Holness lauds 8 per cent dip in poverty, says Jamaica stronger, more stable and focused

Reading Time: 2 minutesPrime Minister Andrew Holness stated that Jamaica ten years ago is not the Jamaica we see today, asserting that the country is now on a path towards greater resilience.

Holness said Jamaica today is stronger, more stable, and more focused. “The numbers confirm it,” he said.

Gun attack at St Catherine bar leaves one man dead, another injured

Reading Time: < 1 minuteOne man is left dead and another injured following a gun attack at a bar in the community of Buxton Town, St Catherine.

The incident reportedly took place at about 10:35 pm. The deceased has been identified as 27-year-old Randol Gallimore, a labourer of Buxton Town, Wakefield, in the parish.

Firearm and ammunition seized in St Mary, security officer charged

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe St Mary Police seized a Smith & Wesson Springfield 9mm pistol with a magazine containing two 9mm rounds during an operation in the Frontier district, Port Maria in the parish on Sunday (June 15).

A 34-year-old security officer was taken into custody and charged.

Gust front produces heavy winds, causes power outage in south-eastern Jamaica

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA trough over Jamaica produced a “gust front” that came with heavy winds across sections of the island Monday afternoon and disrupted the electricity supply in south-eastern parishes. An account…

Holness seeks stronger collaboration to stem flow of illegal guns in Jamaica

Reading Time: 3 minutesPrime Minister Andrew Holness has outlined that the government recognises the threat illegal guns pose to national security and has expressed that his administration has made controlling the illicit flow of weapons a major pillar of Plan Secure Jamaica.

Holness has indicated plans to pool greater capital investments in detection capabilities, alongside stronger cooperation with partners to secure illegal guns.

$3m reward offered for information on Lorna Robertson’s kidnapping

Reading Time: 2 minutesPrime Minister Andrew Holness has offered a three-million-dollar reward for information that will lead to the arrest and capture of the individuals involved in the kidnapping of Jamaica Labour Party…