ECLAC projects LAC ends 2025 with 2.4% economic growth 

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) has reaffirmed its forecast of 2.4% regional economic growth in 2025 for Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC)…

Man in multimillion-dollar employment scam arrested with aid of Jamaica Eye

Reading Time: 2 minutesDetectives assigned to the Fraud Squad within the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch and the Half Way Tree Police Station, with the aid of Jamaica Eye, arrested and charged a wanted man for his involvement in a multi-million dollar overseas employment scam on Tuesday, January 6.

He is 52-year-old Horace Haughton, otherwise called ‘Dr. Perez’ or ‘Dr. Maddison’ of no fixed address, was featured multiple times on the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s Wanted Wednesdays Campaign.

US trade deficit has fallen to lowest level since 2009, reports American Commerce Department

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe US trade deficit unexpectedly narrowed in October to the smallest since 2009 on a sharp pullback in imports, according to data released today by America’s Commerce Department. The data…

BEL sends second line crew to Jamaica for Hurricane Melissa restoration

Reading Time: 2 minutesBelize Electricity Limited (BEL) is once again lending support to Jamaica’s restoration, sending a second team of line workers to restore electricity in the remaining communities in the west still…

Health Ministry urges Jamaicans to get free flu vaccine as peak season approaches

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Ministry of Health and Wellness is reminding the public that the influenza (flu) vaccine is available free of cost at health centres across Jamaica. 

This forms part of ongoing efforts to protect public health, particularly as flu cases typically increase between December and March and may continue into May, the ministry said in a statement on Wednesday.

NFA ready to accept applications to fish for 2026 conch season

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is ready to accept applications for licences to fish for conch and the allocation of individual catch quotas for the 2026 conch fishing season. This…