September 30 registration deadline for next Voters’ List

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is reminding the public that the deadline to apply for the upcoming Voters’ List is Tuesday, September 30. Individuals who successfully register will be added…

Jamaica welcomes entry into force of the UN High Seas Treaty

Reading Time: 2 minutesKamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, is welcoming the entry into force of the UN High Seas Treaty also known as the BBNJ Agreement, which seeks to protect the ocean and its biodiversity, while ensuring fair access to its resources.

Tourism Minister announces repositioning of Jamaica’s tourism sector 

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/ Contributor Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has announced a bold repositioning of Jamaica’s tourism sector to ensure locals gain a greater share of the industry’s wealth while advancing its…

‘I emptied it and left it all’—Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Reading Time: 3 minutes“I emptied it and left it all,” were words Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce used to describe her final 4×100 meter at the World Athletics Championships on the night of Monday, September 22,…

Petrojam achieves prestigious ISO 17025 quality accreditation 

Reading Time: 3 minutesAs Jamaica’s oil refinery, Petrojam, continues to position itself as the region’s multi-energy innovator, the company has earned the prestigious ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for its state-of-the-art testing laboratory. ISO/IEC 17025…

Police probing double murder in Clarendon

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Clarendon police are probing a double murder that occurred Tuesday evening in Spring Plain district, Milk River, in the parish.

Dead are 28-year-old Janiel Callaghan, also called ‘Squaddie’, and 23-year-old Patrick Thompson, otherwise known as ‘Rick’.