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Four people were on Thursday evening shot, two fatally, in two incidents in Standpipe, Liguanea, St Andrew. According to the police, in the first incident about 7:45 p.m., gunmen pounced on a group of men near the Barbican Road entrance to Standpipe…
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Jamaica’s Acting Consul General to NY lauds the formation of Friends of Falmouth – South Florida Caribbean News
Jamaica's Acting Consul General to NY lauds the formation of Friends of Falmouth South Florida Caribbean NewsJamaica's Acting Consul General to New York, Mrs. Lisa Bryan Smart, has lauded the creation of the newly formed organization, Friend...
Read More »The Globalization Of Fast Food, Public Health And Why We Should Have An Eye On Jamaica – Forbes
The Globalization Of Fast Food, Public Health And Why We Should Have An Eye On Jamaica ForbesIn Jamaica, quick-*service* restaurants are the fastest-growing segment of the restaurant sub-sector, with 50% of the market composed of U.S. fast-f...
Read More »Jamaica Ranked Eighth In Global Press Freedom Index – rjrnewsonline.com
Jamaica Ranked Eighth In Global Press Freedom Index rjrnewsonline.comParis-based Reporters Without Borders (RSF) on Thursday named Jamaica as the Caribbean country that most respects freedom of information. In its 2019 ...
Read More »Chang promises effective traffic management system by mid-year
Minister of National Security Dr Horace Chang has indicated that the government should have a fully operational traffic ticketing system in place by the middle of the year. “I have given a commitment that by mid-year we will fix the system….
Read More »JUTC bus route shortened due to breakaway in Above Rocks, St Catherine
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is advising the public that as a result of a breakaway along a section of the main road to Above Rocks, St Catherine, it will have to shorten the journey for buses which ply route 53 – Half Way…
Read More »Drainage works across Camp Road, St Andrew to be completed this weekend
Traffic along Camp Road in St Andrew will be reduced intermittently to single lane throughout the course of this weekend, Friday, April 19 to Monday, April 22 as stormwater pipes are to be installed across the existing roadway. According to the…
Read More »Diplomat, health worker in Antigua accused of practising medicine without licence
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – Two people, including Ambassador at Large, Dr Patrick Mathew, are due to return to court on July 2 after they were granted bail on charges of practising medicine without a license. Mathew, a chiropractor…
Read More »BOJ sells US$40 million to forex market
Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is reporting that it sold a total of US$40 million over the past two days to the foreign exchange market to help ease the fall in value of the Jamaican dollar against the US dollar. The BOJ says US$20 million was sold to…
Read More »Breakaway along Above Rocks main road in St Catherine, road closed to large vehicles
The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that the main road to Above Rocks, St Catherine is closed to large vehicles including trucks and Jamaica Urban Transit Company buses with immediate effect because of a breakaway. NWA Communication and…
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