SLB will no longer require guarantors for PATH applicants
Starting this September, beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) who apply to the Students’ Loans Bureau (SLB) will
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Labour minister to announce increase in minimum wage in April
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Karl Samuda, will announce an increase in the minimum wage in April. This was disclosed by Minister
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Popular disc jockey Arif Cooper dies
Members of the local entertainment fraternity have been plunged into mounring following the death of popular disc jockey Arif Cooper. Cooper died after
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JDF soldier – operating a taxi – killed in Papine
A Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) was shot and killed while reportedly moonlighting as a taxi driver in Papine, St Andrew on Wednesday night.
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Mavado’s ‘Pain’ single trends on YouTube
Gully Gad Mavado has returned to the music scene with the release of a new track, Pain, featuring Dexta Daps and newcomer Jay-A.
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Jamaican man sentenced for illegal re-entry in United States
A Jamaican man was on Tuesday sentenced for illegally re-entering the United States after two prior removals. Arik Hugh Halliman, 40, was sentenced
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50 buses to be added to JUTC fleet
The Government will be spending $689 million to procure 50 buses to boost the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) fleet. The allocation will
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Business environment being strengthened in Jamaica
Work will continue under the Jamaica Foundations for Competitiveness and Growth Project during the upcoming fiscal year, to strengthen the business environment for
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$313 million allocation to bolster climate resilience in fisheries sector
A project aimed at promoting community-based climate resilience in the fisheries sector has been given a $313-million allocation for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Minister calls for greater collaboration to tackle violence among students
There is a call for greater collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Youth and Jamaicans locally and in the diaspora, to tackle