global oil prices could surge due to conflict in Middle Ea...

02 March 2026

As conflict in the Middle East intensifies, economist, Keenan Falconer is warning that global oil prices could surge. Ir...

Woman killed alongside boyfriend in Queens Highway crash, laid to rest

01 March 2026

Sashalee Williams who was killed alongside her boyfriend in a crash along Queens Highway in Discovery Bay, St. Ann on De...

Holness to serve on special Caricom committee to review governance and financing of commun...

01 March 2026

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness will serve on a special Caribbean Community, (Caricom) committee to review the governa...

Gov’t says Black River is entering a new phase of commerce-driven redevelopment

01 March 2026

The government says Black River in St. Elizabeth is entering a new phase of commerce-driven redevelopment, following the...

Holness thanks Caricom for assisting Jamaica with Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts

01 March 2026

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has thanked the Caribbean Community, (Caricom) for assisting Jamaica with Hurricane Me...

Sections of Jamaica rattled by magnitude 4.6 earthquake, this morning

01 March 2026

Sections of Jamaica were rattled by a magnitude 4.6 earthquake, this morning. The quake occurred at around 8:34 am and w...

Foreign Affairs Ministry urges Jamaicans in Middle east to shelter in place

28 February 2026

Jamaicans in the Middle East are being urged to shelter in place. This as the area has become tense amid ongoing strike ...

Tomato based juice being developed as part of nutritional offerings for school children

28 February 2026

The Agriculture ministry intends to develop and distribute a tomato based juice as part of the nutritional offerings to ...

Police intensify efforts to eradicate lottery scamming in Manchester; 5 people charged, ne...

28 February 2026

Residents in Manchester are being urged to support the police, as efforts intensify to eradicate lottery scamming in the...

“Development approval processes consider climate risks” – Samuda says de...

28 February 2026

The Government has sought to assure that its development approval processes are grounded in science and take climate ris...