Jamaica News
Jamaica issues deadline to CAL on use of Air Jamaica brand
Last month, Trinidad and Tobago’s Finance Minister Larry Howai said CAL had recorded losses estimated at US$70 million last year.
Jamaica joining CARICOM countries banning smoking in public places
The Portia Simpson Miller administration is seeking to table the Tobacco Control Act, which will protect citizens from the harmful effects of tobacco smoking, by prohibiting its use in public areas and workplaces....
Doping reports could damage Jamaica’s reputation in athletics
Olympic and World Championship medalist Veronica Campbell-Brown tested positive for the banned substance Lasix....
Jamaica government moves to stop child labour
The International Labour Organisation estimates that children make up nearly 30 per cent of the world’s estimated 50 to 100 million domestic workers....
Calls for Trinidad and Tobago foreign trade minister to "step aside"
The JMA has already called for the resignation of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister AJ Nicholson saying that statements he made had contradicted earlier statements by Industry, Investment and Commerce Minister Anthony Hylton...
Gastroenteritis outbreak results in death of Jamaican baby
Health Minister Dr. Fenton Ferguson said that up to the end of April, there was a 52 per cent increase in the number of gastroenteritis cases this year compared to the corresponding period last year. ...
Award-winning Jamaican top cop charged with rape
The recipient of the Lasco Top Cop award, which is given to officers for outstanding service to the police force and community, is accused of sexually assaulting a doctor....
Jamaican woman detained in beheading of four-year-old
The dismembered body was recovered by Marvin Grossett, a member of the community, after fire fighters and police had difficulty in reaching the bottom of the 25 foot deep sinkhole....
Jamaica government faces multimillion dollar lawsuit for death in Dudus debacle
The family of Keith Clarke, who was shot 21 times in the back, claims that the military and police unleashed a barrage of gunfire on their home....
Man jailed for robbing villa where Jamaica national security minster was guest
The police had reported that National Security Minister Peter Bunting was visiting two female friends at the villa at the time of the burglary and Bunting later denied that he was held at knifepoint during the incident....
Compensation for victims of ponzi scheme run by Jamaica national
A date for the payout has not been set but only those who invested during the period February 3, 2005 through to July 15, 2008 will be eligible....