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Updated 6 hours ago

Energy Minister calls Jamaica electricity blackout ‘unacceptable’; orders probe

Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says he expects to update the country on Saturday following what he described as an “unacceptable” all-island power outage that left Jamaica in darkness for nearly two hours on Friday night.

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Updated 14 hours ago

FIFA cancels World Cup tickets for about 60 fans who got them for free due to error
FIFA has cancelled World Cup tickets issued to about 60 fans who mistakenly got them for free because of a website error.
Updated 13 hours ago

Holness says reopening of Troy Bridge represents reconnection and resilience for rural communities
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the reopening of the Troy Bridge is a celebration of reconnection, resilience, and renewed opportunity for communities that were cut off when the historic…
Updated 12 hours ago

Update | St Catherine woman accused of selling property she didn’t own gets $1.5M bail
Twenty-five-year-old Jeanell Warren, who is charged with allegedly collecting $1.4 million for the sale of a property she did not own, was today granted $1.5 million bail with one to two sureties in…
Updated 11 hours ago

Some of the most dedicated World Cup fans skipping this year’s tournament, citing costs and politics
Football fans will soon crisscross continents to see their beloved national teams compete on the sport’s grandest stage, the World Cup.
Updated 11 hours ago by Omar Tomlinson

British-Jamaican Jhané Gibson is 2026 MasterChef UK winner
British-Jamaican Jhané Gibson was announced the winner of the culinary television show ‘MasterChef United Kingdom’ moments ago.
Updated 8 hours ago

Iran’s World Cup team approved for visas to play games in US, officials say
Members of Iran’s World Cup football team have been granted visas to the United States, US officials said Friday, clearing them to enter the United States from their training base in Tijuana, Mexico,…
Updated 8 hours ago

Gov’t to invest $200M in care facilities expansion

The Government will invest $200 million this year to expand capacity at care facilities, thereby easing overcrowding and freeing up bed space.
Updated 8 hours ago

Federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countries
A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and…
Updated 7 hours ago

Fire at JDF headquarters
Firefighters on Friday responded to a blaze at a building at Up Park Camp in St Andrew, the headquarters of the Jamaica Defence Force, says Jamaica Fire Brigade Commissioner Stewart Beckford