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Dr Jubilee Brown-Service, president of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association.
30 Sep, 2026 0

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Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton said the ministry is on high alert for any potential disruptions to the healthcare system by doctors. “To the extent that it disrupts the health…
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson.
30 Sep, 2026 0

Robinson wants virtual assets law to go beyond containing risk

The Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASP) Act, 2026, which provides for the regulation of virtual assets in Jamaica was passed in the Lower House on Tuesday with three amendments. A virtual asset is…
Scene of a police fatal shooting in Old Harbour, St Catherine, on Tuesday evening.
30 Sep, 2026 0

Police fatally shoot suspected major criminal in Old Harbour

A man suspected to be a major criminal, identified by the police as Shane Clarke, otherwise called ‘Giant’, was fatally shot during an alleged exchange of gunfire with the police in Old Harbour, St…
Entertainer and popular social media personality Pops YG
30 Sep, 2026 0

Judge gives police until Wednesday morning to charge or release Pops YG

A judge has given the police until 9:00 am on Wednesday to either lay a charge against entertainer and popular social media personality Pops YG or release him. The order was made in the Trelawny…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr the Hon Dana Morris Dixon (right), converses with founder of the iamtheCODE Foundation, Lady Marieme Jamme, at the High-Level National Digital and AI Skills Roundtable.
30 Sep, 2026 0

Government to improve tech offering in schools as digital skills gap threatens human capital

Jamaica’s growing digital skills gap could undermine the country’s ability to supply businesses with the human capital they need to grow, founder of iamtheCODE Caribbean Mariame McIntosh Robinson has…
Emile Leiba, president of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce
30 Sep, 2026 0

JCC: Gov’ts must help close price gap on Caribbean goods

WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) is pushing back against concerns raised by Rodwell Ferguson, Belize’s Minister of Agriculture, about the reluctance of some businesses to purchase…