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Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton interacts with healthcare workers from the Southern Regional Health Authority during an appreciation gala last week.
12 Oct, 2026 0

SRHA staff applauded for heroic service

WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has heaped praise on healthcare workers attached to the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), particularly those in St…
Some of the participants at the SDG school nutrition sensitisation session held in Mandeville.
12 Oct, 2026 0

SDG Joint Programme strengthens school nutrition

Jamaica’s efforts to digitally transform education are advancing through a United Nations-supported initiative that is helping schools better understand and respond to the nutritional needs of…
 Charles Johnson.
12 Oct, 2026 0

Build resilient schools to build resilient students

Every day, thousands of students across Jamaica walk into classrooms ready to learn. What many of them may not realise is how much their learning experience is influenced by things they rarely notice:…
12 Oct, 2026 0

Man fatally hit by bus transporting football team in St Ann

A man was fatally hit by a bus along the Llandovery main road in St Ann last night. The bus was transporting the Montego Bay United (MBU) football team from their Jamaica Premier League match in…
12 Oct, 2026 0

NWC says recent rains insufficient to ease Corporate Area water restrictions

The National Water Commission (NWC) says that despite recent rains in the Corporate Area, storage levels at the Mona Reservoir and the Hermitage Dam remain low, and as such, restrictions will remain…
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie (left), assesses the condition of the main road in Top Burnt Ground, St Elizabeth, on Friday (October 9), where plans are being considered for the construction of a retaining wall to
12 Oct, 2026 0

Drainage improvements planned for Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth

The Government is set to undertake drainage improvement works in sections of Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, as part of efforts to reduce flood risks and safeguard livelihoods following the devastation…
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett
12 Oct, 2026 0

Bartlett projects 88 per cent tourism recovery by December

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica is on track to recover 88 per cent of its hotel-room capacity by December, despite delays in insurance payouts and supply-chain challenges following…
Prime Minister and Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party Dr Andrew Holness
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Holness nominated unopposed for another year as JLP leader

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Area Council Three on Sunday nominated Dr Andrew Holness unopposed to remain the party’s leader for another political year. Area Council Three Chairman Zavia Mayne…
12 Oct, 2026 0

Man charged after allegedly driving gunman to fatal St Andrew shooting

A St Andrew man who the police say rented a car and drove a man to carry out a fatal gun attack along Hibiscus Avenue in Kingston 11 has been charged in connection with the shooting. He is…