Parts of most parishes can expect rainfall today due to a trough that’s expected to remain across the island for the next few days.
Isolated showers and likely thunderstorms can be expected across sections of northern parishes while this afternoon and evening, sections of most parishes should see showers and thunderstorms. Lingering showers can be expected tonight.
Reading Time: 2 minutesShadow Minister of Environment and Climate Resilience Omar Newell is calling on the Government to immediately transfer the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) from the Ministry of Economic Growth…
Reading Time: 3 minutesAt the 50th Regular Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Prime Minister Andrew Holness urged regional leaders to seize what he described as a pivotal moment in global affairs, marked by geopolitical shifts and rapid technological transformation.
Addressing fellow heads of government, Holness said the international environment “is shifting, maybe it has already shifted,” framing the period as one of opportunity for transition, recalibration and renewal across the Caribbean.
Reading Time: 3 minutesStand Up for Jamaica has criticised the Prime Minister Andrew Holness announcement to accept the established salary-scale as tone deaf and poor timing.
“There is a profound difference between what is legally permissible and what is morally palatable. While we at Stand Up for Jamaica acknowledge that Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is technically within his rights to accept the $28.6 million salary adjustment under the public sector compensation review, we must challenge the judgment behind the decision,” the organisation said.
Reading Time: 2 minutesOpposition Spokesperson on National Security, Fitz Jackson, has condemned the recent remarks by the Minister of National Security describing Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) as “living off blood money,” characterising the…
Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Human Resource Management Association of Jamaica (HRMAJ) is welcoming the Government’s newly announced flexi-work arrangements, urging a structured, outcomes-driven approach for its implementation. Hailing the move as a progressive…
Reading Time: 4 minutesPrime Minister Andrew Holness, the outgoing Chair of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), delivered remarks at the 50th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, where he outlined the role this meeting serves as an opportunity for reflection on regional coordination.
“It is a privilege to address this 50th Regular Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community. 50 meetings of this body represent far more than institutional continuity. They tell a story of political maturity, determination, and a shared conviction in Caribbean civilisation,” Holness said.
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