The Jamaican government is set to introduce a referendum bill in Parliament, providing citizens with an opportunity to participate in the nation’s constitutional reform process. Custos...
Jamaica’s Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte, who also chairs the Joint Select Committee reviewing the Constitution (Amendment) Republic Bill, has emphasized the...
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has reiterated his administration’s commitment to establishing Jamaica as a leading international financial services hub, emphasizing this goal as a cornerstone...
GraceKennedy Limited has announced that Group CEO Don Wehby will retire on February 14, 2025, after an accomplished tenure at the helm. Frank James, CEO of...
By Ryan Elcock During a recent conversation with my long-time colleague Len Carby, we discussed my article, “A Strategic Roadmap for the Caribbean: Maximizing Opportunities in...
The latest Caribbean Salary Survey Report: PayPulse 2024 Report reveals a persistent pay gap across the region, with The Bahamas solidifying its position as the highest-paying...
Jamaica’s Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Marlene Malahoo Forte, has announced plans to table the Constitutional Reform Bill as early as next week. Speaking in...
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness unveiled key policy measures at the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) 81st annual conference to ease financial strain on middle-income earners and...
Fayval Williams, has been named Jamaica’s new Minister of Finance, succeeding Nigel Clarke, who resigned to become Deputy Managing Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF)....
Jamaica’s Finance Minister, Nigel Clarke, announced that he will resign as Member of Parliament for St. Andrew North Western, officially ending his term as finance minister...
Robert Nesta “Bob” Marley is set to become one of the first Jamaicans to receive the newly established Order of National Icon, as announced by Prime...
The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) is collaborating with the Jamaica Stock Exchange to launch a junior stock exchange in Guyana. This announcement was...
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has reduced interest rates by 25 basis points (bps) to 6.50 percent per annum, a decision announced by the central bank...
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced on Tuesday that the country’s long-anticipated involvement in the Multinational Security Support mission in Haiti is set to commence. Holness...
Jamaica’s microcredit market has expanded to J$46 billion (US$293 million), reflecting a growth of over 15 percent compared to the previous year, based on loan balances...
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, the multiple-time Olympic and World Champion, is set to receive the Keys to the City of Kingston, awarded by the Kingston and St. Andrew...
Reuters | The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Monday named Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke to a top post at the agency, after the official spearheaded...
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) continues its involvement in Haiti through the efforts of three former prime ministers appointed by CARICOM Heads of Government to support the...
Jamaica-based Wigton Windfarm Limited is accelerating its plans to diversify beyond wind turbines as its sole power source for the national grid. The company intends to...
Jamaican banks have decided to stop charging fees on dormant savings accounts, putting an end to a long-standing and controversial practice. Jide Lewis, Deputy Governor of...
Marva McDonald Bishop was officially sworn in as Jamaica’s new President of the Court of Appeal on Thursday, marking a historic moment as the first woman...
Several Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member states have committed to sending personnel to Jamaica to aid in restoring power to areas severely impacted by Hurricane Beryl. Jamaica’s...
Hurricane Beryl has slightly weakened to a Category 4 hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 241 kph (150 mph) as of Tuesday night. Despite this, it...
Kingsley Cooper, a trailblazer in the Jamaican fashion scene, esteemed attorney, and founder of Pulse Investments, has passed away at 71. Pulse Investments confirmed the news...
The Constitutional Reform Committee (CRC) in Jamaica is actively preparing instructions for a Bill that will facilitate the country’s shift from a constitutional monarchy to a...
The Jamaican government is taking proactive steps to prevent the influx of substandard lithium-ion batteries amid tightening international regulations. These efforts aim to ensure public safety...
Jamaica’s Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Rear Admiral Antonette Wemyss-Gorman, is set to ascend to the rank of vice admiral (lieutenant general) effective May 10, following...
Jamaica is on a trajectory to sever ties with King Charles III as its head of state by 2025, announced the nation’s State Minister in the...
Kwame Dawes, a highly esteemed poet, editor, critic, and musician, has been named as the next Poet Laureate of Jamaica. The role of a poet laureate...
