“It Is Unconscionable!” Facts Do Not Lie; Opposition rejects government’s attempt to blame bureaucracy for dormant disaster funds

Reading Time: 2 minutesSenator Cleveland Tomlinson, Opposition Deputy Spokesperson on Productivity, Efficiency and Competitiveness, is calling out the Government’s attempt to hide a clear governance failure behind the convenient excuse of bureaucracy, after…

UNDP ranks Jamaica Caribbean’s top country for electoral democracy

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor Jamaica has retained its position as the leading country in the Caribbean for electoral democracy based on the latest United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Regional Report on Democracy…

Jamaica pushing to establish commercial rare earth plant

Reading Time: 3 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor With the price of rare earth continuing to rise, Jamaica is pushing to develop a local commercial plant utilising the country’s local red mud and bauxite waste, which…

Agriculture sector surging; bounced back stronger than expected from Melissa

Reading Time: 4 minutesDurrant Pate/ Contributor Jamaica’s agricultural sector is now surging, with Portfolio Minister Floyd Green boasting that it has bounced back stronger than expected from the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa…

NHT breaks ground on record $9.6 Billion Rozelle Housing Development in St. Thomas

Reading Time: 3 minutes895 housing solutions to be delivered through the guaranteed purchase programme The National Housing Trust (NHT) officially broke ground for the Rozelle Housing Development in St. Thomas on Friday, May…

MoHW to support citizens experiencing menopause, andropause

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Ministry of Health and Wellness is developing a national menopause and andropause policy to address the impacts of the age-related changes, which affect approximately 400,000 Jamaicans.

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, said that the draft is nearly complete, following stakeholder consultations, and is expected to be submitted to cabinet this month before being sent to the chief parliamentary counsel, making his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on May 12.