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Jamaica Football Federation president Michael Ricketts.
July 31, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Brakes on FIFA Forward - JFF to vote on proposal today; Ricketts ‘unhappy’ with Infantino’s lack of transparency
Michael Ricketts, president of the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF), said he is confident his directors will vote to reject FIFA President Giovanni Infantino’s ‘FIFA Forward Enterprise’ proposal when…
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda
July 31, 2026 by Sashana Small

WATER WATCH - Wasting prohibition looms as Jamaica battles prolonged drought

The Government is not ruling out implementing a prohibition order against water wasting to mitigate against drought conditions that are expected to continue into the next three months. Speaking at a…
July 31, 2026 by Andre Williams

Cops face murder charges two years after Denham Town shooting

Two police officers and a former serving member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), who was arrested last week at the Norman Manley International Airport, were on Thursday dragged before the…
Former Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Vanessa Llewellyn (left) pauses for a photo with Miss Anieta Bailey, community relations education officer for Region 5 of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information.
July 31, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

‘I had to be The Iron Lady’ - Llewellyn opens up on court challenge to tenure, urges educators to never play victim
WESTERN BUREAU: Drawing on the bruising constitutional challenge against her tenure as Jamaica’s chief prosecutor, Paula Llewellyn on Wednesday urged educators still bouncing back from Hurricane…
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green, addressing the official opening ceremony for the Lucea Fish Sanctuary and its administrative office, on the grounds of the sanctuary on Wednesday.
July 31, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hope for Hanover fisherfolk as Lucea Fish Sanctuary opens

WESTERN BUREAU: Fisherfolk in the Lucea area of Hanover now have a better chance of promoting environmental sustainability with the official opening of The Lucea Fish Sanctuary, and an office from…
Sarah’s Children Chairman Janet Silvera and Odette Dyer, regional director of the Jamaica Tourist Board, share lens time with Festival at Sea representatives and students from.schools across western Jamaica during the donation of books at Historic Falmou
July 31, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Cruise passengers donate 1,000 books to western schools

WESTERN BUREAU: Fifteen schools from across St James, Trelawny, and St Elizabeth have received a share of 1,000 reading books donated to their respective libraries on Wednesday, courtesy of the…
July 30, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Licence to deal - More casino resorts on horizon as Princess targets winter opening
WESTERN BUREAU: The granting of Jamaica’s first casino gaming licence is expected to pave the way for additional integrated resort developments (IRDs), with at least three other investors, including…
Celia Barclay, information commissioner.
July 30, 2026

Data defence delay - Staffing shortages, technology gaps and training needs slow move towards full enforcement of personal information protection law
The regulatory body responsible for Jamaica’s national data protection regime has said it will require another two years before it is in a position to fully enforce the Data Protection Act (DPA),…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness speaking at the signing of the contract for the Kingston Harbour Walk Project on July 22, 2026.
July 30, 2026 by Sashana Small

Dignity debate - Holness rejects PNP criticism of placement of plaques in homes of social housing beneficiaries

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has dismissed assertions that the practice of installing commemorative plaques on homes distributed under the New Social Housing Programme (NSHP) dehumanises…