Jamaican Opposition leader Mark Golding has announced that a future People’s National Party (PNP) government intends to designate reggae icon Bob Marley as Jamaica’s next national...
Jamaica Observer | The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), in paving the way for more cross-border listings locally, has signed its latest memorandum of understanding (MOU) with...
Former Jamaican prime minister, Bruce Golding, will head a 10-member Commonwealth Expert Team (CET) to observe Bangladesh’s general elections on January 7 next year. “It is...
AP | A 5.4 magnitude earthquake hit Jamaica on Monday, prompting people to flee buildings amid heavy shaking that knocked out power in some areas but...
Jamaica-based H&L Agro and Guyana’s Agricultural & Public Health Solutions (APSOL) have signed an agreement to help develop and sustain agriculture in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM)...
Bloomberg | Jamaica plans to use a pair of credit upgrades and strong investor demand for its bonds to drive down borrowing costs as it returns...
As Jamaica moves ahead with plans to cut ties to the British monarchy – a shift that would remove King Charles III as its head of...
Health officials in Jamaica have declared an outbreak of the dengue fever with at least 565 suspected, presumed and confirmed cases in the Caribbean nation. Jamaica’s...
JIS | Jamaican micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are being encouraged to tap into the Latin American (LATAM) market as they seek to expand their...
AP | The daughter of reggae legend Bob Marley is something of a “fairy godmother” for the Jamaica team playing in its second Women’s World Cup....
Day 14 of the FIFA Women’s World Cup sent four more teams packing. South Africa earned a stunning 3-2 win Wednesday to secure its first-ever last-16...
Jamaica Gleaner | Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness stressed the island-nation’s intention to become a republic during a short visit to the United Kingdom last week,...
The Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) says it regards itself as a prime example of Caribbean ingenuity as the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) celebrates...
Press Release | Jamaica is rapidly becoming the place big names in business want to call home and at Collision 2023, the country will introduce its...
New commercial and high-end condominiums are rising from the dirt, the minimum wage is going up, unemployment is the lowest it’s been in years and tourism...
JIS | Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, has given the his country’s and wider region commitment to finding satisfactory and sustainable solutions for the people of...
JIS | Jamaica will be hosting Haitian stakeholder consultations in Kingston from June 11 to 13. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, making the disclosure in Parliament...
The 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) grouping on Monday, June 5 said it is committed to addressing the issue of plastic pollution and promoting sustainable consumption and...
JIS | Jamaican returning residents who are interested in starting a business are being encouraged to utilize the recently launched Jamaica Business Gateway for assistance. Jamaica’s...
AFP | Injury has forced Jamaican sprint star Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce to withdraw from a weekend athletics meet in Kenya that would have signalled the start of...
AP | The number of tourists flocking to Jamaica’s sun-drenched beaches soared nearly 100 percent in the first 3 months of the year, causing long queues...
Bloomberg | Jamaica has created a Constitutional Reform Committee with the task of changing the island-nation from a constitutional monarchy, which sees the English royal as...
Former Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller has been admitted to hospital for “non-emergency care”, the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) confirmed on Friday. In a...
Jamaica’s Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has called for closer relationships between Africa and the Caribbean saying it would provide “a wonderful opportunity for a reverse Diaspora...
Jamaica’s central bank- the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) – has revealed that a significant number of small-business operators have registered with its digital currency, ‘JAM-DEX‘, while...
Over the next two years, Jamaica is likely to attain debt levels lower than at any time in the last 50 years, according to the island-nation’s...
The Holness administration is making its largest-ever capital investment in agriculture with more than J$12 billion (US$96 million) to be spent across the fiscal years 2022/23...
Jamaica’s Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Nigel Clarke, announced on Tuesday that the national minimum wage will be increased in April. Clarke did not...
Jamaica’s Culture Minister Olivia Grange was invested as a Dame Grand Cross of the Imperial Order of the Star of Honour of Ethiopia. The investiture was...
