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Karisma Hotels to break ground for Sugarcane Bay, St Ann early next year
ST ANN, Jamaica — Karisma Hotels and Resorts is set to break ground early next year for its US$1-billion Sugarcane Bay multi-resort development in Llandovery, St Ann.The project will add 4,800 new rooms over 10 years. Read More
Boyz lead Antigua 1-0 at half-time in CNL contest
LONG BAY, Antigua — Jamaica's Reggae Boyz were leading Antigua and Barbuda 1-0 at the half-way mark of their Group C Concacaf Nationa League B match at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium here a short while ago. Read More
Diplomat says he overheard Trump call about 'investigations'
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — A State Department official based in Ukraine told impeachment investigators Friday that he overheard a conversation between President Donald Trump and a diplomat about “investigations” in Ukraine, according to one lawmaker leaving the... Read More
Positive feedback in UK to Jamaica Diaspora Council – High Commissioner
LONDON, United Kingdom — High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK) Seth George Ramocan says he is pleased with the positive feedback of the UK Jamaican community to the new Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC), noting that it has re-energised discussions on the important role of the... Read More
10-y-o Hassani Burris of Canaan Heights missing
CLARENDON, Jamaica — A high alert has been activated for 10-year-old Hassani Burris of Gully Back, Canaan Heights in Clarendon, who has been missing since Wednesday, November 13.Hassani is of dark complexion, medium build and is about 5 feet tall. Read More
Forex: J$140.40 to one US dollar
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The US dollar on Friday, November 15 ended trading at J$140.40, down by 81 cents, according to the Bank of Jamaica's daily exchange trading summary. Read More
Three men charged for shooting, arson in St Catherine
ST CATHERINE, Jamaica — Three men have been charged with several offences stemming from a case of shooting and arson in Brown's Hall, St Catherine on Wednesday, October 16, the police have reported. Read More
University of Miami, UWI partner for hemisphere consortium
KINGSTON, Jamaica —The University of the West Indies (UWI) and the University of Miami (UM) have teamed up as partners within in a Hemispheric University Consortium (HUC). Read More
Hanover man arrested in firearm seizure
HANOVER, Jamaica — A Hanover man is in custody following the seizure of a firearm and several rounds of ammunition at Green Island in the parish today. Read More
24-y-o Kingston 3 man charged with shooting with intent
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Twenty-four-year-old Shaquile Lawrence, of Mountain View Avenue in Kingston 3, has been charged with shooting with intent and illegal possession of firearm and ammunition, the police have reported. Read More
Police records clerk pleads guilty of soliciting money
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A records clerk who was charged for breaches of the Corruption Prevention Act by the Inspectorate and Professional Standards Oversight Bureau, (IPROB) yesterday pleaded guilty in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Read More
Two cops found guilty of murder, manslaughter
KINGSTON, Jamaica – Two police officers, Constables Christobel Smith and Garrett Davis were found guilty for the offences of manslaughter and murder respectively in the Home Circuit Court on Thursday, November 14, the Jamaica Constabulary Force's (JCF) Corporate Communications Unit (CCU)... Read More
Gov't grants 90 exploratory mining licences since March 2018
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Transport and Mining Minister, Robert Montague, says the ministry has granted some 90 exploratory licences for semiprecious minerals such as cobalt, copper, gold, silver and zinc, since March 2018. Read More
Jamaica Customs updates items not requiring trade licenses
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has published a list of items which no longer require import or export licences from the Trade Board. Read More
Cuba grants unprecedented access to presidential tour
GUANTANAMO, Cuba (AP) — President Miguel Díaz-Canel began the day in a small town overlooking the American naval base at Guantanamo Bay. He decried the US trade embargo, then inspected a series of state-run enterprises alongside members of his Cabinet. Read More
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