The opposition People’s National Party is raising concerns over the government’s latest financial move to securitise future revenues from the Sangster International Airport in St. James. In statement on Friday, Opposition Spokesman on Finance, Julian Robinson, warned the move signals a lack of a coherent economic growth strategy. Montego Bay Airport Revenue Finance Limited, MoAir, […]

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Industry Minister Senator Aubyn Hill says Jamaica is poised to attract even more significant levels of foreign investment following a recent decision by the European Commission. The commission, which is the executive arm of the European Union, EU, has removed Jamaica from the list of high-risk countries as it relates to anti-money laundering and the […]

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Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says a report into Jamaica’s disaster response infrastructure is complete and will soon be made public. Dr. Holness says the report includes recommendations for the overhaul of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, ODPEM. The report was commissioned in the wake of Hurricane Beryl in June 2024. The […]

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The government has welcomed the European Parliament’s decision to remove the Jamaica from the European Union’s list of ‘high-risk’ countries as it relates to anti-money laundering and countering the financing of terrorism. Foreign affairs minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, says this is an affirmation of the fiscal reforms carried out by the Holness administration. The […]

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Jamaica’s prime minister and CARICOM hair, Dr. Andrew Holness, addresses the closing press conference of the 49th Regular Meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of CARICOM, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St. James on Tuesday (July 8). (Yhomo Hutchinson/JIS) Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has called for engagement with the United […]

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Last year was the deadliest for the nation’s children who were killed in motor vehicle crashes since 2022. That’s according to data from the Jamaica Constabulary Force, obtained by Nationwide News for the last four years. The data has been brought back into focus as concerns have been raised about the safety of children taking […]

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The Bank of Jamaica, BOJ, has confirmed that the country’s financial system remains resilient and well-capitalised. This amid mounting global economic uncertainty triggered by shifting US trade and immigration policies. The BOJ’s statement follows the latest meeting of its Financial Policy Committee, FPC, last week. Chevon Campbell tells us more. According to the BOJ’s Financial […]

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The Jamaica Progressive Party, JPP, is promising an ambitious US $2 trillion agenda to transform the country in fifty years. The manifesto proposes to pay off the national debt, abolish income tax and pay off all student loans. It’s an ambitious and sweeping proposal to fundamentally reshape Jamaica’s economy, governance, and national security under what […]

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Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, Dr. Nigel Clarke, is calling for a fairer approach to global finance for developing nations. Jamaica’s former Finance Minister issued the call while addressing the United Nations Summit in Seville, Spain, on Tuesday. Dr. Clarke says growing global uncertainty puts developing nations at risk. Chevon Campbell tells […]

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The Accountant General’s Department, AGD, says a technical error caused some pensioners not to be paid for the June period. In a statement on Wednesday, the AGD sought to assure pensioners and the public that payments for the June 2025 pay cycle were successful and timely. It says payments were disbursed to over 34,000 pensioners […]

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