Jamaican indicted for stealing US$800,000 from elderly Washington victim in lottery scam

Reading Time: 2 minutesA Jamaican citizen extradited to western Washington was ordered detained pending trial on four counts of wire fraud and four counts of mail fraud for his lottery scheme that cost…

Over US$20M raised on GoFundMe platform for Hurricane Melissa relief in Jamaica

Reading Time: 5 minutesMore than US$20 million has been raised through the GoFundMe platform, to date, from donors around the world to help families, businesses, and communities in Jamaica recover from Hurricane Melissa,…

Curfew imposed in sections of western Jamaica

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEffective Wednesday, November 12, a daily curfew was imposed in sections of St Elizabeth, St James, and Westmoreland. The curfews will run from 10:00 pm nightly until 6:00 am the following day.

The boundaries of the curfew are as follows:

Canada expands support, launches matching fund for Jamaica’s Hurricane Melissa recovery

Reading Time: 2 minutesCanada’s Secretary of State (International Development) Randeep Sarai has announced that Canada will match donations made to the Canadian Red Cross Hurricane Melissa Appeal. Every donation to the Canadian Red Cross…

State minister lauds resilient spirit of residents of Westmoreland

Reading Time: 3 minutesMinister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, Delroy Williams, has commended the resilient spirit of residents in communities across Westmoreland as the government continues its…

NCB Foundation, UNICEF partner to bolster public health with vector control kits

Reading Time: 3 minutesNCB Foundation, in partnership with UNICEF Jamaica, has provided new vector control and water purification supplies to the Environmental Health Unit in the Ministry of Health and Wellness. This forms…