Portmore man dies after vehicle plunges over Flat Bridge

Reading Time: < 1 minute65-year-old Noel Lloyd Patterson of Portmore has died after his vehicle plunged into Flat Bridge in the Bog Walk Gorge on Sunday night.

The St Catherine North police reported that the incident occurred around 10:50 pm.

Holness: PNP lies can never overcome the Jamaica Labour Party

Reading Time: 4 minutesPrime Minister Andrew Holness said the lies of the People’s National Party (PNP) can never overcome the truth of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), while outlining that the labourites are well-thinking Jamaicans .

While speaking at the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) East Central St Catherine Constituency Conference on Sunday (April 14), Holness outlined that governments will have plans that ministers will try to implement, but noted that it’s the constituents that hold the leaders accountable.

St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation urged to partner with TAJ for improved property tax collection

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation is being encouraged to partner with Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) to enhance property tax collection in the parish. This urging comes from Minister of Local…

VIDEO: Kingston Gateway to create jobs, raise standards across logistics hub—Anthony Hylton

Reading Time: 3 minutesAnthony Hylton, Opposition Spokesperson on Industry, Investment and Global Logistics, outlined that the Kingston Gateway Commercial and Warehouse Complex will provide employment for persons from the respective communities and lift the operating standards of many legacy projects and facilities that currently occupy space in the surrounding area.

Hylton noted that several of the logistics facilities are in dire need of upgrade and modernisation but noted that Kingston Gateway will set a high bar when completed.

South Africa appoints US envoy to try to mend ties

Reading Time: 2 minutesSouth African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday announced former deputy finance minister Mcebisi Jonas as his special envoy to the United States, in an effort to try to rebuild a relationship that has soured badly under President Donald Trump.

Bruised dollar languishes near three-year lows on tariff anxiety

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe dollar drifted lower on Monday, while the Japanese yen and the euro progressed higher as investor confidence in the world’s reserve currency remained in question following a stream of tariff-related pronouncements from U.S. President Donald Trump.