News JAM Oct 6, 2025

PNP’s Dennis Gordon calls for urgent redress for Sandy Gully, dedicated drain rehabilitation budget

Reading Time: 2 minutesOpposition Spokesperson for urban renewal Dennis Gordon is calling on the Government to give urgent and sustained attention to the Sandy Gully, one of the Corporate Area’s most critical drainage…

News JAM Oct 6, 2025

Mandeville Regional Hospital receives J$21M in urology equipment

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe delivery of urology services at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester has been strengthened through the donation of critical pieces of equipment valued at over J$21 million. The instruments,…

News JAM Oct 6, 2025

CMU, ECO Canada forge academic partnership to advance environmental training

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) and ECO Canada have signed an academic partnership to facilitate upskilling and training in the environmental sector across Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. This partnership…

News PER Oct 5, 2025

Latin American and Caribbean countries agree on ambitious environmental agenda

Reading Time: 4 minutesKey decisions were adopted by regional leaders to address the ‘triple planetary crises’ of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution as the XXIV Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment…

News JAM Oct 5, 2025

TPDCo reaffirms commitment to quality, accountability in Negril roundabout project

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Tourism Product Development Company Ltd. (TPDCo) is reaffirming its commitment to ensuring the highest standards of execution and accountability in the Negril Roundabout Beautification Project, in light of recent…

News SLU Oct 5, 2025

Sangster International Airport wins regional award in record 17-year streak

Reading Time: 4 minutesTo much fanfare last Saturday (October 4), the Sangster International Airport (SIA) was named the Caribbean’s leading airport for 2025 by World Travel Awards (WTA), marking an unprecedented 17th consecutive win…

News JAM Oct 5, 2025

Florida hikes state-wide minimum wage, effective today

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor Workers across Florida are set to see another rise in their pay as the state continues its step-by-step journey towards a US$15 minimum wage. This change, approved by…

News JAM Oct 5, 2025

‘We must do better’: Dawes bemoans Jamaica’s mental health failure

Reading Time: 2 minutesDr Alfred Dawes, People’s National Party (PNP) spokesperson on health, last Saturday (October 4) issued an urgent call for collective compassion, vigilance, and action to address the growing mental health…

News USA Oct 5, 2025

Jamaica second in Caribbean for NCD prevention—Tufton

Reading Time: 4 minutesJamaica has achieved significant progress in combating non-communicable diseases (NCD), ranking second in the Caribbean and 14th overall in the Americas, according to the World Health Organization’s (WHO) NCD Accountability…

News CHN Oct 4, 2025

China discovers earliest prehistoric city site in lower Yangtze River

Reading Time: 2 minutesArchaeologists have found China’s hitherto earliest prehistoric city site in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River in eastern Jiangsu Province, dating back some 6,000 years, according to the provincial…

News SKN Oct 4, 2025

Jamaica and Antigua win top awards at 2025 Caribbean Week of Agriculture

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor Best Dressed Chicken, a division of the Jamaica Broilers Group, has been named the CARICOM Farmer of the Year 2025, while Michael Joseph, president of the Antigua and…

News JAM Oct 4, 2025

‘Check in with each other’, Tufton urges Jamaicans to take mental health seriously

Reading Time: 2 minutesHealth Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has urged Jamaicans to check in with their family and friends about their mental wellness while accessing the available mental health services in and outside…