More Than 1,000 Households Identified in Portland for House-Wiring Programme

More than 1,000 households in Portland have been identified to benefit from the Government’s House Wiring and Inspection Programme, an initiative to support the obtainment of regularised prepaid electricity infrastructure. In the 2025/26 Budget Debate, …

Education Minister Says PEP Changes Coming

Minister of Education, Youth, Skills and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says something will be done in the near future to address concerns regarding the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations. In recent times there have been …

Woman charged for stabbing man inside police station in Old Harbour Bay remanded

A St Catherine woman who allegedly attacked and stabbed a man while he was at a police station filing a report against her following a fight was remanded in the parish court today. Abigail Morgan, who is a fish vendor, is answering a charge of wounding …

US designates Haitian gang coalition a foreign terror organisation as experts warn of impact on aid

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The United States on Friday officially designated a powerful gang coalition in Haiti as a foreign terrorist organization, raising concerns the move could deepen the country’s humanitarian crisis at a critical time. The Viv …

New Portmore Gateway in Design Phase

The Government is currently designing a new entrance to Portmore in St. Catherine. This was disclosed by Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation with Responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan. He said the project …

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JSE to Launch Micro Market in April 2026

April 2026 is the target date for the launch of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) Micro Market. Managing Director of the JSE, Dr. Marlene Street Forrest, made the disclosure in an interview with JIS News at the Cumax Wealth Management Spring Investment …

Health Ministry Looking To Extend Visit Time At Bustamante Children’s Hospital

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is exploring the possibility of revising the visiting policy at the Bustamante Hospital for Children to allow parents to spend more time with their ailing children. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, …

Gov’t Building Roads for the Future – Minister Morgan

The Government, through the Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) Programme, is building roads that are durable, sustainable and reliable. “What we’re doing at SPARK is we’re building out roads, not just for the …

InterEnergy buys Paradise solar park for US$18m

InterEnergy Group has bought Jamaica’s largest solar farm, Paradise Park, from Eight Rivers Energy Company, marking its second renewable energy purchase in Jamaica in less than four months. It now owns 100 per cent of the asset. Paradise Park was …