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Anderson sworn in as 4th CCJ president, calls on region to fulfil promise of judicial sovereignty
The Gleaner
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July 7, 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: Fifteen years after joining the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as its youngest judge, Jamaica-born Justice Winston Anderson has reached a new milestone. Anderson was sworn in as the court’s fourth president on the cusp of...
Hanover poised to become Jamaica’s leading tourism parish, says Minister Bartlett
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 7, 2025
Hanover is rapidly emerging as Jamaica’s top tourism parish, driven by a series of major developments and strategic investments, Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett announced on Thursday. Speaking at the handover ceremony for the newly...
New CCJ president: Youth need not look beyond Caribbean to excel
The Gleaner
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July 7, 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: Fifteen years ago, Winston Anderson stood at King’s House in Kingston, Jamaica, being sworn in as a judge of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). On Sunday, in a powerful, full-circle moment, he returned to the spotlight, this...
Jamaica paid out $7.5M in crime stop rewards last year
St. Vincent Times
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July 4, 2025
In 2024, Crime Stop Jamaica received 867 tips, resulting in $7.5 million in rewards – $6I.3 million of which was paid under the Rewards for Guns Campaign. This is contained in the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) 2024 Economic and Social...
Jamaica turns to the King in fight for slavery reparations
LBC
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29 June 2025, 12:55 | Updated: 29 June 2025, 13:03 King Charles poses with members of Team Jamaica during the 2022 Commonwealth Games. Picture: Getty Jamaica has submitted a petition asking King Charles to refer three "legal questions" regarding...
PM Gaston Browne leads A&B delegation at 49th CARICOM Heads of Government Conference in Jamaica
The Antigua Observer
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July 7, 2025
- Advertisement - Prime Minister Gaston Browne is leading the country’s delegation at the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), being held in Montego Bay, Jamaica, from 6–8 July 2025....
Foreign Affairs Minister: N
CNC 3
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July 7, 2025
Reporting from Jamaica Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs, Sean Sobers, says Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is not attending the ongoing Caricom Heads of Government meeting in Jamaica due to “certain national issues” engaging her...
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...
Open Letter to the Heads of Government of CARICOM Israel is a Pariah State and must be treated as such
Stabroek News
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July 7, 2025
On June 27th, over 40 civil society organisations and prominent individuals from at least 15 countries across the Caribbean have signed on to an open letter issued by the Assembly of Caribbean People, and addressed to the Heads of Government of...
Jamaican Comedian Blakka Ellis Returns to the Stage in “Fantasy Joe”
South Florida Caribbean News
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July 4, 2025
Blakka Ellis Kingston, Jamaica — Legendary Jamaican comedian, actor and writer Owen ‘Blakka’ Ellis is set to bring his signature wit and decades of stage mastery to local audiences once again in the brand-new theatrical comedy, Fantasy Joe. Known...
Christopher Burgess | Evolution of housing in Jamaica: The 1990s: The most productive decade
The Gleaner
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July 7, 2025
The 1990s delivered unmatched housing production of 48,250 units, up from 32,000 in the 1980s, driven by low-income housing. IMF’s Structural Adjustment Programme ushered in trade and exchange rate liberalisation. Jamaica aligned with early-decade...
Jamaica Stock Exchange’s prep/primary game on the move
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 4, 2025
On Monday, June 30, 2025, students aged 8–12 gathered at the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) headquarters in Kingston for the third awards ceremony of the JSE’s Prep/Primary Stock Market Game. Though schools are currently on summer break, students...
Foreign Affairs Minister: National issues keeping PM out of Caricom meeting
Trinidad and Tobago Guardian
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AKASH SAMAROO Reporting from Jamaica Minister of Foreign and Caricom Affairs, Sean Sobers, says Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar is not attending the ongoing Caricom Heads of Government meeting in Jamaica due to...
Albanese Government Must Act, CSIRO Research Fuels Calls For Deep Sea Mining Moratorium
Scoop
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As the peak international body on deep sea mining begins a three-week meeting, CSIRO has released a series of reports commissioned by mining proponent The Metals Company (TMC) that underscore the severe environmental risks and scientific...
‘I thought election would a run long time,’ says Golding; slams Holness for poll ‘delay’
Loop News
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Leader of the Opposition People’s National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, has said that he believes that the General Elections should have been held already, suggesting that Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leader, Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has been...
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...
Water supply largely restored in Rose Hall, Coral Gardens following disruption – Mayor
Jamaica Observer
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July 6, 2025
Mayor of Montego Bay Richard Vernon wants stakeholders in St James to join the push to get murders below 100 this year. July 6, 2025 ST JAMES, Jamaica — Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says water supply has been largely restored to residents...
Respected political journalist and ‘Caribbean man’ Rickey Singh passes on
Global Voices
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July 7, 2025
Photo of Guyana-born regional journalist Rickey Singh via Wesley Gibbings and courtesy of his daughter, Donna Ramsammy, used with permission. Guyana-born Rickey Singh, a well-known, fearless and sometimes controversial voice in regional media,...
Ian Healy on what ‘jerky’ Sam Konstas needs to do in nets before third Test in Jamaica against West Indies
The Indian Express
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July 7, 2025
Ian Healy has been sharpening his blades right through the West Indies series, in fact from the WTC final itself, about the Australian top order, raising questions about Sam Konstas and Osman Khawaja. He has another go now, though this time with a...
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...