European Union ambassador to Jamaica, Dr. Erja Askola, is encouraging Caribbean businesses to take advantage of the EU market and the already existing strong free trade agreements. She was speaking at the official launch of the Caribbean Investment Forum 2025 at the AC Hotel Kingston on Tuesday. The ambassador’s call comes amid growing economic tension […]

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Constitutional Affairs Minister, Marlene Malahoo Forte, says the Opposition People’s National Party, PNP is not fit to lead the country on the constitutional reform journey. Making her contribution to the Sectoral Debate on Tuesday, the Minister says the opposition’s constant flip-flops on the matter render them incapable of fulfilling the decades long pledge to transform […]

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Chairman of Jamaicans for Justice, John Clarke, is welcoming news that the Jamaica Constabulary Force is moving to procure more body-worn cameras. He was speaking on Nationwide at Five on Monday. Police commissioner, Dr. Kevin Blake, says the process to procure 1,000 more body-worn cameras is almost complete. The issue of body-worn cameras has become […]

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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is seeking to assure Jamaicans that his administration will ensure the security forces remain accountable in their crime-fighting approach. He’s reacting to recent concerns raised over the increase in police fatal shootings, which have gone up year over year since 2021. While lauding the significant reduction in major crimes in […]

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Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Blake, is lauding the combined work of the country’s security forces for the record low murder rate for the month of April. He’s also reacting to the near 37 per cent reduction in murders so far in 2025 compared to 2024. Chevon Campbell tells us more. In a video address […]

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National security minister, Dr. Horace Chang, says the seizure of illegal firearms is up by more than 20 per cent since the start of the year. Dr. Chang made the revelation while making his contribution to the Sectoral Debate earlier this week. Dr. Chang says the tide has turned in the country’s fight against crime. […]

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People’s National Party, PNP, stalwart and former Minister of Education, Reverend Ronald Thwaites, has broken with his party and thrown his support behind the Jamaica Teaching Council, JTC, Bill currently before parliament. Reverend Thwaites says there must be accountability in education, given the billions being spent in the sector. Mahiri Stewart reports. PNP Stalwart and […]

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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr. Horace Chang in conversation with Commissioner of Police, Dr. Kevin Bake and Head of the St. Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Minto, at the opening of the Lacovia Police Station in St. Elizabeth on February 26, 2025. National security minister, Dr. Horace Chang, says the security forces […]

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Education minister, Dr. Dana Morris-Dixon, says changes are coming to the Primary Exit Profile, PEP, exams come September. The education minister says consultations with stakeholders will be held during the summer break. PEP is a series of assessments used in Jamaica to evaluate students’ readiness for secondary education. It replaced the Grade Six Achievement Test […]

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National Security Minister, Dr. Horace Chang, says an empirical study by the Florida International University has shown the effectiveness of States of Public Emergency in combating crime. Dr. Chang used his Sectoral Debate presentation on Tuesday to defend the government’s use of the emergency measure in the ongoing crime fight. He says other nations have […]

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