Dedicated rural bus system rolls out this September

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe government will be rolling out its dedicated rural bus system this September in time for the start of the new school year. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, who made…

Government/NWC host water commissioning ceremony for Runnit and Middle Quarters

Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) government, in partnership with the National Water Commission (NWC), held a water commissioning ceremony for residents of Runnit and Middle Quarters who were without access to potable water.

At the ceremony, held on Friday, March 14, Herman Fagan, acting vice president of operations at NWC, said that it was indeed a great pleasure to be in the parish of St Elizabeth another time to commission the water project.

US Secretary of State Rubio to make first official visit to Caribbean next week

Reading Time: 3 minutesDurrant Pate/ Contributor US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel next week to the Caribbean, where he will meet with several leaders as part of a three-nation tour. On…

Portmore parish push hits a roadblock with court injunction

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor The current push by the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) to designate Portmore Jamaica’s 15th parish has hit a roadblock as the Supreme Court granted an injunction blocking…

Prime Minister Andrew Holness announces NHT goodies

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor Prime Minister, Andrew Holness has just announced a bunch of housing goodies from the National Housing Trust (NHT) countering those proposed on Tuesday by his Opposition Counterpart, Mark…

‘I need to be home’: stranded Heathrow passengers separated from loved ones

Reading Time: 3 minutesThousands of travellers stranded by a huge fire near London’s Heathrow, Europe’s busiest airport, scrambled to find ways to get home and reunite with their families on Friday as they faced what could be days of disruptions.