Rwanda joins Ghana in sending military engineers to Jamaica

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor Rwanda has sent a contingent of military engineers to Jamaica, joining fellow-African state Ghana in supporting the island’s recovery by rehabilitating infrastructure destroyed by the powerful Category 5…

Wheatley launches Data Privacy Month, to boost data protection, public awareness

Reading Time: 2 minutesMinister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr Andrew Wheatley, on Wednesday, January 14 formally launched Data Privacy Month, signalling Jamaica’s alignment with a global initiative observed each January to strengthen public awareness and improve how personal information is handled in an increasingly digital society.

United Oil preparing for its 2026 Jamaican offshore exploration programme

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/ Contributor Preparations are now underway for the mobilisation of a survey vessel ahead of the UK-based United Oil & Gas 2026 planned offshore exploration programme in Jamaica, as…

DCS officer charged following INDECOM investigation into 2025 incident

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA member of the Department of Correctional Services (DCS)—Correctional Officer Romel Wilkie—appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday, in connection with an alleged assault of a…

Investigation reports, rulings of Director of Corruption Prosecution tabled in Parliament

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Integrity Commission is advising that two reports of investigation, together with their associated indicative rulings issued by the Director of Corruption Prosecution, were formally tabled in the House of Representatives…

Bodies of Cuban officers killed during US capture of President Maduro in Venezuela repatriated

Reading Time: 3 minutesCuban soldiers wearing white gloves marched out of a plane on Thursday carrying boxes with the remains of the 32 Cuban officers killed during the United States’ capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. 

Trumpets and drums played solemnly at Havana’s airport to receive the bodies.