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Jamaica to initiate early talks on extension of Sangster Airport concession
The Gleaner
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July 4, 2025
The Jamaican government will be giving early consideration to extending the concession agreement under which the Sangster Airport is managed. The concession, lasting 30 years, is due to expire by 2034. The Montego Bay-based airport is operated by...
Jamaica’s economy expands 1.1% in Q1
Jamaica Observer
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July 4, 2025
JAMAICA’S economy expanded by 1.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 from a year earlier, the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (Statin) said on Thursday, as the country implemented sweeping changes to its national accounting framework in line...
Jamaica adopts new methodologies to estimate GDP
The Gleaner
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July 4, 2025
Jamaica has adopted new statistical methodologies for estimating economic performance. The System of National Accounts 2008 “better reflect the international standards and comparability of our estimates,” said the acting head of Statin, Leesha...
Government Prepared To Apply Learnings from Hurricane Beryl
Nationwide 90FM
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July 3, 2025
Finance Minister Fayval Williams says she will use the lessons she learnt from last year’s passage of Hurricane Beryl to implement relief efforts in the event of a major storm this year. The 2025 hurricane season began on June 1. It ends on...
EOJ’s preparations in high gear for election
The Gleaner
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July 4, 2025
With the two major political parties darting across the length and breadth of Jamaica in the heights of the political campaign to win the hearts and minds of voters, the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) says it is well advanced in its...
Rosen Baugh outlines vision for Netball Jamaica’s growth
Jamaica Observer
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July 4, 2025
ROSEN BAUGH... I think I can take Netball Jamaica to greater heights (Photo: Observer file) Karen Rosen Baugh, the sole candidate for Netball Jamaica (NJ) president, is confident and ready to take on the challenge of leading the organisation to...
The politics of profanity
Jamaica Observer
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July 4, 2025
In any self-respecting country where the rule of law is upheld at all times regardless of who commits the offence, Member of Parliament (MP) Everald Warmington, notwithstanding his subsequent apology, should have been charged forthwith under...
Ellis confident Sensational Soul will win Jamaica St Leger
Jamaica Observer
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July 4, 2025
Jokcey Shane Ellis guides Sensational Soul to the winners’ enclosure after winning the Jamaica 2000 Guineas on June 8, 2025. (Photo: Garfield Robinson) Ruddy Allen Sports Writer ruddya@jamaicaobserver.com July 4, 2025 Veteran jockey Shane...
Monroe University confers degrees on 26 graduates from Jamaica
The Gleaner
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July 4, 2025
BRONX, NY: Twenty-six students from Jamaica were awarded degrees from Monroe University during its 92nd annual commencement held June 12 at Radio City Music Hall in midtown New York City. The Jamaicans were one of the largest groups of...
STATIN: Jamaica grew 1.1% in March quarter
The Gleaner
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July 4, 2025
Jamaica’s economy grew by 1.1 per cent in the first quarter of 2025, compared to the corresponding period in the previous year, driven by increases in both goods and services, according to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The figure...
Jamaica's 2022 Population and Housing Census results expected by end of September
The Gleaner
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July 4, 2025
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is on track to release the official population count for the 2022 Population and Housing Census by the end of September 2025. This was disclosed by Acting Director General, Leesha Delatie-Budair, who...
Loshusan New Kingston a signal of confidence in the economy – McKenzie
Loop News
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, says the investment being made by the Loshusan family in the construction of a supermarket in New Kingston is a signal of confidence in the Jamaican economy. “We are...
Senior Counsel Robertha Magnus Usher Passes Away While in Jamaica
Love FM
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July 4, 2025
Senior Counsel Robertha B. N. MagnusUsher, a respected attorney-at-law in Belize has passed away. She reportedly died in Jamaica, where she had been visiting for her mother’s funeral over the weekend. Her sudden death has left the legal community...
Education Minister Applauds Pep Success at St. Ann Schools
Jamaica Information Service
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July 3, 2025
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, visited two high-achieving primary schools in St. Ann on Wednesday (July 2), to celebrate their outstanding performance in this year’s Primary Exit...
Jamaican CEO Kesha Christie Pens Book On Poverty To Success
South Florida Caribbean News
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July 3, 2025
Dr. Kesha Christie KINGSTON, Jamaica – Dr. Kesha Christie—founder and managing director of KCLH Full Business Solutions Limited—will be launching her book titled The Currency of Grit on July 5. The book, which is centered around empowerment,...
Jamaica Celebrates 70 Years of Tourism with Exclusive Summer Travel Deals
WSFL-TV - Florida
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July 3, 2025
Disclaimer: This Inside South Florida segment is sponsored by Jamaica Tourist Board. All opinions and views are of the advertiser and does not reflect the same of WSFL-TV. As the Jamaica Tourist Board celebrates its 70th anniversary, travelers are...
President Tinubu To Send Nigerian Teachers, Doctors, Other Professional
The Nigerian Voice
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President Bola Tinubu has ordered the deployment of skilled Nigerian professionals—including teachers, doctors, nurses, and agricultural experts to Saint Lucia and other Caribbean nations. The deployment is part of a newly signed Technical...
Hon. Justice Winston Anderson To Be Sworn-In As President Of The CCJ
The St Kitts Nevis Observer
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July 4, 2025
- Advertisement - Saint Lucia – The Honourable Mr Justice Winston Anderson will be sworn in as the fourth President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) during the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean...
Guyana’s CARICOM 10K team off to Jamaica; all expenses covered by MCY&S, NSC
News Room
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July 3, 2025
Guyanese athletes Jelicia Wright, Cleveland Thomas and Timothy Smith, along with their coach Jonathan Fagundes, have arrived in Jamaica for this weekend’s CARICOM 10K Road Race in Montego Bay. The team, accompanied by James Cole, General Secretary...
LIAT to begin flights between Montego Bay and Kingston
The Nation Barbados
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July 3, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Domestic flights between the western city of Montego Bay and Kingston are set to return after a five-year break. Regional carrier, LIAT Airlines will launch a new intra-island service on July 11, operating three times a week...