State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, is describing as a seismic achievement the fact that for the first time since independence in 1962, Jamaica is set to record four consecutive years of a decline in murders. Minister...
Six months after the government removed VAT on unprepared food in The Bahamas, shoppers across New Providence say they are not seeing the savings at the checkout. New Providence is the most populous island in The Bahamas archipelago. It's the site of the capital,...
Israel on Thursday ordered the British Consulate in occupied East Jerusalem to be closed. The consul general and 19 other diplomats are set to depart the post. But British foreign secretary, Ed Miliband, says the consulate will continue operations on a smaller scale...
Shareholders of Scotia Group Jamaica Limited, SGJL, have approved the proposed privatisation transaction involving Scotiabank Caribbean Holdings Limited. The vote was held at a court-convened meeting at the AC Hotel by Marriott in Kingston on Wednesday. Under the...
Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited has outlined plans to bring Sagicor Jamaica and Sagicor Life Inc, (SLI), under Sagicor Group Caribbean Limited. The details are outlined in its Combined Scheme and Extraordinary General Meeting Booklet. Both are available on Sagicor's...
The Jamaican dollar has lost 12 cents and will open against the benchmark US dollar selling for an average $159.78. Against the Canadian, the Jamaican has lost 84 cents and will open selling for an average $113.71. And finally, the Jamaican dollar has lost $2.36 will...
The 20 nominees for World Athletics' Male and Female Athletes of the Year have been revealed. Ten men, led by world record holders Alison dos Santos of Brazil and Ja’Kobe Tharp of the USA; and 10 women, led by another 2026 world record breaker, Masai Russell of the...
A businessman was shot and killed in Knoxwood, close to Lacovia in St Elizabeth, on Wednesday. He has been identified as Carl Brown. Brown reportedly operated an equipment rental service. Reports are that Brown was pounced on by a gunman at a house in Knoxwood shortly...
An elderly woman whose eviction sparked nationwide protests over Spain's housing crisis has died. The announcement was made on Wednesday by Madrid's tenants union. The 87-year-old was forcibly removed on a stretcher from her apartment on September 23 after she was...
Haiti has indefinitely postponed its elections which were set to be held later this year. Haiti has not held elections since 2016, and its last president, Jovenel Moise, has not been replaced since being assassinated in 2021. The first round of presidential and...