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May 19, 2026
Growth & Jobs | Pre-diaspora conference webinar to spotlight real estate market opportunities
Jamaica’s real estate market continues to experience strong growth, fuelled by increased demand for residential and commercial developments, tourism-related investments, and renewed interest from…
May 19, 2026
Growth & Jobs | Students benefit from financial literacy drive led by JN Bank
Hundreds of primary-level students have received copies of the financial literacy book Let’s Talk Money Kids! by Carlton G. Stewart, through an initiative by JN Bank aimed at strengthening literacy…
May 19, 2026
Talks begin with Ukraine on minority rights
BUDAPEST (AP):
Hungary and Ukraine will begin consultations on the rights of Ukraine’s ethnic Hungarian minority, the countries’ foreign ministers said yesterday an early sign that strained relations…
May 19, 2026
St James man charged over shooting in Trelawny
Thirty-nine-year-old Angrea Morrison, otherwise called ‘Mantis’, a mason of Providence Heights, St James, has been charged in connection with a shooting incident in Hastings district, Deeside,…
May 19, 2026
Prince William to sell estate stake to fund housing, green projects
LONDON (AP):
Prince William’s Duchy of Cornwall plans to sell about 20 per cent of its £1 billion (US$1.3 billion) property portfolio over the next decade to consolidate its holdings and finance…
May 19, 2026
NET continues islandwide post-hurricane school rehabilitation programme
The National Education Trust (NET) is continuing its islandwide rehabilitation programme to restore schools affected by Hurricane Melissa, underscoring the Government’s commitment to rebuilding safe,…
May 19, 2026
Centres open for rare Ebola strain that killed nearly 120
SHKINASA (AP):
Congo will open three Ebola treatment centres in the eastern Ituri province, and the World Health Organization is sending a team of experts to the country, following an outbreak of a…
May 19, 2026
by Carl Gilchrist and Gareth Davis Sr
‘Stop playing around’ with vaccination - St Mary residents confront fears during Vaccination Week
Jamaicans should stop “playing around” with vaccination, St Mary Medical Officer of Health Dr Tamara Henry-Gilpin has warned, amid persistent hesitancy and low uptake of key vaccines.
Her warning…
May 19, 2026
Federal judge bans most arrests by federal agents in immigration courts in New York
Federal agents can no longer make arrests without exceptional circumstances in and around three Manhattan buildings where immigration proceedings occur, a judge ruled Monday.