Traffic changes along Rose Hall main road for CARICOM races

Reading Time: 2 minutesMotorists are being advised that there will be temporary traffic changes along the Rose Hall main road in Montego Bay on Saturday (July 5), beginning at 5:00 am, to facilitate the staging of the 18th CARICOM Road Races.

Sub-officer in charge of traffic for St James, Inspector Gregory Hall, told JIS News that the westbound lane of the dual carriageway will be closed from the Rose Hall Great House up to Sugar Mill Road, just beyond the Coral Gardens Police Station.

Trump to sign tax-cut and spending bill in July 4 ceremony

Reading Time: 2 minutes(Reuters) President Donald Trump is scheduled to sign a massive package of tax and spending cuts into law at a ceremony at the White House on Friday, one day after…

Two police officers shot at Central Village Police Station

Reading Time: < 1 minuteTwo cops assigned to the Central Village Police Station in St Catherine were reportedly shot while on duty at the location between Thursday night and Friday morning.

Reports are that the lawmen were “accidentally” shot, one in the abdomen and the other in the hand.

Two shot dead at candlelight vigil for cop’s slain girlfriend

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA man and woman were reportedly shot and killed at a candlelight vigil that was being held for 21-year-old D’Johnnay Graham, suspected to have been killed by her cop boyfriend last Wednesday.

Their identities have not been revealed.

New report sets out roadmap to Caribbean energy independence and resilience  

Reading Time: 3 minutesAmid rising energy prices, economic volatility and climate vulnerability, a new report from the RMI (Rocky Mountain Institute) lays out a bold, achievable path for Caribbean nations to secure energy…

Other CARICOM countries than Jamaica getting Nigerian teachers

Reading Time: 3 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor It appears that Jamaica is not the only CARICOM state that will be getting Nigerian professionals to shore up their health and education sectors, which are suffering from a…