The first shipment of buses for the Rural School Bus System has arrived in the island.

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says the shipment of 25 buses arrived on Saturday night.

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Prime Minister Andrew Holness has acknowledged what he called the great concern about the cost of living, which he said is a pain point of the economy.

He noted that after the COVID 19 pandemic, the global spike in inflation caused a rise in the cost of living in Jamaica .

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Opposition Leader Mark Golding says the People's National Party is better off when those who no longer support the party  leave.

Over recent days, reports have emerged of three former supporters of the PNP, publicly aligning themselves with the governing Jamaica Labour Party.

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Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has lauded the Jamaica Constabulary Force for work being done to position the entity as the leading law enforcement in the region.

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The St. Catherine north police have listed two men as persons of interest in relation to the murder of a delivery man at his home in quarry hill, last night.

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Eat well, sleep well, live well and serve God.

That's the advice 100 year old Ada May Douglas has for Jamaicans seeking to live a long life.

Ms. Douglas who was born on April 21, 1925 in Manchester, will be celebrated today June 21, 2025, 100 years after her birth was officially registered.

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President of the People's National Party, Mark Golding, has again declared that the PNP is ready for the general election and to govern Jamaica.

He made the statement at the party's North Trelawny mass meeting yesterday.

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Government Senator Charles Sinclair says the Andrew Holness-led government will not apologize for the use of States of Public Emergency, SOEs. 

He made the remark in the Senate yesterday.

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Three bills that seek to appropriately treat with and increase the penalties for the offence of murder under Jamaican law were debated and passed in the Senate today.

They are the Offences Against The Person (Amendment) Bill, the Criminal Justice (Administration) (Amendment) Bill and the Child Care Protection (Amendment) Bill.

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Chin of Irish and Chin says the Jamaican music industry is placing too much value on hype rather than actual pulling power.

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