Multiples countries push back on American travel ban with reciprocal restrictions on their own

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/ Contributor A wave of diplomatic retaliation is reaching the United States, which has widen its travel ban and tighten visa restrictions on nationals of some countries with these…

U.S. will now run Venezuela, Colombia better watch its ass – Trump 

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe President of the United States of America, Donald Trump, has announced that his country will now run Venezuela after its President, Nicolas Maduro was captured earlier today in an…

FTC finds 2024 ban on ride-hailing platforms ineffective and not in public’s interest

Reading Time: 4 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has found that the ban imposed on ride-hailing platforms in 2024 was neither effective nor in the public interest.  In June 2024, Transport…

Antigua and Barbuda moves to protect nationals amid new U.S. Visa Restrictions

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn an Our Today news follow-up, Antigua and Barbuda hits back at US visa restrictions, the government of Antigua and Barbuda is assuring its national citizens that it is taking swift and…

Massive air strike on Venezuela, Trump says Maduro captured

Reading Time: 3 minutesU.S. President Donald Trump insisted there would be a military strike on Venezuela’s mainland and that was the case last night with civilians running for their lives and the Venezuelan…

Canadian, local teen injured in illegal gun salutes

Reading Time: 2 minutesTwo teenage girls are nursing gunshot wounds believed to be the result of separate incidents of illegal gun salutes. This, despite repeated warnings from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) against…

TODSS chairman bemoans 2025 road fatalities, outlines training push for 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesBy Anthony Henry Chairman of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS), Egeton Newman, has bemoaned the loss of 374 lives on Jamaica’s roads in 2025, describing the figure as…

Newport West police warn about counterfeit note

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe police at Newport West are alerting members of the public and business operators at the Port of Kingston to be on alert for counterfeit notes, including United States (US)…

Minister Wheatley leads STEAM Toys distribution initiative post Hurricane Melissa

Reading Time: 2 minutesFollowing the impact of Hurricane Melissa, which hit Western Jamaica particularly hard, Dr Andrew Wheatley, Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Science, Technology and Special Projects in the Office of the Prime Minister, is leading a targeted STEAM Toys Distribution Initiative to support children in the most affected communities during the Christmas/New Year period.

Cabinet to finalise reconstruction payments re hurricane damage

Reading Time: 2 minutesCabinet will meet on Monday, January 5 to finalise the distribution of reconstruction grants to householders impacted by Hurricane Melissa. “We will finalise the categories of assessment and benefit levels,…

Holness reaffirms government’s commitment to Black River recovery at UDC fireworks festival

Reading Time: 3 minutesPrime Minister Andrew Holness has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to the full recovery and rebuilding of Black River, as he addressed residents at the Urban Development Corporation’s (UDC) Fireworks Festival, signalling renewed hope for a community among the hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa.

Speaking on New Year’s Eve, Prime Minister Holness acknowledged the loss, hardship, and uncertainty still being felt in the aftermath of the Category 5 hurricane, while reassuring that the government’s recovery programme is well underway and accelerating.

VM Building Society updates branch operations as recovery efforts continue

Reading Time: < 1 minuteVM Building Society says several of its branches in western Jamaica will resume normal operating hours from Monday, January 5, 2026, as recovery efforts continue in communities affected by recent…