Jamaican farm workers depart for Canada

Reading Time: 2 minutesA total of 183 agricultural workers will depart the island this week to participate in the 2026 Canadian Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). The first batch of 98 workers left…

INDECOM investigates 12 fatal police shootings in first 5 days of 2026

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has confirmed that 12 persons were shot and killed by members of the Security Forces in the first five days of 2026, following six…

BOJ’s stock of currency increases 27 % per annum at the end of December 2025 

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDuring the last five work days of December 2025 (December 23 to 31), the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) issued currency of $14.1 billion, which was $13.1 billion more than the $0.9 billion it…

PNP urges Holness administration to defend international law principles after developments in Venezuela

Reading Time: 2 minutesAnthony Henry The People’s National Party (PNP) is calling on the Government of Jamaica to unequivocally defend long-standing principles of international law following recent developments in Venezuela. The Opposition party…

Trump administration expands visa bond requirement to seven more countries

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Trump administration has added seven countries, including five in Africa, to the list of nations whose passport holders are required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to enter the United States.

Thirteen countries, all but two of them in Africa, are now on the list, which makes the process of obtaining a US visa unaffordable for many.

Honduran national charged with illegal entry in St Catherine

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA national of Honduras has been charged with illegal entry after he was seen wandering in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Sunday, January 4.

The man has been identified as Rodolfo Enrique Delcid Olin, 45, of La Ceiba, Atlántida, in Honduras.