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Updated 10 hours ago

OUR establishes special team for JPS blackout investigation

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has established a special internal team to oversee the regulatory response to the recent islandwide blackout, following its review of a preliminary report submitted by the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS).

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Updated 13 hours ago

OUR acquiring equipment to verify quality of telecoms services
Within the next few months, the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) will have the capacity to independently verify the quality of telecommunications services being provided to the public.
Updated 13 hours ago

St Catherine man accused of injecting Clarendon girlfriend with toxic substance charged with murder
A St Catherine man who was charged with assault for allegedly attacking his girlfriend during a dispute and allegedly injecting her with a toxic substance has now been charged with murder as the woman…
Updated 13 hours ago

Scotia Group moves to delist from JSE to go private, shareholders to vote
Scotia Group Jamaica Limited (SGJL) on Friday announced that it is moving to become a private company and delist from the Jamaica Stock Exchange, noting that the transaction, if completed, will have…
Updated 10 hours ago

SpaceX soars 23% in Wall Street debut and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire
Shares of SpaceX soared 23% in their Wall Street debut on Friday, making the rocket maker’s CEO Elon Musk the first-ever trillionaire.
Updated 9 hours ago

St Catherine Health Department intensifies effort to maintain food-safety standards

Updated 10 hours ago

OUR establishes special team for JPS blackout investigation

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has established a special internal team to oversee the regulatory response to the recent islandwide blackout, following its review of a preliminary report…
Updated 8 hours ago

Visa denial sidelines Thomas Partey for Ghana’s World Cup opener against Panama in Toronto
Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey will not play in his team’s World Cup opener Wednesday after Canada denied his visa application while he awaits trial in London on multiple charges of rape.
Updated 7 hours ago

Clarendon records 18 murders; police say crime reduction strategies being intensified
The Clarendon police are assuring residents that strategies are being intensified to keep crime under control and maintain public safety across the parish.
Updated 6 hours ago

St Elizabeth MP Zuleika Jess and driver fined after pleading guilty to traffic offences
St Elizabeth North Eastern Member of Parliament Zuleika Jess and her driver, Derrick Facey, were today each fined thousands of dollars in the St Elizabeth Parish Court in Balaclava after pleading…