Chinese medical ship Ark Silk Road treats 709 patients on second day in Montego Bay

Reading Time: 2 minutesChinese hospital ship Ark Silk Road has treated 709 walk-in patients and completed 14 surgeries on its second day in Montego Bay, St James.  The ship docked in Montego Bay…

Flow issues rebates to over 230,000 customers affected by Hurricane Melissa

Reading Time: 2 minutesTelecommunications provider Flow has implemented rebates for more than 230,000 fixed service customers who experienced downtime caused by Hurricane Melissa, which struck the island on October 28. While several areas…

Health Ministry confirms more cases and deaths of leptospirosis

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting that Jamaica has recorded more cases and deaths of leptospirosis in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

In a release today, the ministry says the country has recorded 71 suspected/probable/confirmed cases, of which 26 are confirmed cases.

Motorists urged to be cautious when traversing Bull Bay main road, remedial works in progress

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNational Works Agency (NWA) says remedial works are being undertaken along the Bull Bay main road to address defects that have manifested since the opening of the four lanes to the motoring public.

The works, which are being carried out over three weeks, are taking place along the section of the road between Seven Miles, St Andrew and 10 Miles, St Thomas.

St Ann man charged with murder of British national

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFifty-three-year-old Gary Ferguson, otherwise called ‘Peter,’ of Great Pond, Ocho Rios, St Ann, has been arrested and charged with the murder of a British national in Retreat Heights in the parish on Thursday, June 26.

Dead is 61-year-old Simon Blanchard, retired engineer of Retreat Heights, Falmouth, Trelawny.

Prime minister calls for immediate use of idle sugar lands

Reading Time: 2 minutesPrime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has called for unused and underutilised former sugar lands to be immediately put into production. He made the appeal on Tuesday during the ceremony to…

FCJ chairman hails opening of first business at Morant Bay Urban Centre

Reading Time: 3 minutesChairman of the Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ), Lyttleton Shirley, has hailed the opening of the first business at the Morant Bay Urban Centre as a significant milestone in the…

Digicel condemns latest vandalism in New Kingston; restoration works underway

Reading Time: 2 minutesDigicel is strongly condemning a more recent, “deliberate and criminal act of vandalism” that has damaged a critical section of its underground fibre network in New Kingston, resulting in service…

Court’s role in resolving boundary disputes resulting from hurricane outlined

Reading Time: 4 minutesHurricanes can affect land boundaries by physically altering the landscape through wind damage, erosion, or flooding, which may shift or obscure original markers. Many dividing fences used to separate property…

JCF offers enhanced security tips for safe shopping during the Yuletide Season

Reading Time: 2 minutesWith the festive season in full swing and shopping activity at its peak, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reminding the public to remain vigilant, as increased movement between commercial…

UNDP grants US$70,000 to support youth farmers and MSMEs Under JARRI

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Multi-Country Office in Jamaica has allocated over US$70,000 to the Jamaica Resilient Recovery Initiative (JARRI) to accelerate livelihood recovery for youth farmers, fisherfolk, and…

Chinese hospital ship in Mobay as part of hurricane-relief efforts

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe long-standing relationship between Jamaica and the People’s Republic of China marked another significant milestone on Thursday as the Chinese Navy’s hospital ship, Ark Silk Road, docked in Montego Bay…