The Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says reports about cases of dengue fever are climbing. Dr. Tufton says based on the data, Jamaica is facing the risk of an outbreak of the viral infection. Nora Gaye Banton reports. Speaking at his...
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security says a record number of students are now enrolled as beneficiaries under the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education, PATH. Speaking with Nationwide News on Wednesday, portfolio minister, Pearnel Charles Jr.,...
Jamaica is on course to welcome close to 4 million visitors in 2023 and rake in earnings of just over US$4 billion. That's according to Director of Tourism, Donovan White. On Monday, Mr. White told the Jamaica Product Exchange trade show in Rose Hall, St. James that...
Chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party, JLP's Public Relations Committee, Robert Morgan, says he's confident in the direction the government is taking the country. Mr. Morgan was reacting to results from the latest Nationwide-Bluedot polls powered by Total Tools. The...
Public Commentator, Dr. Nadeen Spence, says there's been a semblance of naiveté in the JLP's handling of matters in the public domain. She was reacting to reacting to results from the latest Nationwide-Bluedot polls powered by Total Tools, which 41.4% of Jamaicans...
An inmate at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre was found hanging in his cell earlier today. The information was disclosed by the Department of Correctional Services, DCS, on Monday afternoon. The DCS says approximately 7:15AM, the inmate, who was alone in a...
The Press Association of Jamaica, PAJ, has condemned Friday's gun attack on the office of Nationwide News Network in St. Andrew. The bizarre incident occurred at approximately 4:30 pm. Abigail Bartley reports. On Friday afternoon, an armed individual rode up to the...
Member of Parliament for South West St. Elizabeth, Floyd Green, says the public must capitalise on the opportunity to influence the crafting of job descriptions for parliamentarians. The joint select committee of parliament considering the Green Paper on the matter...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says organised criminal gangs continue to create several obstacles to efforts to maintain a low crime rate. The Prime Minister was speaking on Taking Stock with Kalilah Reynolds. He also noted that the high level of crime in the country...
The body of a 23-year-old woman, who was reported missing in St. Elizabeth on Sunday, has been found. The deceased has been identified as Kasheba Brown. Her body was retrieved from a river in the Siloah area Thursday afternoon by the police. They were assisted by...