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Survey shows decline in teen alcohol, drug use, but NCDA to strengthen prevention drive
August 25 12:20 AM
Fewer students drunk or high
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Schools facing teacher shortages, says principals’ group
August 25 12:18 AM
More vacancies than advertised
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August 25 12:16 AM
Celene Hall takes Miss Universe Jamaica 2026 crown
Cricket, ...
JCA president hails Kingsmen’s impact at Sabina Park; looks to strengthen partnership
August 25 12:12 AM
JCA boss hails Kingsmen’s impact at Sabina Park
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August 25 12:10 AM
Before You Book: Questions You Should Ask Your Hotel Wedding Venue
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August 25 12:08 AM
‘Special’ Chelsea forwards inspire Alonso’s winning start
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Jamaican Chin battles Willwerth in tense clash
August 25 12:07 AM
Top seeds Bigun, Kim advance in ATP Kingston 2 Challenge
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August 25 12:06 AM
Boyz U-14 coach disappointed after 0-4 thrashing by Haiti
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August 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Although it is described as a designated National Rural School Bus Service, at least 86 students in Jamaica’s capital city of Kingst...
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August 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—There were 2,442 street people in Jamaica in 2025, spread across all 14 parishes. The number was arrived at following a national hom...
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August 12, 2026
There are now 917 legal aid attorneys practicing in Jamaica, up from 895 in 2024. With the addition of the 22 new attorneys to the Legal Aid Programme...
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July 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Twenty-nine prisoners serving time in Jamaica’s prison system have been readmitted for a fourth time, while 19 were readmitted on th...
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July 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Tipsters to Crime Stop were paid a total of $10.3 million in 2025 when compared to the $7.5 million paid out in 2024. At the same ti...
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July 26, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) made $1.5 billion in fare income in 2025 when compared to $1.3 billion in 2024. The higher ...
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July 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Jamaica’s adult prison population grew to 3,563 in 2025 after 575 new inmates were sentenced and admitted. Of the newly-sentenced, 2...
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July 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—A total of 1,528 individuals were arrested for Category 1 crimes in Jamaica in 2025, with 481 being picked up for murder and 395 for...
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July 25, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—The number of Jamaicans participating in the Overseas Employment Programme increased by 4.8 per cent in 2025 to 15,169 compared with...
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July 23, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica—Of the total of 1,194 juveniles who appeared before the courts last year, 653 or 54.7 per cent were female and 541 or 45.3 per cent ...
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July 20, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that Jamaica’s maternal mortality ratio was 150.3 per 100,000 live births in...
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July 11, 2026
The volume of Jamaican dollar transactions at automated banking machines (ABMs) islandwide in 2025 increased by 35.3 per cent to $66.3 million and was...
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May 6, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) and the Honey Bun Foundation have undertaken a three-year pilot study aimed at strengthen...
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February 16, 2026
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has launched the Vision 2030 Jamaica ‘Love Jamaica’ National Essay Competition, under the...
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November 25, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Reeling from the devastation brought on by the passage of Hurricane Melissa last month, the local economy is expected to register ...
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July 27, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — There were 47 Notices of Breach issued by the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) in 2024 relating to the broadcast of proble...
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July 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica’s Post and Telecommunications Department (PTD) continues to rack up significant losses in an increasingly digitised enviro...
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July 26, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Total assets held by Jamaica’s commercial banks was $2 592.7 billion at the end of December, 2024. This represents an increase of ...
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July 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The average balance held in a deposit account in one of Jamaica’s 11 Deposit-Taking Institutions (DTIs) at December 31, 2024, was ...
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July 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — A total of 1,018 attorneys were registered on the goAML (anti-money laundering) platform in Jamaica as at December 31, 2024. This ...
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July 13, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The estimated value of property lost as a result of fires in Jamaica in 2024 exceeded $9 billion, an amount similar to 2023. It re...
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May 21, 2025
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Andrew Holness has welcomed the recently announced drop in the poverty rate which he says is a result of targeted p...
Survey shows decline in teen alcohol, drug use, but NCDA to strengthen prevention drive
August 25, 2026
Fewer students drunk or high
Schools facing teacher shortages, says principals’ group
August 25, 2026
More vacancies than advertised
Cricket, ...
JCA president hails Kingsmen’s impact at Sabina Park; looks to strengthen partnership
August 25, 2026
JCA boss hails Kingsmen’s impact at Sabina Park
