PM Holness offers condolences to people of Spain on deadly train crash

Reading Time: 2 minutesPrime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has extended Jamaica’s deepest and most heartfelt condolences to his Spanish counterpart, Pedro Sánchez and the people of Spain following the devastating train collision in…

PNP praises adjustment of US travel advisory as boost for tourism recovery

Reading Time: 2 minutesOpposition Spokesperson on Tourism and Linkages Andrea Purkiss has welcomed the decision by the United States Department of State to downgrade Jamaica’s Travel Advisory from Level 3 to Level 2,…

Government working to strengthen health services, respond to Hurricane Melissa damage

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe government is taking steps to strengthen health services and address rising demand, as it responds to the combined impact of Hurricane Melissa and the annual influenza season on the public health system.

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, noted that Jamaica is facing the dual challenge of routine seasonal pressures and extraordinary disruption simultaneously.

KFC’s expansion to Morant Bay a symbol of economic decentralization—Minister Hill

Reading Time: 4 minutesMinister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill, has welcomed the opening of KFC Morant Bay as an important symbol of economic decentralisation. The store, which is the 43rd…

Three hotel workers charged with duplicating room keys to steal US$2,000 from guests

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThree workers at a hotel in Trelawny have been charged for allegedly copying room keys issued to them during the passage of Hurricane Melissa and using the duplicates to steal a total of US$2,000 from guest rooms.

The accused are 25-year-old Anthony Binns of Lewis, St Ann; 29-year-old Alex Reid of Rose Hall, Montego Bay, St James; and 31-year-old Scillion Fuller of Linstead, St Catherine.

Transport Authority officer removed from frontline duties after gun incident video

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Transport Authority says an employee captured in a video circulating on social media appearing to draw a firearm during a road operation, has been removed from frontline duties as…