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Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Tuesday, July 22, joined local legislators in paying tribute to Trinidadian-American Queens service member Sgt

(Photo: Samsung) On July 27, Samsung Electronics hosted Galaxy Unpacked July 2026 at Old Billingsgate in London — unveiling its next-generation foldables with agentic AI. This year’s Galaxy Unpacked marks an important shift in Samsung’s foldable strategy

Abka Fitz-Henley (Photo: Contributed) The Jamaica Labour Party is describing as shameful the failure of PNP President Mark Golding to condemn statements made by his Executive Committee members, who confessed that the PNP would use delay tactics to stop projects under NaRRA and discussed a potential smear campaign against Major General Antony Anderson despite admitting that the NaRRA CEO has a clean track record. Jamaica Labour Party Communication Chairman, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, says: “That the PNP President spent two minutes speaking about the issue but failed to condemn the comments made by his Executive Committee members is shameful and a disgrace

Man Fatally Shot During Alleged Gunfight With Police in West KingstonBy Mckoy's News / July 27, 2026 A man was shot and killed during an alleged confrontation with police in West Kingston on Sunday afternoon after officers reportedly pursued a stolen motor vehicle through sections of Kingston. According to the police, around 3:00 p.m

The People's National Party says leaked WhatsApp recordings about NARA were not made by party officers and do not reflect official policy, after President Mark Golding addressed the matter at Sunday's National Executive Council meeting.

Area 4 officers say firm policing alone cannot reach private homes, so St. Andrew Central pairs hard enforcement with community outreach, including football competitions, to curb domestic violence and gang conflict.

The official funeral for the late Professor the Hon. Oswald Gaskell Harding, OJ, CD, KC, PhD, former Senate president and government minister, takes place Monday, July 27, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. at the UWI Mona Chapel.

Jamaicans will celebrate Emancipendence with a rich calendar of activities designed to commemorate heritage, showcase national pride, and honor the resilience and creative spirit of the nation. Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon

14-Day Repo Auction Announcement – 27 July 2026 HomeNoticesMoney Market14-Day Repo Auction Announcement – 27 July 2026 Auction Number: BOJ/R-14/20260727/377Auction Date: Monday, 27 July 2026 BANK OF JAMAICA TO: ALL DEPOSIT-TAKING INSTITUTIONS RE: Auction for Jamaica Dollar Liquidity for 14-day Repurchase Operation Bank of Jamaica is receiving applications for the provision of Jamaica Dollar liquidity to deposit-taking institutions on the following terms: Instrument Type: RepurchaseSettlement Date:Tuesday, 28 July 2026Maturity Date:Tuesday, 11 August 2026Tenor: 14-daysAuction Amount: JMD 2,500,000,000.00 Pricing Format:Competitive Auction for the full amount The conditions for participation in the operation are as follows: Bids will be accepted up to 10:00am on Monday, 27 July 2026 Bids will be received by email sent to [email protected] An automatic acknowledgement will be sent. If an entity has not received this acknowledgement, please follow-up with a telephone call by 10:00am to any of the telephone numbers listed: 876-832-8516, 876-823-4546, and 876-819-9080

News RELEASE Government of Jamaica Result for Government of Jamaica Fixed Rate 11.25% Benchmark Investment Note - Due 2046 The Government of Jamaica announces the result of its auction of debt securities to the Market on July 24, 2026. Bond Name: GOJ FR 11.25% BIN – Due 2046 Issue Date July 28, 2026 Tenor (Years) 19.58 Total Offer Amount $5,000,000,000.00 Total Bids Received 37 Total Value of Bids Received $4,488,000,000.00 Total Successful Competitive Bids 30 Total Successful Non-Competitive Bids 1 Subscription (Over) 0.90 times Total Allocated Bids $4,016,000,000.00 Average Yield for Successful Allocated Bids 8.92034% Average Price for Successful Bids 126.50965 Lowest Submitted Bid Rate (%)/Amount (JMD) 8.75000% / $60,000,000.00 Highest Submitted Bid Rate (%)/Amount (JMD) 10.00000% / $10,000,000.00 Highest Bid Rate for Full Allocation (%)/ Amount 9.00000% / $11,000,000.00 Partial Allocation Percentage of Total Issuance 0.00000% Partial Bid Allotment (Price) 0.00000 Partial Bid Allotment (Yield) 0.00000% Economic Management Division Ministry of Finance & the Public Service July 24, 2026

News RELEASE Government of Jamaica Result for Government of Jamaica Fixed Rate 8.25% Benchmark Investment Note - Due 2040 The Government of Jamaica announces the result of its auction of debt securities to the Market on July 24, 2026. Bond Name: GOJ FR 8.25% BIN – Due 2040 Issue Date July 28, 2026 Tenor (Years) 13.67 Total Offer Amount $4,000,000,000.00 Total Bids Received 38 Total Value of Bids Received $4,071,950,000.00 Total Successful Competitive Bids 32 Total Successful Non-Competitive Bids 1 Subscription (Over) 1.02 times Total Allocated Bids $3,909,950,000.00 Average Yield for Successful Allocated Bids 8.36984% Average Price for Successful Bids 102.00276 Lowest Submitted Bid Rate (%)/Amount (JMD) 8.00000% / $10,000,000.00 Highest Submitted Bid Rate (%)/Amount (JMD) 9.00000% / $11,000,000.00 Highest Bid Rate for Full Allocation (%)/ Amount 8.50000% / $46,000,000.00 Partial Allocation Percentage of Total Issuance 0.00000% Partial Bid Allotment (Price) 0.00000 Partial Bid Allotment (Yield) 0.00000% Economic Management Division Ministry of Finance & the Public Service July 24, 2026