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness left the island nation Monday morning to lead a special CARICOM mission to Haiti. According to a media release from the...
NAN | The Jamaican High Commissioner to Nigeria, Esmond Reid, has indicated that his country was planning to source for vehicles from Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing (IVM)...
Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, says consideration by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) of Jamaica’s request to access the Resilience and Sustainable Facility (RSF) and the...
The Jamaican government says it will be moving with haste and alacrity towards transforming the island-nation into a republic. “It is time that Jamaica become a...
Jamaica’s eight-time Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement award at BBC Sports Personality of the Year. Bolt, 36, is the...
AP | Jamaica’s broadcasting regulator has banned music and TV broadcasts deemed to glorify or promote criminal activity, violence, drug use, scamming, and weapons. The government...
By Hannah Giorgis Barbados, the easternmost stretch of land in the Caribbean Sea, is a pear-shaped island surrounded by a dense network of bright coral. As...
The Trinidad & Tobago government says it is using the “very successful” model implemented by Jamaica with its Junior Stock Exchange (JSE) to develop its Small...
JIS | Data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) indicate that the country is on track to returning to pre-COVID-19 levels of economic output by...
Senior financial officials from the region will on Thursday discuss how Caribbean people can benefit from the digitization of their country’s payments systems when the Central...
AFP | The Queen’s death has put the wind at the back of republican movements in a region once dominated by the British empire, analysts say,...
Jamaica has launched a gender and climate change strategy and action plan (GCCSAP) that it says has been developed and guided by a national gender and...
AP | The Bank of Jamaica is preparing to issue a nationwide digital currency for the first time in its history following recent approval from legislators....
JIS | Jamaica’s remittance inflows exceeded US$3.3 billion for 2021, representing an increase of over US$2.9 billion for 2020. Minister of State in the Ministry of...
Jamaica is to be positioned as the technology and innovation hub of the Caribbean, says Prime Minister, Andrew Holness. “We are known for our athletes, music,...
Bloomberg | Jamaica’s Prime Minister said the country is on track to launch its own e-currency this year, as the island-nation joins the ranks of those...
AFP | Jamaica have qualified for 3 Olympic bobsled events for the first time ever, their team said, setting the stage for a “Cool Runnings” –...
Barbadians are today casting their ballots for a new government, 3½ years after they had overwhelming elected the Barbados Labour Party (BLP) to victory in 2018....
Jamaica - along with the Bahamas and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank - has become a global pioneer in creating digital currency.
Reuters | Jamaican authorities have detained a former Haitian senator who was a key suspect in the murder of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse in July, Jamaican...
The Jamaican central bank, Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), announced that it has successfully completed the trial of its central bank digital currency (CBDC). The 8-month pilot...
CBDC to facilitate financial inclusion
Jamaica Observer | The Secretary General of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), Carla Barnett, is warning that the region should brace for the impact of wide-scale economic...
Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced changes to the measures aimed at containing the spread of COVID-19. The new measure will come into effect from December...
New curfew hours will remain in effect for a three-week period
AFP | Sprint legend Usain Bolt said he could have emerged from retirement to win a fourth straight Olympic 100m title in Tokyo this year, insisting...
At least 9 health centers across Jamaica have begun house to house vaccination as of Sunday, October 24, 2021. Healthcare teams, including public health nurses and...
IMF forecasts stronger growth for Jamaica as it downgrades global recovery
Jamaican Bar Association does not believe that requirements for mandatory vaccination, contravene the constitutional rights of Jamaicans.
It is time to re-think the integration project, based on practical realities.
Hospitals across the country are seeing an increase in COVID-19 cases.
The country’s COVID situation will be closely monitored over the course of the next 2 weeks.
The Jamaican veteran comes to Tokyo after running personal best of 10.63 seconds in June to become the second-fastest woman of all time behind late US...
JIS | With the expected increase in the supply of vaccines, Jamaica Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, is encouraging the population to protect their wellbeing by getting...
"Matters of removing the Queen as our head of state and reparations for slavery are very significant; they are fundamental to our identity and our nationhood"...
