News JAM Dec 8, 2025

Agri ministry embarks on rapid cattle tagging blitz in St Elizabeth

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Ministry of Agriculture is embarking on a rapid cattle tagging blitz in St. Elizabeth as part of its ongoing National Animal Identification and Traceability System (NAITS). The initiative, which started in…

News JAM Dec 8, 2025

Green urges farmers to sign up for GK Insurance ahead of dry season

Reading Time: 2 minutesMinister of Agriculture Floyd Green is appealing to farmers to sign up for the Government’s GK Insurance Programme, particularly as they prepare for the upcoming dry period. “It might make…

News JAM Dec 8, 2025

Smart greenhouse lab opens at José Martí Technical High

Reading Time: 2 minutesA smart greenhouse, equipped with the latest in agricultural technology, opened last Friday (December 5) at the José Martí Technical High School in St. Catherine. Established under the Ministry of…

News JAM Dec 8, 2025

Government to remove GCT on seeds for three months

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Ministry of Finance and Public Service has agreed to remove the general consumption tax (GCT) on seeds for the next three months to support farmers. Agriculture Minister Floyd Green,…

News JAM Dec 8, 2025

Small business stakeholders welcome cruise ship return to Montego Bay

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe return of cruise ships to Montego Bay following the impact of Hurricane Melissa has been welcomed with optimism by small business stakeholders, including transport operators, craft traders, and souvenir…

News JAM Dec 7, 2025

MP Christopher Brown concerned by fatal inmate stabbing, calls for overcrowding redress at Annotto Bay lock-up

Reading Time: 2 minutesPeople’s National Party (PNP) MP for Saint Mary South Eastern, Christopher Brown, is expressing deep concern about the reports of a fatal incident involving persons in custody at the Annotto Bay…

News JAM Dec 7, 2025

Retired business tycoon Alvaro Casserly is dead

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe JSE Group is mourning the death of retired business tycoon, Alvaro Alonso Casserly, a veteran leader whose influence stretched across corporate Jamaica and decades of public service. Casserly, remembered…

News JAM Dec 7, 2025

Jamaica reaps many financial and technical benefits from COP30

Reading Time: 4 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor Jamaica is set to benefit extensively in terms of climate and development financing as well improvement in technical capacity from its recent participation at the 30th Session of…

News JAM Dec 7, 2025

JPS wins CACU ‘Utility Provider of the Year’ for customer support excellence

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) has received the Utility Provider of the Year Award, recognising the power company’s commitment to customer experience, service innovation and national development.  This…

News JAM Dec 7, 2025

Jamaica’s revenue collections down J$5.61 billion below budget

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor Government of Jamaica revenue collections for the April-October period are running $5.61 billion below budget, according to information released by the Ministry of Finance. The data shows revenue…

News USA Dec 6, 2025

Alexander De Croo, former Belgian PM, tapped as new UNDP administrator

Reading Time: 2 minutesAlexander De Croo officially assumes his new role as administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)  in New York.   De Croo now leads the United Nations’ (UN) largest development…

News JAM Dec 6, 2025

No container communties | Engineer-architect coalition calls on government to put in place hurricane-resilent housing

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Jamaican Institute of Architects (JIA), in tandem with the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) and the Jamaica Institute of Engineers (JIE), are calling for a national shift to…