Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says for the first time in decades, Jamaica is expected to  record, this January, the lowest number of murders in a single month.

In 2025, the country saw a major reduction in crime, ending with 673 murders, the lowest in 31 years.

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The Senate yesterday approved the Criminal Records (Rehabilitation of Offenders) (Amendment) Act 2025.

The act allows for the removal of certain convictions from a person's criminal record after a rehabilitation period.

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The Parents Overnight Suite at the Bustamante Hospital for Children in Kingston was officially opened yesterday. 

The 36-bed facility constructed at a cost of over 140 million dollars, will provide safe and comfortable on-site accommodation for parents and guardians of children receiving inpatient care.

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Minister of Education and Youth, Dr. Dana Morris Dixon says there is a need for a more robust child protection system.

Speaking at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA’s) 14th annual Educational Achievement Awards yesterday, Dr. Morris Dixon noted that a lot of children are in harm's way at home, in their communities and everywhere that they go.

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Attorney-at-law Peter Champagnie says Dr Chloe Douett is to return to the St Catherine parish court on March 13.The matter was mentioned this morning.

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Crops such as sweet potatoes, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, bok choy, pumpkin, cauliflower, zucchini and string beans are now showing excessive growth in their production levels.Portfolio Minister Floyd Green told IRIE FM News that the farmers' markets, which are being held across the country, will help to reduce the surplus and the possibility of spoilage.

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Senator Tavares Finson's extollation comes a day before he officially steps down as a member of the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ).He announced his retirement from the post on Wednesday.

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He made the statement while touring the current infirmary in priory in the parish. The facility suffered significant damage during the passage of Hurricane Melissa, last year.

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Under the Restoration of Owner, or Occupant Family Shelters (ROOFS) Programme, payments for severe damage, valued at up to $500,000, have officially commenced. Speaking at a handing over ceremony, at the Social Security Ministry's, Santa Cruz Office in St. Elizabeth today, Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness said, 50 beneficiaries have received assistance, through the ministry’s digital voucher modality.

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Sizzla Konlonji was among the Jamaicans who welcomed Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Culture, Nabila Tunis, to Jamaica on Wednesday.

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