Prime minister orders audit teams to safeguard ROOFS programme from welfare fraud

Reading Time: 2 minutesPrime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has directed the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) to establish audit teams to prevent welfare…

Golding joins downtown Kingston Schools for Peace Day activities

Reading Time: < 1 minuteLeader of the Opposition Mark Golding on Tuesday joined students, teachers, and community members in downtown Kingston for Peace Day activities, including a march involving several schools in the area….

Petrojam monitoring changes in US Golf Coast reference impacting regional fuel prices

Reading Time: 2 minutesMinister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications, and Transport Daryl Vaz says Petrojam is closely monitoring developments in the Middle East and assessing their potential impact on fuel prices in Jamaica.

Vaz noted that international oil prices have increased in recent weeks due to escalating geopolitical tensions in the region, particularly involving the United States-Israel and Iran conflict. He, however, cautioned that movements in crude oil prices do not automatically result in proportional increases at the local pumps.

Regency Petroleum launches QPR road repair technology in Jamaica 

Reading Time: 2 minutesRegency Petroleum Limited (RPL) officially launched QPR Pothole Filler in Jamaica on Wednesday, February 25, introducing a cold-mix paving technology that the company says could fundamentally transform how the country…

Jamaicans in the Middle East advised to be extremely cautious as situation worsens

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Kamina Johnson-Smith, has outlined that the Government of Jamaica continues to monitor with concern the rapidly evolving security situation in the Middle East, which has further deteriorated in recent days.

Johnson Smith said the government hopes for an immediate cessation of hostilities and urges calm and restraint for the protection of civilian life.

$4B allocated for expansion, upgrading of health facilities

Reading Time: 2 minutesExpansion and upgrading of hospitals and health centres across the island, under the Prevention and Care Management of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) Project, will be advanced in the new fiscal year…