NWC launches amnesty for small businesses with outstanding water bills

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe National Water Commission (NWC) has launched a special amnesty programme aimed at providing financial relief to micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) that have fallen behind on their water…

Education minister shocked by home-invasion murder of Queen’s student

Reading Time: < 1 minuteEducation Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon has described the murder of a Queen’s School student at her home in Smokey Vale, St Andrew, on Monday morning as an “unspeakable…

China opposes US demand for tariffs on China regarding Russian oil purchase

Reading Time: 2 minutesChina firmly opposes a US demand that Group of Seven (G7) and North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) countries impose tariffs of 50 to 100 per cent on China due to…

New study how Caricom could reduce US imports by US$1.3 billion annually

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor A new study by the Caricom Private Sector Organisation (CPSO) is showing how CARICOM member states could save over US$1.3 billion annually, reducing their heavy reliance on United…

JLP condemns attack as PNP VP Norman Scott charged with assault

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has condemned an incident involving People’s National Party (PNP) Vice President and St Elizabeth South Eastern caretaker Mayor Norman Scott, who was charged following an…

18-y-o killed during break-in at Smokey Vale family home

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn 18-year-old sixth-form student from a well-known Kingston high school was shot and killed early Monday morning during a pre-dawn home invasion at her family’s residence in Smokey Vale, St Andrew.

According to police reports, the incident occurred around 1:40 am, when an intruder broke into the home and began ransacking the premises.