Government better equipped to measure, address poverty

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe Government of Jamaica is now better equipped to measure and address poverty across the island following the launch of the National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI). Developed by the Planning…

OIC commits to building strong culture of data privacy

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) is reaffirming its commitment to building a strong culture of data privacy as the country observes Data Privacy Month in January. Information Commissioner,…

Martin Luther King Day and Civil Rights are a waste of time—Trump

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS President Donald Trump has very little time and patience for the work of Martin Luther King and the civil rights movement, dismantling it during his second term by doing…

Spike in Jamaica’s inflation continued in December 2025

Reading Time: 3 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the spike in Jamaica’s inflation continued in December 2025, as the All‑Jamaica Consumer Price Index (CPI) climbed to 150…

CTO to host Caribbean Air Connectivity Summit in Bermuda

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Caribbean Tourism Organisation (CTO) will host the 2026 CTO Air Connectivity Summit in Bermuda on Tuesday, February 24, under the theme “Integrating Aviation and Regional Tourism Development”. Senior public and private…

Millions worth of cocaine seized at the Sangster International Airport, two workers in custody

Reading Time: 2 minutesDetectives assigned to the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) have arrested two municipal corporation workers – a man and a woman – following the seizure of over JM$5 million worth of cocaine during an operation at the Sangster International Airport in St James on Friday, January 16, 2026.

The identities of the suspects are being withheld pending further investigations.