Local taxi associations and operators are expressing displeasure at what they say is a double standard being applied for popular American ride share company Uber's entrance into the Jamaican market. Danny Scott of the Confederation of Independent Rural Taxi...
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency, CPFSA, is on a drive to recruit more than 1-hundred foster parents this year under its foster care programme. The push to get more Jamaicans to become foster parents has been ongoing. But the CPFSA is on a drive to...
Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives, Anthony Hylton, is continuing his push for a Code of Conduct for Parliamentarians. He was reacting to news that Central Westmoreland Member of Parliament George Wright has resigned from the Jamaica Labour...
President of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association, Richard Pandohie, is hoping the Prime Minister will announce a relaxation in the curfew hours during his presentation in Parliament this afternoon. During an interview with Abka Fitz-Henley and Danielle...
The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has accepted a request from Rick’s Café to postpone a meeting that was originally scheduled for yesterday, May 31. The operators of the establishment were summoned to a meeting by the Ministry after last...
Jamaica has received an additional 55,200 doses of Aztrazeneca vaccines under the global COVAX facility. This is Jamaica's third shipment under the facility. Health Minister, Dr. Christopher Tufton announced the arrival of the additional doses last evening. The Health...
Head of the Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services, TODSS, Egerton Newman, says the organization will not be going on strike today. Mr. Newman issued the notice to his members via a voice message at the weekend, after he says he received several calls...
The country has recorded 108 new Covid-19 cases, according to the Health Ministry's latest update. This brings the number of confirmed positive cases to 48,288. Meanwhile, one more death from the virus has been recorded. The deceased is a 79 year old male from St....
A senior Hamas leader and Israel's Security Cabinet have confirmed that a mutual ceasefire agreement has been reached. The senior Hamas leader said the ceasefire will commence at 2am local time on Friday though an official announcement from the Israeli Prime...
The security officer who is alleged to have physically assaulted a female vendor at the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St James has been removed from duties pending further investigations. The disclosure was made at a meeting yesterday between representatives...