Prime Minister Andrew Holness is condemning acts of racism in the United States of America following the death of African-American, George Floyd. Mr. Floyd was killed after a Minneapolis police officer knelt on his neck for several minutes resulting in asphyxia. It's...
The economic fallout in Jamaica spawned by the COVID-19 pandemic is worsening as a number of companies are forced to layoff staff. Restaurant chains, in particular, are taking a hit as coronavirus restrictions have been eating away at their revenue. Chairman of the...
Light and power company, the Jamaica Public Service, JPS, more than 30-thousand of its customers in Kingston, St Andrew and St Catherine were affected by a power outage Monday evening. The blackout also interrupted the live broadcast of the government's digital media...
The US Embassy in Kingston is advising that due to what it's describing as unforseen circumstances, its consular section will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, March 11. It says, as a result, all appointments scheduled for tomorrow will be cancelled. The US Embassy is...
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says squatter settlements must not be allowed to attach themselves to a $1 billion resort development for which he broke ground today in St Ann. The Sugar Cane Bay development at Llandovery is said to be the most ambitious tourism...
Head of the World Health Organization Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the coronavirus outbreak has reached a "decisive point" and has "pandemic potential". His comments come as countries around the world battle to prevent the virus spreading further. For a second...
https://soundcloud.com/nationwide-newsnet/nnn-wide-ranging-interview-with-us-ambassador-to-jamaica-donald-tapia?fbclid=IwAR0IWNmXopAgT9uw9LijjAQdLq6paU6zHtq-q-KDBY8UolKFxNT5vZZdzM0 US Ambassador to Jamaica, Donald Tapia, is insisting that anti-corruption campaigner...
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, PSOJ and the Jamaica Accountability Meter Portal, JAMP, are welcoming the announcement of the appointment of former Contractor General, Greg Christie, to the position of Executive Director of the Integrity Commission. In a...
Detectives assigned to the St. Thomas Division have launched a manhunt for two men who reportedly robbed a petroleum service station on the Golden Grove Main Road in the parish on Sunday. In a release yesterday, the Constabulary's Corporate Communications Unit said...
The Ceremonial Opening of Parliament for Fiscal Year 2020/21 will take place today. Members of the Senate and distinguished guests are scheduled to arrive at Gordon House in Kingston after 10 this morning. Members of the House of Representatives are to arrive after 11...