A $155 million improvement project has been undertaken at Mt. Alvernia High School in Montego Bay, St. James, including the installation of a solar power electric system and the refurbishing of the school’s…
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Conditions for Marital Rape to be Eliminated in Law
Eliminating the conditions for marital rape, are among matters that will be addressed in the amendments to the Offences Against the Person Act. Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson…
Back At The Top!
Following their sensational victory and defeat for Lady Elite on a technicality, Lady Warriors are back atop the standings of the WBA Women’s Invitational Basketball League after two rescheduled matches in the weekend…
Jamaican Sprinter Shelly-Ann Fraser Pryce Lands Second International Ambassador Deal
Jamaican sprinting sensation Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has landed her second international partnership deal with Swiss luxury watchmaker Richard Mille. This collaboration, that will run for a three-year period, extends beyond her existing Nike sponsorship,…
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis Approves $540K for Affordable Housing in South Florida
Habitat for Humanity of Broward has been approved to receive $540,000 in State funding by Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis on 1 July when the State budget went into effect. This is the first…
Phased reopening of Cornwall Regional possible by mid-2024 — Tufton
DOGGED by criticism over the Government’s handling, or mishandling, of the makeover of Cornwall Regional Hospital, Ministry of Health Dr Christopher Tufton is optimistic that the St James-based facility will begin phased operation…
COUNTERFEIT CRACKDOWN
ROUGHLY $200 million worth of counterfeit goods was on Wednesday seized from a store in the West Parade section of downtown Kingston when cops swooped in on the establishment following a formal complaint…
What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in the U.S. Virgin Islands?
Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in the U.S. Virgin Islands? In our “Jamaicans to the World” series, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Ramone Reid-Ventura. She is…
Is There a Changing of the Guard in Jamaica Track & Field?
The four-day Jamaica National Trials Senior and Junior Athletic Trials held at the island’s National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica, ended last Sunday evening. With the 19th staging of the World Championships set for Budapest,…
Gov’t adds $14.8 billion to 2023/24 budget
THE Government is transferring an additional $14.8 billion from its current budgeted contingency allocation to a number of its ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) to compensate their employees. This Central Government spend for…