News JAM Sep 12, 2026

Children perish in downtown Kingston fire 

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTwo children, namely Kerisa Hutchinson, aged 7 and Samson Cameron, aged 4, were fatally burnt while flames ravished a house they were in on 7 1/2  Smith Lane in central…

News JAM Sep 12, 2026

700 housing solutions for NHT contributors

Reading Time: 2 minutesConstruction is set to begin on 700 one- and two-bedroom housing units for National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors at Greater Bernard Lodge in St. Catherine, following a groundbreaking ceremony held…

News CHN Sep 12, 2026

China aims to join ranks of global auto powerhouses by 2030

Reading Time: 3 minutesChina aims to join the ranks of the world’s automotive powerhouses by 2030, with stronger advantages across the entire industrial chain of intelligent connected new energy vehicles (NEVs), according to…

News JAM Sep 12, 2026

Mandatory student access card for National Rural School Bus Service later this September

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAs of Monday, September 21, a valid student access card with sufficient funds will be mandatory to utilise the National Rural School Bus Service (NRSBS). Top-up options include the Tapp…

News CUB Sep 12, 2026

Cuba’s tourism sector slumps amid economic crisis

Reading Time: 3 minutesCuba’s tourism industry has suffered a dramatic downturn in 2026, with international arrivals falling by 62 per cent during the first seven months of the year. This has come about…

News JAM Sep 12, 2026

G2K must stop taking Jamaicans for fools: Government failure Is not proof that NaRRA was necessary – PNPYO

Reading Time: 2 minutesGeneration 2000’s attempt to use the prolonged disruption of Jamaica’s schools since Hurricane Melissa to justify the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) insults the intelligence of the Jamaican people….

News JAM Sep 12, 2026

NIR suffers slight decline of US$0.23 million in August

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDurrant Pate/Contributor Jamaica’s Net International Reserve (NIR), which has been on an upward trajectory for months, pulled back slightly in August suffering a modest decline of US$0.23 million to end…

News JAM Sep 12, 2026

KSAMC removes hundreds of derelict vehicles from the streets

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has removed hundreds of derelict vehicles from the streets and major thoroughfares of the municipality. This was done under the KSAMC’s “Clean…

News JAM Sep 12, 2026

Over River bridge reconstruction is 80% complete – Morgan

Reading Time: 2 minutesMinister with responsibility for Works in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development (MEGID),  Robert Nesta Morgan, has announced that reconstruction of the Over River community bridge in East…

News JAM Sep 11, 2026

G2K says back-to-school recovery underscores need for NaRRA as well as the urgency of procurement reform

Reading Time: 3 minutesGeneration 2000 (G2K) says the current back-to-school conversation must be viewed within the wider context of Jamaica’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa, and reinforces the need for the National Reconstruction and…

News JAM Sep 11, 2026

Kamina Johnson Smith leading Jamaica’s delegation to 26th CIFIT

Reading Time: < 1 minuteForeign Minister,  Kamina Johnson Smith is now in Xiamen, China, leading Jamaica’s delegation to the 26th China International Fair for Investment and Trade (CIFIT). The annual fair brings together participants from more…

News JAM Sep 11, 2026

“Declare the drought a national emergency” – Russell urges government action for rural Jamaica

Reading Time: 2 minutesOpposition Spokesperson on Rural and Community Development, Dr Kenneth Russell, is calling on the Government to declare the prevailing drought a national emergency and mobilise an extraordinary response across affected…