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Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining.
02 Oct, 2026 0

Green wants regional framework to move agricultural labour across borders

WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green is calling for a regional framework to allow farm workers across the Caribbean to move between countries as governments struggle to attract young…
Dr Arlette Saint Ville, food security specialist.
02 Oct, 2026 0

IGCAT’s founder wants farmers to capitalise on region’s multibillion-dollar festival calendar

WESTERN BUREAU: Nneka Nurse, founder and CEO of Bestdressedplate and Global Expert for the Caribbean International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism (IGCAT), says the region’s booming…
Morris
02 Oct, 2026 0

New MPs sound alarm over state of hurricane recovery

Three first-time parliamentarians used their maiden presentations during the State of the Constituency Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday to highlight the vastly varying regional…
From left: Abigail McIntosh, executive director of the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT), and Melissa Newman, director of corporate affairs, shared values and marketing at JEP Group, at Holywell Recreational Park.
02 Oct, 2026 0

JEP Group donates $800,000 to support Holywell upgrades

Jamaica Energy Partners (JEP) Group has donated $800,000 to the Jamaica Conservation and Development Trust (JCDT) to support upgrades at Holywell Recreational Park, extending a partnership in…
JUTA President Simon Lawrence.
02 Oct, 2026 0

JUTA urges freeze on new tourism transport licences

Western Bureau: JUTA Montego Bay is calling for an immediate freeze on new tourism ground transportation licences and related work permits, warning that Jamaican-owned operators are being squeezed out…
Rodrigo Calvo (foreground), executive vice-president, real estate, PriceSmart leads a tour of the newly opened PriceSmart location in Montego Bay with Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Senator Aubyn Hill (centre) on Tuesday. Also pictured are Mayo
02 Oct, 2026 0

PriceSmart opens MoBay club with US$28m investment

PriceSmart has opened its first warehouse club in western Jamaica, investing more than US$28 million in a new Montego Bay location that is expected to create 182 jobs and further expand the retailer’s…
Andre Thu (centre), a 14-year-old Grade 10 student of Cornwall College who represented Jamaica at the recently held 28th Central American and Caribbean Mathematical Olympiad in Mexico, with his parents Nyo Aye (left) and Dr Aung Thu.
02 Oct, 2026 0

Andre Thu shines with honourable mention at Math Olympiad in Mexico

WESTERN BUREAU: Fourteen-year-old Grade 10 Cornwall College student Andre Thu has always focused on academic excellence, particularly in mathematics, and that focus recently resulted in him receiving…
Brian St. Juste
02 Oct, 2026 0

Veteran journalist and producer Brian St. Juste has died, PAJ hails his legacy

The Caribbean media fraternity is mourning the passing of noted journalist and broadcast producer Brian St. Juste. St. Juste, 68, died today after a period of illness. He was the son of the late…
The Kingston Public Hospital.
02 Oct, 2026 0

Health facilities in KSA, St Catherine and St Thomas scale back some services, under emergency mode amid industrial action by doctors

The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) is reporting that hospitals and health centres in St Andrew, Kingston, St Thomas and St Catherine are operating in emergency mode to provide emergency…