Heads of government condemn the excessive economic pressure on CARICOM states by the European Union with the inclusion of several member states on blacklists with respect...
Caribbean leaders have paid tribute to fallen Haitian President Jovenel Moïse, who was yesterday assassinated by unknown attackers in his private residence. Jamaica: Jamaican Prime Minister...
JIS | Jamaica’s Minister of Health and Wellness, Christopher Tufton, says the COVID-19 trends are moving in the right direction but continues to implore Jamaicans to...
The stock market in Jamaica has had a better year than any other across the globe. Amidst the middling returns of the world’s best known indexes...
By Philip Killeen Never before has the opportunity to go green in the energy sector been as appealing and accessible as in the Caribbean. This four-part...
There is heightened speculation in Jamaica about whether Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller and her ruling People’s National Party (PNP) will call for general elections this later...
Marlon James became the first Jamaican winner of the prestigious Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday with a vivid, violent, exuberant and expletive-laden novel based on the...
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) in Jamaica has said it will send a Rapid Needs Assessment Team (RNAT) to the Bahamas on...
The Portia Simpson-Miller administration in Jamaica says debate on the 3 bills allowing for the island-nation to adopt the Trinidad & Tobago-based Caribbean Court of Justice...
Jamaica has signed a new wage deal with some trade unions that will see salaries boosted by 4 percent during the agreement’s first year. The pact...
Financial institutions in Jamaica will for the first time, from next month, have to report specified financial account information on American citizens who have accounts in...
Usain Bolt has been removed from a list of competitors for the 100 meters at the Jamaica championships. The six-time Olympic gold medalist was due to...
For some time there has been discussion as to whether the Dominican Republic should become a part of CARICOM. If this Dominican Republic/Haiti matter is not...
Reigning world champions Usain Bolt and Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce are both entered in this week’s Jamaican trials despite holding byes to the Beijing world championships. Bolt,...
Jamaica will finally introduce mobile number portability on 22 June, approximately three weeks later than scheduled, after the government accepted a request to temporarily postpone the...
Jamaica’s National Security Minister Peter Bunting has warned that the industrial action taken by police officers places the public at risk and appealed to them to...
Jamaicans are being put on alert following an outbreak of another mosquito-borne illness, the Zika virus. Following meetings at the World Health Assembly now taking place...
Jamaica is now closer to having the Caribbean Court of Justice as its final court of appeal – one step closer to Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller’s...
Jamaica’s sprint superstars Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce will head the island-nation’s 44-strong squad that will go across the Caribbean to the IAAF/BTC World Relays, Bahamas...
Inflation in Jamaica has hit its lowest point in 48 years at 4 percent, prompting the country’s central bank – the Bank of Jamaica to cut...
Opening a three-day trip to the Caribbean and Central America, U.S. President Barack Obama hopes to capitalize on mutual needs in the face of expanding Chinese...
Barack Obama will become the first U.S. president to set foot on Jamaican soil in more than three decades on Wednesday. Obama arrives in Kingston for...
JAMPRO, Jamaica’s trade and investment promotion agency, has confirmed that the Simpson-Miller administration is in the process of developing a citizenship-by-investment program. The new initiative, is...
The Simpson-Miller administration in Jamaica announced Thursday immediate restrictions on imports of poultry and poultry by-products from various regions in the United States and Canada recently...
Jamaica’s prime minister has revealed that U.S. President Barack Obama will visit the Caribbean country next month. Portia Simpson-Miller told lawmakers Tuesday that Obama will pay...
Jamaica is in talks with financial institutions on a plan to pay off debt it owes Venezuela for oil it received through the Petrocaribe energy program,...
The Jamaica Investment Forum commenced Wednesday in the resort town of Montego Bay with an inaugural address by the island-nation’s Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller. “The Jamaica...
Marijuana has been pervasive but illegal in Jamaica for decades, consumed as a medicinal herb, puffed as a sacrament by Rastafarians and sung about in the...
