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Updated 17 hours ago
Trough producing rains and thunderstorms across Ja, expected to linger into next week – Met office
The Meteorological Service of Jamaica has indicated that the unstable weather being experienced across the country is due to a trough.
Updated 16 hours ago
Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies
Parliament's Economy and Production Committee is to undertake a comprehensive review of flexible work hours and work-from-home policies.
Updated 16 hours ago
Woman found dead with throat slashed in St Ann
The police in St Ann are investigating the murder of a woman whose body was discovered with her throat slashed in Mammee Bay early Saturday morning.
Updated 12 hours ago
OUR seeks answers from JPS following islandwide power outage
The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) says it is actively engaging the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to determine the cause of the islandwide outage, assess the adequacy of JPS’ response,…
Updated 12 hours ago
Maintenance checks ongoing, water restoration under way after islandwide blackout - NWC
The National Water Commission (NWC) says its operational teams are carrying out maintenance checks following Friday’s islandwide power outage and that phased water supply restoration activities at…
Updated 12 hours ago
Soldier arrested following seizure of gun in Glengoffe, St Catherine
Detectives assigned to the St Catherine South Police Division have arrested a member of the Jamaica Defence Force on reasonable suspicion of illegal possession of a firearm.
Updated 11 hours ago
Man charged after businessman killed, visitor injured in Negril shooting and robbery
A 21-year-old man has been charged in connection with a shooting and robbery at a business establishment in Negril, Westmoreland, that left one man dead and another injured.
Updated 11 hours ago
Fitz-Henley defends gov’t's NHT withdrawals, cites billions spent on housing recovery
State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, says the Government has gone the extra mile and deployed billions of dollars from the National Housing Trust (NHT) to…
Updated 10 hours ago
Some 65,000 NWC customers still without water after islandwide power outage
The Ministry of Water and Environment is reporting that approximately 65,000 customers of the National Water Commission (NWC) remain without water supply following disruptions caused by Friday’s…