Jamaica

Source: Jamaica Observer NEGRIL, Westmoreland -- After months of complaints that a water shortage has been wreaking havoc on Negril, minister with portfolio responsibility for water Senator Matthew Samuda has announced that the commodity will be trucked to two parishes which the resort town straddles. "We've allocated

Source: Jamaica Gleaner SUNDAY'S JAMAICA Premier League (JPL) fixture between traditional heavyweights Arnett Gardens and Portmore United, which ended 1-1, was a precursor to the JPL quarterfinal between the pair. As a result of the draw, Portmore will finish fourth and Arnett fifth, both on 46 points, five

Source: Caribbean News Global KINGSTON, JAMAICA, (JIS) - Several business leaders are expressing optimism about the economy, based on macroeconomic outturns, and the prospects for the calendar year and 2024/25 fiscal period. Notable among the outturns is a reduction in the debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio, which minister of

Source: Jamaica Observer KINGSTON, Jamaica - House Clerk Valrie Curtis is to proceed on retirement effective April 6, ending her decades-long parliamentary career. In a short statement announcing Curtis' departure, the Houses of Parliament said Curtis will proceed on retirement "having reached the age of retirement in April

Source: Jamaica Gleaner DUBBING THE Jamaica Customs Agency's (JCA) new Contactless Clearance policy illegal and unconstitutional, the Customs Brokers & Freight Forwarders Association of Jamaica (CBFFAJ) believes it will be victorious in getting the Supreme Court to quash the agency's decision to institute the policy, which

Source: Eagle-Tribune CONCORD -- A Kingston educator has been chosen as the New Hampshire 2024 state finalist for the prestigious Presidential Awards for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching (PAEMST). The finalist, Brandie Bolduc, is a former math intervention teacher and current kindergarten teacher at Daniel J. Bakie Elementary School