Former Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding testified Monday that he personally knew an underworld boss who ran a notorious slum fiefdom from his parliamentary riding but...
Jamaica’s credit rating is forecasted to improve in 2015 as the country cements its credibility in the international investment community. According to the Managing Director of...
Jamaica’s parliament will decide on April 28, whether or not the country should replace the Judicial Committee of the UK-based Privy Council with the Trinidad &...
Sangster International Airport. PHOTO/Jamaica Observer A fire in the electrical room of the Sangster International Airport in Jamaica’s northern city of Montego Bay, Thursday afternoon caused...
Jamaica is launching an initiative to develop sports tourism on the island-nation that is the world’s dominant sprinting hothouse. The initiative dubbed Jamaica Sport is part...
Jamaica’s justice minister, Mark Golding, said Tuesday that legislation has been drafted to decriminalize marijuana on the island-nation where the drug has been pervasive but prohibited...
Jamaica’s health minister Fenton Ferguson said Sunday that the Simpson-Miller administration is doing all it can to combat Chikungunya – a newly arrived mosquito-borne virus that...
Bank of Jamaica Governor, Brian Wynter. PHOTO/Jamaica Gleaner The Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, Brian Wynter, has praised the Simpson-Miller administration’s economic reform program (ERP)...
A severe drought is intensifying in Jamaica with water supply systems already well below normal, the country’s environment minister said Sunday night. In a national address,...
By Richard Schiffman Wigton wind farm in Manchester, Jamaica. PHOTO/Jamaica Gleaner Lefties Food Stall, a pint-sized eatery serving Barbados’ signature flying-fish sandwiches, recently became the first...
Nigeria and Jamaica are working to establish direct flights between the two countries in the near future. Officials from both countries are working to conclude a...
Usain Bolt. PHOTO/File Jamaican sprint stars Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce were included in Jamaica’s 68-strong athletics squad for the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Glasgow. Six-time...
Jamaica plans to sell US$800 million of dollar bonds in its first overseas sale since 2011, according to an official familiar with the offering. The Caribbean...
Outgoing Jamaican Police Commissioner Owen Ellington. PHOTO/Jamaica Gleaner Jamaica’s top cop is retiring ahead of a fact-finding inquiry into the conduct of security forces during a...
Jamaica’s foreign direct investment (FDI) continues to improve, showing it to have one of the fastest growth rates, though well behind the region’s two major leaders,...
A police task force in Jamaica arrested 10 people on suspicion of involvement in the Caribbean country’s lottery scam rings, authorities said Sunday. The island-nation’s Lottery...
A tight budget, public sector reform and the implementation of major projects, are some of the challenges that Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips says Jamaicans will...
Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt is set to make his return to the track next month, around the middle of the International track and Field season....
The European Union is providing J$11.1 billion (US$44 million) to Jamaica for projects within the sugar industry, justice, community development initiatives and poverty reduction. Prime Minister...
Top American sprinter, Justin Gatlin, indicated that he is aiming to run a faster time when he competes in the 100 meters at the IAAF World...
A request has been made for Namibia to waive the visa requirement for Jamaicans. The call was made by Jamaica’s outgoing Ambassador to Namibia, Norma Taylor...
Jamaica’s Finance Minister, Peter Philips. PHOTO/File Portia Simpson-Miller administration on Tuesday hinted at the possibility of amending a controversial tax on bank withdrawals with the Prime...
Chairman of the Sugar Association of the Caribbean (SAC), Karl James, says after a slow start to the 2013/2014 sugar crop, the production of sugar in...
Kingston Harbor, Jamaica. PHOTO/File The Simpson-Miller administration expects to find a “suitable private partner” this fiscal year, to share the cost of the necessary improvements to...
Veronica Campbell-Brown at the 2012 London Olympic Games. PHOTO/File Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown was cleared of doping because of blatant flaws in the test collection procedures...
A Hong Kong-based company has been granted a license for what would be a major new power project in Jamaica, the island-nation’s energy minister announced Tuesday....
