PIOJ reports 8.1 per cent growth for 2021/22
The economy is estimated to have grown by 8.1 per cent during fiscal year 2021/22, reports the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ). Director
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Depp wins $15 lawsuit against Heard, but she wins counterclaim
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A jury on Wednesday ruled in favor of Johnny Depp in his libel lawsuit against ex-wife Amber Heard, vindicating
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USA Gov’t warns of frequent sexual assaults in Jamaica, including at local resorts
The United States (US) Department of Justice has disclosed that sexual assaults are a frequent occurrence in Jamaica, including at all-inclusive resorts locally.
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US CDC increases travel warnings for Jamaica re COVID-19
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has upgraded Jamaica to a Level 3 designation in its latest COVID-19 travel advisory
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30-y-o man charged with murder of St Bess bartender in St Ann
Detectives in St Ann have charged a 30-year-old man with the murder of Rochelle Glaze, the 26-year-old St Elizabeth bartender who was found
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Mother of 7-y-o boy found dead slapped with child neglect charges
The St James police have charged the mother of a seven-year-old boy who was found dead at his home Bickersteth, Cambridge in St
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PM Foundation provides $2.5 million to assist UWI students
Ninety-four students, who had unpaid fees during their final semester at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, have received financial assistance
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Over 11,000 Jamaicans to receive birth certificates under ‘Project Birthright’
More than 11,000 undocumented Jamaicans will be provided with their birth certificates free of cost by the Government during this year. This will
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Municipal officer killed by alleged female lover in Clarendon
A municipal police officer was killed after his common-law wife allegedly stabbed him to death during a physical confrontation at their home in
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‘Shower Wayne’, popular JLP activist, murdered in Portmore
A well-known Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) activist was gunned down in Bayside, Portmore in St Catherine on Sunday night, escalating the wave of