Asian nations push for US tariff concessions before August deadline

Reading Time: 4 minutesWASHINGTON/TOKYO (Reuters) Powerhouse Asian economies Japan and South Korea said on Tuesday they would try to negotiate with the U.S. to soften the impact of sharply higher tariffs that President…

Morris Dixon condemns PNP attacks and false allegations on Rural School Bus System

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dana Morris Dixon is describing attacks by the parliamentary opposition on the Government’s Rural School Bus System, for which phase 1 will be rolled out starting September 2025, as baseless, unfortunate and unhelpful, particularly given the importance of the initiative to thousands of children and families across rural Jamaica.

Minister Dixon says she is particularly disappointed by remarks from Opposition Leader Mark Golding who used a political platform to disparage the buses as “old” and proposed that school children be transported by “di likkle man who have dem pro-box and AR wagon”.

War on gangs must be treated as war on terror, PM tells CARICOM meeting

Reading Time: 3 minutesPrime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says CARICOM nations must take a strong stance on organised criminal gangs, noting that gang violence must be regarded as acts of terrorism. The CARICOM…

CARICOM discusses response as US tariff pause expires July 9

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe CARICOM Prime Ministerial Sub-Committee on External Trade Negotiations met on Monday to strategise a response to the ‘America First’ trade policy, which imposes a 10 per cent baseline tariff on…

Governmemt invests $67.5 billion to boost water supply in Western Jamaica

Reading Time: 2 minutesPrime Minister Andrew Holness has urged Jamaicans to remain faithful as the government continues to work to ensure that all residents have access to an adequate water supply.

“For the communities that are without water now, your voice is heard. I personally care about it. And the government that I administer on your behalf, we are working hard to correct and improve. And you can take hope and have faith because others who were in your position now have water,” he said.

Mottley urges CARICOM to deepen regional unity amid rising challenges

Reading Time: 3 minutesPrime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mottley, has called on CARICOM leaders to continue championing regional unity as the Caribbean faces growing social, economic, and geopolitical challenges.

Reflecting on her first address to the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM in 2018, Mottley noted that the region is now confronting perhaps its most difficult period since achieving independence.