UWI Mona to launch cybersecurity major in September

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The University of the West Indies (The UWI) Mona campus is set to launch an undergraduate major in cybersecurity this September, as part of its efforts to address the growing threat of cybercrime and boost Jamaica’s digital...

Rotary Club dedicated to empowering Maverley

The Rotary Club of Trafalgar New Heights (RCTNH), under the leadership of newly inducted president, attorney-at-law Franchesca Francis, will be accelerating its mission to “empower Maverley”, a challenged community in nortwestern St Andrew, to...

All hail King Clifton

Google “Clifton Chenier” these days and you get pages and pages of hits. Following the recent release of a star-studded tribute album featuring The Rolling Stones, the “King of Zydeco” suddenly seems everywhere. This wasn’t the case just a few...

Big boost in Latin American travel to Jamaica expected for summer

The Ministry of Tourism is predicting that seat capacity from Latin America into Jamaica will double this summer compared to the corresponding period last year, reflecting the success of the Government's aggressive airlift growth strategy. State...

The beauty of political unity

Legislation for the care and protection of the elderly is long overdue. After long hearings, late night meetings, and a hard six-month deadline, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Senator Sherene Golding Campbell stood before her colleagues last Friday as...

PM congratulates new CCJ President, Justice Winston Anderson

Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has congratulated Jamaican, Justice Winston Anderson on his swearing-in as the fourth President of the Caribbean Court of Justice - CCJ. The investiture ceremony was held on Sunday at Jewel Grande, Montego Bay and...

Government Open to All Parties for New Electricity Licensing Arrangement

Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says the Government is open to all parties desirous of entering a new electricity licensing arrangement, including the current licensees. “The terms of the new arrangement...

Jamaican murderer wins legal battle in bid for asylum after claiming he can't go home due to threats from notorious gang who killed his family

By JORDANA SEAL Published: 06:07 EDT, 3 July 2025 | Updated: 06:46 EDT, 3 July 2025 A Jamaican murderer has won a legal battle in a bid for asylum after claiming that if he returned home he would be targeted by a notorious gang who killed his...

US sends deportees convicted of violent crimes to small African country of Eswatini

The Trump administration on Tuesday said it deported a group of men convicted of violent crimes to the small African country of Eswatini, in its latest expansion of deportations to far-flung places that are not deportees' home countries....

A New Way to Fly Between Montego Bay and Kingston

In a major boost for domestic connectivity in Jamaica, regional carrier LIAT 2020 is launching new service between Kingston and Montego Bay. The flights, which begin this Friday, mark a significant step in making inter-island — and intra-island —...

Governments are not powerless in the face of deep sea miners colluding with Trump

Kingston, Jamaica – Governments still have a chance to protect the future of the deep ocean as the 30th Session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) resumes today, with 37 now calling for a moratorium on deep sea mining – the only credible...

T&T strengthens bilateral ties with Jamaica  

Trade and investment relations, immigration issues and other potential areas of cooperation in relation to national and regional security were among areas of mutual interests discussed between Trinidad and Tobago and Jamaica. Minister of Foreign...

Jamaica To Build Caribbean’s Tallest Hotel And First Innovation Township To Redefine Montego Bay’s Tourism

Jamaica unveiled plans to develop the Caribbean's tallest hotel. Jamaica is looking to transform the Caribbean’s thriving tourism industry by developing the region’s tallest hotel and first-ever Tourism Innovation Township. On June 28, Jamaica...

Should the state pension stay frozen for expats?

More than 450,000 pensioners in countries including Australia and Canada are missing out on thousands of pounds because their pension payments have not gone up since 2012, according to Interactive Investor, an investment platform. Those living in...

26 of the most inspirational movies of all time, from Rocky to Legally Blonde By Sophie van Bastelaer and James Mercadante

Inspiration is a slippery concept — what resonates deeply with one person might barely register for another. It might arrive as a creative jolt, a quiet sense of wonder, or an unexpected burst of motivation, prompted by a jaw-dropping true story,...

Rosen Baugh promises to hit the ground running as Netball Jamaica boss

Outgoing Netball Jamaica President Tricia Robinson (left) congratulates her successor Karen Rosen Baugh during the annual general meeting at The Summit on Saturday, July 5, 2025. (Photos: Collin Reid) KAREN Rosen Baugh’s appointment as the 12th...

Justice Winston Anderson sworn in as CCJ’s fourth President

Justice Winston Charles Anderson was officially sworn in on Sunday as the fourth President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), marking a significant new chapter in the region’s judicial journey. The inauguration, held in Jamaica, also served...

Editorial | Africa beckons

As Prime Minister Andrew Holness said last week as Jamaica became the latest Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member to accede to the community’s 2022 partnership agreement with the Africa Export Import Bank (Afreximbank), this oughtn’t to be mere...

JAMAICA-TRANSPORTATION – LIAT to begin flights between Montego Bay and Kingston

JAMAICA-ECONOMY – Government finalizing next phase of public sector modernization programme