Home
Barbados back in COVID lockdown, confirms three cases of UK strain
BRIDGETOWN: Barbados will go back into lockdown for a two-week period that will include an 11-hour nightly curfew in an attempt to bring the COVID-19 outbreak under control, Prime Minister Mia Mottley announced Tuesday night. She also confirmed...
CommentsJPS shocked by OUR statement on guaranteed standards breaches
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says it is shocked and disappointed by the pronouncement of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) that the power company owes several customers millions of dollars for breaches of the guaranteed...
Comments- Deportee detained in connection with murder of three homeless men
- Johnson Smith says completion of Foreign Affairs building to meet March deadline
- Grenada's curfew extended following COVID-19 spike in neighbouring islands
- Justice Ministry renews support for Drug Treatment Court and Rehabilitation Programme
- Eight schools impacted by coronavirus
Homeless horror - Streets filled with trembling as four chopped to death in Kingston
The cold, haunting streets of Kingston were frozen with fear on Monday night as the capital’s nomads snuggled in corners or retreated to shelters in the aftermath of the grisly murders of four homeless men and the wounding of two others. The...
CommentsHigh-priced COVID tests - Ministry baulks at gougers as travellers charged up to US$300
Health facilities have been partnering with hotels to offer PCR tests for as much as US$300 (J$43,000) following requests from some of Jamaica’s main international travel partners for a negative COVID-19 test from travellers. A negative PCR test...
Comments
Growth & Jobs | Achieving vehicle ownership goal in 2021
Consistent with the start of a new year is the making of resolutions for things to be accomplished during the year. Resolutions range from breaking a bad habit to taking on a personal development initiative to acquiring assets. For some persons,...
CommentsGrowth & Jobs | JN Group expects big results from tech investment
The Jamaica National Group has been, in the past year, deepening its investment in and deployment of technology to improve services to its members and employees, while increasing operational efficiency. Beyond deploying additional smart ATMs and...
Comments
‘We will not be rushed’ - MOHW reiterates stance that sports will only return after complete national risk assessment
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton said a national risk assessment will have to done before a permit can be granted for the resumption of sports amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Tufton said that his ministry has held dialogue with...
CommentsCOVID-19 won’t stop Stadium work – Fennell
Independence Park Chairman Mike Fennell says it has received assurances from the Government that despite the country’s economic situation because of COVID-19, renovation of the National Stadium will go ahead as planned. Fennell said that the work...
Comments
Google reports progress on Chrome user tracking revamp
Google says it’s making progress on plans to revamp Chrome user tracking technology aimed at improving privacy even as it faces challenges from regulators and officials. The company gave an update Monday on its work to remove from its Chrome...
CommentsJamaica Post hits back at the banks - Says it alerted them to card theft, offered safer premium services
While most commercial banks have sought to curtail the incidence of card theft, cloning, and attempts at unauthorised activation, by ending the distribution of credit and debit cards to their customers using the regular mail service, the urging to...
Comments| Market Index Summary |
Sponsor: 
|
|||||
'It can work' - Kamal Bankay - Industry professional believes proposal is a way forward
Even as coronavirus cases fluctuate, there are professionals who believe restoring the events industry in a limited and controlled way should be top priority. Kamal Bankay said he believes the events industry can work with the Government to...
CommentsTrinidad’s Caesar’s Army Antillea ‘is too real’ - Organisers say VR Technology is a way forward for carnival
As the popular adage goes, “Rome wasn’t built in a day,” and the Trinidad-based event production company Caesar’s Army has taken the time to lay the necessary building blocks as it creates and maintains an empire within the Caribbean carnival...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Blessed by warm Jamaican welcome
THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to express my gratitude for the manner in which I was treated by the Jamaican authorities when I arrived on the island on December 21, 2020. I was one of the passengers on that last flight from England before...
CommentsWaiting on NWA approval for traffic lights at Drax Hall
THE EDITOR, Madam: This is in response to a Letter to the Editor, on January 21, Fix The Traffic Lights At Drax Hall! We share the concern of the citizen of St Ann regarding the continued absence of traffic lights at the crossing of the North...
Comments
Biden orders COVID-19 travel restrictions, adds South Africa
WASHINGTON (AP): President Joe Biden on Monday reinstated COVID-19 travel restrictions on most non-US travellers from Brazil, Ireland, the United Kingdom and 26 other European countries that allow travel across open borders. He also added South...
CommentsNigeria police working to rescue abducted orphans, staff
LAGOS (AP): Police in Nigeria are working to rescue seven children and a man who were abducted from an orphanage in the capital over the weekend. The children and a staff member of the Rachel’s Orphanage Home in the capital city, Abuja, were...
Comments
Something Extra | Tuesday
Sagicor Group Jamaica kicked off the year last Thursday with its first team engagement exercise – Blast Off. The hybrid event saw main speakers delivering in person at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel and the company’s more than 2,400 team members tuning...
Comments
Container trade volumes varied significantly in first three quarters of 2020
The sudden and prolonged action of COVID-19 on health, living conditions, and the world economy is being characterised by four fundamental elements: the pre-existence of adverse conditions, the extent of the effects, the speed of the impact, and...
CommentsEmail invoice scams cause big losses for shipping companies
Shipping companies are being warned by the shipping insurer International Transport Intermediaries Club (ITIC) that cybercrime connected with fraudulent demands for payment continues to plague the maritime sector. A recent article appearing on The...
Comments
Editorial | Tribute to the newspaperman
Lisa Hanna | Agricultural export is the way forward for Jamaica