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Daryl Vaz, minister of energy, transport and telecommunications
14 Oct, 2026 0

Vaz: Government has absorbed $3.7 billion in potential fuel price increases since February

The Government, through the Petrojam pricing mechanism, has shielded Jamaican consumers and businesses from J$3.7 billion (more than US$23 million) in potential fuel price increases since February. …
Andrew Harrison, CEO of the Trelawny Municipal Corporation
14 Oct, 2026 0

Trelawny Municipality collects 67 per cent of property tax target

The Trelawny Municipal Corporation has collected 67 per cent of its property tax target for the 2026/2027 financial year. Chief Executive Officer Andrew Harrison told The Gleaner that the…
Deputy Director General for Sustainable Development and Social Planning at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Claire Bernard (left), addresses the ‘Recovery to Resilience Round Table’ held on Tuesday at the United Nations Development Programme (
14 Oct, 2026 0

National Recovery Strategy for Hurricane Melissa well advanced

Deputy Director General for Sustainable Development and Social Planning at the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Claire Bernard, says work on a National Recovery Strategy to guide the…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (second left), greets young Tivoli Gardens residents Cathalia Collins (centre) and Mourica Rose, during the Certificate of Possession Handover Ceremony held at the Tivoli Gardens Community Centre in Western Kingston on Wedn
14 Oct, 2026 0

221 Tivoli Gardens residents move closer to formalising homeownership

Approximately 221 residents of Tivoli Gardens in Kingston Western are one step closer to formalising homeownership, having been presented with Certificates of Possession by the Government during a…
From left: Director of Public Prosecutions Claudette Thompson, KC; Oswest Senior-Smith, KC; and Deputy Solicitor General Lisa White, KC, share a laugh during a conversation after they were admitted to the Inner Bar during a ceremony at the Supreme Court o
14 Oct, 2026 0

Three called to Inner Bar as Chief Justice urges leadership, service

Three members of Jamaica’s legal profession – Deputy Solicitor General Lisa White, Director of Public Prosecutions Claudette Thompson and veteran attorney Oswest Senior-Smith – have been called to the…
A section of the Montego Bay Bypass, which forms part of the larger Montego Bay Perimeter Road Project in St James.
14 Oct, 2026 0

JHTA fears winter season gridlock as MoBay roadworks lag

WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) is warning that worsening traffic congestion in Montego Bay threatens to disrupt the winter tourist season as major roadworks remain…
Inside the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries after arsonists tried to set fire to the building days after a deadly service in October 2021.
14 Oct, 2026 0

Video shows Ruddock taking responsibility for Pathways killing

Murder accused Andre Ruddock had expressed regret in a video-recorded caution statement to police, admitting he was guilty of killing fellow church member Taneka Gardner and that it was something he…
Deputy Mayor Lorraine Dobson chairing a meeting of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation on Tuesday.
14 Oct, 2026 0

KSAMC demands proof of source for water parties

The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has moved to block events involving the recreational use of National Water Commission (NWC)-supplied water as drought conditions persist and…
Kevon Stephenson (forefront), director of investigation at the Integrity Commission.
14 Oct, 2026 0

IC wants probe of single-source contracts

Declaring that competition was the exception in the awarding of government contracts last year, Kevon Stephenson, director of investigation at the Integrity Commission, says in 2025, single-source…