Canada fuels Jamaica’s winter airlift rebound as arrivals remain below pre-storm levels

Jamaica has secured more than 1.3 million airline seats for the January-April 2027 winter tourist season, a 23.5 per cent increase over the same period a year earlier, in the clearest sign yet that airline partners are betting on the island’s recovery from …

Becca D brings UK’s Jamaica-inspired sounds to TVJ

After a decade of championing reggae and dancehall, Rebecca ‘Becca D’ Dudley is bringing the sounds of Britain’s Jamaica-inspired music scene to local audiences through a new series on Television Jamaica (TVJ). The DEADLY UK Series will spotlight British- …

Is CXC the business crippling education in Jamaica?

FOR years, Jamaica has wrestled with how best to teach and assess its students. As pedagogical practices have evolved, teachers have been required to diversify assessment and move beyond the one-sizefits-all approach. Across many institutions, teachers …

Jamaica: PM Andrew Holness orders urgent action after three killed in Kid...

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has condemned a shooting and arson attack in Kidd Lane, St Andrew, that killed two women and a one-year-old boy, while police seek 11 persons of interest. Written by Monika Walker Published 2026-10-11 11:18:30 Updated 2026-10- …

Guyana, Jamaica sign tourism cooperation agreement

Guyana and Jamaica have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation in tourism and hospitality, including investment, air connectivity, training and sustainable tourism development. Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce Susan …

Red Drum Fish Harvest Showcases Jamaica’s Mariculture Potential

Following the successful harvest of more than 5,000 lbs. of red drum fish from a marine cage culture project in Bowden, St. Thomas, stakeholders are hailing the practice as a viable option for the future of Jamaica’s fisheries sector. The result of the …

JAMAICA-TOURISM – Jamaica winter airlift rises 23.5% as tourism recovers from Hurricane Melissa

JAMAICA-HEALTH -Jamaican specialists urge sickle cell testing as nearly 20,000 live with disease

Man believed to be from Jamaica killed near Busy Corner

A Ja­maican na­tion­al was killed in Ch­agua­nas yes­ter­day morn­ing, while his com­pa­tri­ot was de­tained by po­lice in con­nec­tion with the in­ci­dent. Se­nior Su­per­in­ten­dent Bhag­wan­deen, head of the Cen­tral Di­vi­sion, said the iden­ti­ty of …

BZR WKND Jamaica Suspends Ticket Sales After Cardi B Withdrawal

Cardi B says more than 18,000 tickets had been sold for BZR WKND Jamaica. Now, days after she walked away from the show, nobody can buy one at all. The festival has suspended ticket sales until further notice, piling fresh doubt onto an event that was …