Motorists will pay more for gas when they go to the pumps on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $4.50 to sell for $184.20 per…
Jamaican-Born Father of Hip-Hop DJ Kool Herc and 125 Jamaicans to Receive Honors on National Heroes Day
A total of 126 Jamaicans, including Jamaicans living in countries abroad, will be recognized for their exceptional contributions to Jamaica’s development and presented with the country’s highest honors on National Heroes Day in…
On This Day 15 Years Ago Usain Bolt Sets 100m World Record in Beijing Olympics
Usain Bolt displayed his unique style on the Olympic stage at the 2008 Games in Beijing when he won the gold medal in the 100-meter final, clocking a world-record time for the distance…
Cries for justice
ALBERT TOWN, Trelawny – Dozens of people who gathered Tuesday for a memorial march and candlelight ceremony in honour of raped and murdered 15-year-old Cotton Tree resident Jamelia Cole did not allow rain…
Statin still unable to say when census will be completed
UNCERTAINTY still surrounds the twice-delayed 2022 Population and Housing Census, with the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (Statin) on Tuesday giving no further indication as to when the exercise, which has been hampered by…
Paul Douglas revisits glory years on ‘Solid’
Paul Douglas revisits glory years on ‘Solid’ It’s the mid-1960s, and America is overwhelmed by music from British Invasion acts as well as the soul explosion from Motown Records and Stax. In Jamaica,…
Unemployment dips to historic low
JAMAICA’S unemployment rate fell to a new low according to the latest findings from the April 2023 Labour Force Survey (LFS) which saw more people working now than at any other time in…
July inflation ticks up
CONSUMER prices ticked higher for a third-straight month in July as the prolonged drought continues to cut supplies of agricultural produce, sending up the cost of dining both at home and at restaurants,…
New acquisitions add to Derrimon’s half-year revenues
Out-turns from its newest subsidiaries, Spicy Hills Farms and Arosa Limited, along with that from its Select Grocers location in Clarendon, helped to beef up revenues for the Derrimon Group at the end…
One on One readies new e-learning solution
E-learning solutions provider One on One Education Limited is readying its latest learning management software, Teacher Availability Solutions (TAS), just in time for the new school year. According to One on One, the…