NWC to ease water restrictions on Constant Spring Network

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe National Water Commission (NWC) is advising customers served by the Constant Spring
water supply system in Kingston and St. Andrew (KSA) that a relaxation of the current water
supply regulations will take effect on Wednesday, April 8, 2026.

This adjustment follows a sustained period of rainfall over the past two weeks, which has
resulted in significant improvements in inflows to the Hermitage Dam. Storage levels have
increased from below 65 per cent to approximately 90 per cent, allowing the Commission to move forward with the restoration of normal water supply arrangements.

Young Jamaica demands Mark Golding say if company in financial scandal funded PNP’s election campaign

Reading Time: 3 minutesYoung Jamaica, the youth arm of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), is calling on People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding to immediately disclose whether the company owned by…

PCOA says no tuberculosis outbreak at police lock-ups in Corporate Area

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Police Civilian Oversight Authority (PCOA) has reported that there is no evidence of a tuberculosis (TB) outbreak at police lock-ups in Jamaica’s Corporate Area, contradicting earlier concerns raised during the trial of defendants linked to the so-called Tesha Miller faction of the Klansman gang.

The infection scare prompted premature adjournments during the second sitting of the trial on February 5 after reports surfaced of possible infections at three lock-ups. The situation was considered serious enough for presiding judge Justice Dale Palmer to order that all 25 defendants in the matter receive medical attention. The judge also directed that defendants housed in facilities suspected of infections be relocated for the duration of the proceedings.

Former BOJ Governor and CARICOM Secretary General Roderick Rainford has died

Reading Time: < 1 minuteRoderick G Rainford, OCC, a former Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General and Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, has died.

Rainford passed away quietly at his home in St Andrew on Saturday afternoon.

Jamaica Embassy in Washington welcomes 27 new citizens at first Citizenship Ceremony

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, D.C. hosted its inaugural Citizenship Ceremony on March 27, formally recognising 27 Jamaican nationals, including newly naturalised citizens and individuals formalising citizenship by descent.

The historic event, held at the embassy in Washington, D.C., brought together new citizens, members of the Jamaican diaspora, and distinguished guests for an evening of formal recognition, ministerial addresses, and national reaffirmation.

Mark Golding makes statement regarding Dennis Gordon and JACDEN

Reading Time: 2 minutesBased on the facts made available to me, I have seen nothing to suggest that JACDEN has broken any law. Furthermore, Mr Gordon has, as is appropriate, recused himself from…