Jamaica’s Shelly-Anne Fraser-Pryce celebrates her second place finish in the women’s 200m final during the London 2012 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium August 8, 2012....
Sherone Simpson. PHOTO/Getty Images Jamaican Olympic sprinter Sherone Simpson has been banned until December 20 after testing positive for a banned stimulant, a disciplinary panel announced...
Digicel has renewed its mobile license in Jamaica. The operator has secured a 15-year licence for provision of mobile services on the local market. The new...
Jamaica’s Finance Minister, Peter Philips. PHOTO/File The Portia Simpson-Miller administration in Jamaica has presented a J$539.35 billion (US$4.9 billion) to parliament with debate on the fiscal...
A jubilant Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce after winning the 60 meter final in Sopot, Poland, March 9 2014. PHOTO/Petr David Josek/AP Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, Jamaica’s, freshly minted world indoor...
A jubilant Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce after winning the 60 meter final in Sopot, Poland. PHOTO/Petr David Josek/AP Sopot, Poland – Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce kept the 60 meter world...
Jamaica says it has secured US$300,000 from the Inter-American Development Bank (UIDB) for the recruitment of a consultant as the island begins implementation of a single...
Asafa Powell. PHOTO/Getty Images Jamaican sprint star Asafa Powell must wait until April 10 to learn if he can resume his career this year after submissions...
Veronica Campbell-Brown at the 2012 London Olympic Games. PHOTO/File Decorated Jamaican sprinter Veronica Campbell-Brown has revealed that she has been cleared to return to the track...
The Japanese government is investing just under US$107,000 (J$11 million) to resuscitate the local West Indian Sea Island Cotton industry, for which there is an annual...
Old Harbor town on Jamaica’s southern coast seems an unlikely contender in an emerging regional competition over the shipping routes that carry global trade. But as...
According to the IMF, Jamaica has met all its quantitative targets paving the way for a draw down of US$71 million. The announcement was made on...
The World Bank says Jamaica is one step closer to positioning itself as a credible player in the global animation industry with the graduation of 45...
Two-man Jamaican bobsled team. PHOTO/Peter Andrews/Reuters Jamaica’s Olympic bobsled team on Thursday pleaded with their adoring fans to stop sending money to fund their Sochi Olympic...
A four-member team of Jamaican scientists working at the International Centre for Environment and Nuclear Sciences (ICENS), University of the West Indies, Mona, has had its...
Director general of the Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA), Leroy Lindsay, has stated that Jamaica could become a major exporter of pilots and air traffic controllers....
(Xinhua) – Entrepreneurs in Jamaica will no longer need to visit multiple agencies to incorporate a company or register a business name, as the government officially...
A leading Jamaican researcher believes that the country could earn up to US$7 billion annually by increasing the production of limestone and its value added products....
The Caribbean Development Bank has admitted Suriname as a full member of the financial body. As a result, Suriname will now have easier access to subsidized...
Anatomy of ponzi scheme. Image, courtesy of The New York Times Legislators in Jamaica have passed a bill which grants the court powers to imprison persons...
The Jamaica Manufacturers Association has urged the Portia Simpson-Miller administration to hold Trinidad & Tobago to commitments made to the region as outlined in the Treaty...
Jamaica has widened its strategy to deal with money laundering with the Senate giving approval to 5 orders under the Proceeds of Crime Act (POCA). The...
Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago – the two largest economies in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), have signed an agreement outlining a path to improve free trade...
Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago have resumed their talks on Tuesday aimed at settling an immigration matter that had threatened to escalate to a trade war...
Law makers in Jamaica will soon begin a debate on the island-nation’s potential accession to the regional Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) and thus disengaging with...
Trinidad & Tobago’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Winston Dookeran says if the threat of a boycott of products by Jamaicans materializes this could lead to a serious...
Jamaican sprinters Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce (l) with Usain Bolt IAAF annual athletics awards ceremony November 16 2013. PHOTO/Reuters Jamaican sprint duo Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce have...
Kingston Harbor, Jamaica. PHOTO/File As Jamaica readies to position itself as the fourth node in the global logistics chain, the island-nation has been designated the sub-regional...
