Eurozone’s unemployment rate unexpectedly declines but accommodation prices climb higher

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Eurozone’s unemployment rate in November 2025 unexpectedly declined for the first time in seven months, showing the labour market’s resilience despite last year’s uncertain economic environment. Unemployment in November…

Opposition accuses government of undermining MPs through use of defeated candidates

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Parliamentary Opposition has raised serious concerns about a growing pattern of conduct by the Government that undermines Jamaica’s democratic process, where individuals rejected by voters in the September 3,…

Holness says steady leadership guiding Jamaica through global uncertainty and keeping the country safe

Reading Time: 2 minutesPrime Minister Andrew Holness says the government has successfully steered Jamaica through a period of significant global uncertainty, marked by turbulent geopolitical and geoeconomic conditions.

Prime Minister Holness was speaking at the 20th Gathering of the Heal the Family, Heal the Nation Day of Prayer Service, held on January 7, 2026, at the Power of Faith Ministries in Portmore, St Catherine.

JCF denies claims 4-year-old was killed in police shooting, incident under homicide investigation

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has denounced claims that a  4-year-old was among 14 killed in police shooting incidents on New Year’s Day.

The JCF, in a statement, revealed that the inclusion of four-year-old Romaine Bowman as a victim of a police shooting is inaccurate and unsupported by the facts presently before investigators.

Jamaica’s available room stock has grown to over 70% since Melissa

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/ Contributor As Jamaica recovers from Hurricane Melissa, its available room stock has now grown to over 70 per cent, with several closed resort properties still to come online. …

C-TOC cracks down on illegal cooking gas operation in Hanover, 17-y-o among 4 charged

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDetectives assigned to the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigations Branch (C-TOC) seized 280 illegal gas cylinders and arrested four persons, including a minor, following a multi-agency operation targeting illegal cooking gas distribution in Hanover on Tuesday, January 6.

The operation was carried out by C-TOC’s Intellectual Property Unit, which resulted in the seizure of the cylinders and the discovery of an unauthorised filling plant.