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Digicel Business, in partnership with global telephony platform provider, LoopUp, today launched the Caribbean’s only Operator Connect service for Microsoft Teams, giving enterprises across the region a fully managed, Microsoft-certified route to consolidate their business telecommunications. With the new service, employees can make and receive internal and external calls using Microsoft Teams from any device, including PC, mobile, tablet, desk phone or meeting room device to provide a truly unified communications experience

In response to the recent earthquakes affecting Venezuela, Liberty Caribbean has announced that all mobile voice calls to the country will be zero-rated for both prepaid and postpaid customers. The initiative takes effect immediately will remain in place through July 6, providing customers with the opportunity to stay connected with loved ones in Venezuela during this difficult period

Two HUNDRED (200) YSEP PARTICIPANTS TO WORK ALONGSIDE DISASTER COORDINATORS AND THE SDC THIS YEAR Posted on June 30, 2026June 30, 2026 In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa and in a bid to be better prepared during the current 2026 Atlantic Hurricane season, Hon. Desmond McKenzie announced that this year’s Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) will employee 200 Participants to work closely with the Social Development Commission (SDC) and the Parish Disaster Coordinators through the Municipal Corporation

Julian Chang has quit the PNP in Westmoreland, the Integrity Commission filed its annual report, and Ascot Primary's graduation policy drew ministry condemnation. Protests in Kingston and policing updates in St. Thomas also featured.

Fourteen Jamaica Fire Brigade members have graduated as the service's first officially trained drone operators following a week-long UAV programme in St. Mary, strengthening firefighting, search and rescue, and disaster response capabilities.

Lawmakers in the Senate reviewed proposed Civil Aviation Act changes on Friday that would expand oversight of unmanned aircraft and raise fines for reckless flying. Opposition members urged proportional penalties for small operators.

Mvp Confirms Stephen Francis HospitalisedBy Mckoy's News / June 30, 2026 Stephen Francis Hospitalised: MVP Track & Field Club has confirmed that its co-founder and Technical Director, Stephen Francis, is receiving medical treatment in hospital. In a statement issued Tuesday by MVP President Bruce James, the club said Francis is under the care of a team of medical professionals but declined to provide details about his condition, diagnosis or treatment, citing privacy concerns

Knockout-round drama on June 29 saw Brazil rally past Japan, Paraguay eliminate Germany after a disputed disallowed goal, and Morocco knock out the Netherlands in a second penalty shootout of the night.

Security Guard Awarded $3.5 Million After Supreme Court Finds 15-Day Detention UnreasonableBy Mckoy's News / June 30, 2026 Security Guard Awarded $3.5 Million: A security guard who sued the Jamaican Government for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution has been awarded $3.5 million in general damages, after the Supreme Court ruled that although police had lawful grounds to arrest him, his prolonged detention before appearing in court was unconstitutional. Justice Tara Carr ruled earlier this month that Raymond Campbell was wrongfully detained for 15 days without being brought before a court or given an opportunity to apply for bail

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Sancia Bennett-Templer (centre), in discussion with Sports Consultant, Analyst and Media Officer, Simon Preston (left) and Americas Lead at Global Sports Innovation Center powered by Microsoft, José Ardila (right), during the inaugural Made4Goal Jamaica Global Sports Summit 2026 that began on Monday (June 29) at the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica in Papine, St. Andrew

Portia Magnus, Director of the National Insurance Scheme, is urging contributors to review their NIS records often and report employers who fail to remit payments, warning that non-compliance can leave workers without benefits when they need them most.

She has been teaching for more than 20 years but was thrust into the spotlight recently with the release of this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results. Dian Dennis is the teacher of the top primary-school PEP performer, Jasonnia Beadle, from Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St

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Teacher at Park Mountain Primary and Infant School in St Elizabeth, Dian Dennis, who taught the top primary-school student in the 2026 Primary Exit Profile (PEP), Jasonnia Beadle. (Photo: JIS/Barbara Ellington) She has been teaching for more than 20 years but was thrust into the spotlight recently with the release of this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) results

Hackers have stolen more than 630 gigabytes of confidential data from Tata Electronics, one of Apple’s key suppliers in India, and then released the documents, exposing details of parts, supplier information and photos of the iPhone 18 Pro, which is to launch in September. Tata Electronics is a major global electronics manufacturing company for companies such as Apple and Tesla

US envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have arrived in Doha for talks on the Iran-US ceasefire, but no meetings with Iranian officials have been scheduled, Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said. The US envoys will meet mediators in the Qatari capital to discuss the implementation of the ceasefire and will not meet Iranian diplomats for direct discussions while in Qatar’s capital, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Majed bin Mohammed al-Ansari said, after Tehran denied US President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran had requested a meeting

Change is coming for some three billion users of the world’s favourite messaging platform, WhatsApp. The social media app owned by Meta will allow users to be identified by usernames instead of phone numbers, it said on Monday

“Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.” — Bobby Unser, American Race car Driver There are moments in sports when an athlete becomes so dominant that the conversation is no longer about whether they are great. The conversation becomes whether the rest of us have fully appreciated what we are witnessing

Deputy Prime Minister Horace Chang has rejected rumours about third-country nationals in Grantstown, while Health Minister Christopher Tufton urges community action against vaping and social media harms among young people.

Reggie Williams, an industrial electronics Level Two trainee at the National Tool and Engineering Institute, praises staff support, industry field trips and up-to-date training as he works toward a Jamaica Defence Force engineering role.

Ascot Primary principal Mark Jackson says raised gown standards were meant to motivate pupils, but the ministry called the approach inappropriate. Principals' leader Major Paul Scott says parents shoulder graduation costs as schools face tight budgets.

News|Migration Advocacy groups have filed a complaint against Ghana at West Africa’s top human rights court, accusing the country of helping the United States deport people to nations where they could face serious harm. The complaint, filed Monday at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Court of Justice in Abuja, was brought on behalf of 27 of at least 60 deportees sent to Ghana since September under Washington’s “third-country” removal policy, which targets people US judges have ruled cannot be sent directly to their home countries

Police hold suspects after two Sunday stabbing deaths in St. Elizabeth and Clarendon, while national crime data shows a second straight week of single-digit murders and a Manchester curfew follows a Greenville shooting.