Jamaica’s chief soccer organizer, Captain Horace Burrell, says he will be spearheading the charge for his country to host a FIFA Youth World Cup in the...
Former Finance Minister Audley Shaw (r) with the then Prime Minister and current opposition leader Andrew Holness. PHOTO/Jamaica Gleaner (Reuters) – Jamaica’s opposition leader fended off...
Usain Bolt. PHOTO/File Jamaican sprint sensation, Usain Bolt of Jamaica, wants to run the 200 meters in under 19 seconds and possibly as early as 2014....
A stem cell emerging from rat bone marrow. PHOTO/Imperial College London Stem cell therapy could become a routine part of medical treatment in Jamaica, according to...
A Jamaican official says a study has reviewed the natural resources of the island-nation’s largest protected area as the government advances plans for a possible Chinese-financed...
Fears of Jamaican athletes been barred from taking part in international track and field events have been allayed following a two day extraordinary audit of the...
Jamaica’s energy minister has opened a pilot plant where researchers will test whether rare earth elements can be commercially extracted from bauxite waste on the Caribbean...
Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller. PHOTO/File Jamaican Prime Minister, Portia Simpson-Miller joins a cadre of female heads of government and global women leaders to be inducted...
A new executive director is to be appointed to the embattled Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission, (JADCO) nearly nine months since the last permanent holder of the position...
Caribbean Airlines Limited, is headhunting a new executive team alongside plans to “transform the organization and re-brand the company both internally and externally”. The carrier is...
The Jamaica Money Market Brokers Limited (JMMB) now has a 100 percent shareholding in Trinidad & Tobago’s Intercommercial Bank (IBL). This follows the company’s acquisition of...
Veronica Campbell-Brown at the 2012 London Olympic Games. PHOTO/File Veronica Campbell-Brown, one of Jamaica’s most decorated athletes, has been found guilty by the three-member Jamaica Athletics...
Audley Shaw. PHOTO/File Jamaica’s former finance minister Audley Shaw has formally launched his campaign to become the leader of the opposition Jamaica Labor Party. Audley Shaw...
The Recently appointed chairman of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica, Dr. Herbert Thompson (pictured) has resigned. Thompson stepped down from the position last night following calls...
Jamaica is joining its Caribbean Community (CARICOM) member countries, Guyana and Trinidad & Tobago, in supporting the agreement reached between the United States and Russia regarding...
Jamaica’s Finance Minister, Peter Phillips has revealed that the period of difficulty for the country may be over as the island-nation has passed the worst as...
After months of decline and recession, Jamaica’s economy is set to register growth of between 0.5 and 1.5 percent for the third quarter of 2013 –...
Jamaican Prime Minister Portia Simpson-Miller (r), accompanied by Chinese Premier Li Keqiang, inspects a guard of honor at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing,...
Former Finance Minister Audley Shaw (r) with the then Prime Minister and current opposition leader Andrew Holness. PHOTO/Jamaica Gleaner There is a possibility that Jamaica’s opposition...
Jamaica is set to host its first-ever venture capital conference this coming September. The Jamaica Venture Capital Program (JVCP) is to be launched on September 9,...
Usain Bolt. PHOTO/File (Reuters) – Usain Bolt, already enshrined as one of the greatest Olympians of all time, became the most successful athlete in world championship...
Usain Bolt. PHOTO/File Usain Bolt restored order to the world of sprinting. Reclaiming the 100-meter world championship gold he lost through a false start in South...
Jamaica is celebrating its 51st anniversary of political independence from Britain, Tuesday, with the island-nation lauding the achievements in sports, education, and the creative arts while...
Jamaica government has reiterated its commitment to the regional integration movement – the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), and dismissed calls for the island-nation to quit the 15-member...
Jamaica athletes, Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce. PHOTO/Bryan Cummings/Jamaica Observer (Reuters) – Olympic champions Usain Bolt and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce headline a Jamaican world athletics championships squad...