News RELEASE Government of Jamaica Result for Government of Jamaica Fixed Rate 7.50% Benchmark Investment Note - Due 2035 The Government of Jamaica announces the result of its auction of debt securities to the Market on July 24, 2026. Bond Name: GOJ FR 7.50% BIN – Due 2035 Issue Date July 28, 2026 Tenor (Years) 8.58 Total Offer Amount $5,000,000,000.00 Total Bids Received 85 Total Value of Bids Received $12,370,111,000.00 Total Successful Competitive Bids 38 Total Successful Non-Competitive Bids 2 Subscription (Over) 2.47 times Total Allocated Bids $5,000,000,000.00 Average Yield for Successful Allocated Bids 8.07388% Average Price for Successful Bids 99.52388 Lowest Submitted Bid Rate (%)/Amount (JMD) 7.90000% / $250,000,000.00 Highest Submitted Bid Rate (%)/Amount (JMD) 9.00000% / $10,000,000.00 Highest Bid Rate for Full Allocation (%)/ Amount 8.14800% / $150,000,000.00 Partial Allocation Percentage of Total Issuance 26.06978% Partial Bid Allotment (Price) 99.07048 Partial Bid Allotment (Yield) 8.15000% Economic Management Division Ministry of Finance & the Public Service July 24, 2026

News RELEASE Government of Jamaica Result for Government of Jamaica Fixed Rate 9.625% Benchmark Investment Note - Due 2031 The Government of Jamaica announces the result of its auction of debt securities to the Market on July 24, 2026. Bond Name: GOJ FR 9.625% BIN – Due 2031 Issue Date July 28, 2026 Tenor (Years) 5.33 Total Offer Amount $16,000,000,000.00 Total Bids Received 161 Total Value of Bids Received $23,920,700,000.00 Total Successful Competitive Bids 84 Total Successful Non-Competitive Bids 1 Subscription (Over) 1.50 times Total Allocated Bids $16,000,000,000.00 Average Yield for Successful Allocated Bids 8.03802% Average Price for Successful Bids 108.39410 Lowest Submitted Bid Rate (%)/Amount (JMD) 7.89500% / $100,000,000.00 Highest Submitted Bid Rate (%)/Amount (JMD) 8.50000% / $1,000,000.00 Highest Bid Rate for Full Allocation (%)/ Amount 8.12300% / $35,000,000.00 Partial Allocation Percentage of Total Issuance 3.98000% Partial Bid Allotment (Price) 108.00912 Partial Bid Allotment (Yield) 8.12500% Economic Management Division Ministry of Finance & the Public Service July 24, 2026

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News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs, July 23, 2026: The United States is positioning American companies to dominate Guyana’s energy and infrastructure sectors as the South American nation’s oil-fueled economy continues its rapid expansion, according to a State Department readout of a US-Guyana investment forum held last Thursday in Washington – a push that lands even as ordinary Guyanese confront the human cost of decades of underinvestment closer to home. Just two days after the forum wrapped, the 87-year-old ferry MV Barima capsized off Guyana’s coast

Construction workers on site where a prefabricated school is being built in the Subryanville neighborhood of Georgetown, Guyana. Photographer: Yancey Haywood/Bloomberg via Getty Images By NAN BUSINESS EDITOR | NewsAmericasNow.com News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri

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Israeli soldiers have intensified their offensive in the occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem, raiding at least 20 towns and villages, demolishing homes and arresting dozens of Palestinians, as Arab states and the Arab League condemn escalating settler attacks against Palestinians and their property. Al Jazeera reporters in the occupied West Bank reported on Monday that Israeli forces had stormed the Jabal Salman area in the town of Beita, south of Nablus, and carried out demolition operations in the town of Nilin, west of Ramallah

Dancehall artist Jamarii sits with Richie to discuss his 450 collaboration, growing up in Grass Twin’s music scene, TikTok limits, and why fans should stream No Days Off.

Attention will turn this Wednesday to a crucial meeting between the finance ministry and anxious tourism leaders fearing that a General Consumption Tax (GCT) increase being proposed for the sector will badly hurt its viability for the immediate future. Nervously awaiting the outcome of the discussions also are sectors like domestic agriculture and manufacturing — broken down into produce, poultry, dairy, juices, sauces, water, electricity, packaging, furniture, uniforms, amenities, and transport and services, for which tourism is the anchor customer

Manchester police say three people linked to a multi-parish bar robbery ring were killed in a Saturday shoot-out on Caledonia Road in Mandeville after officers intercepted a vehicle near Horseshoe Curve.

With hundreds of medically discharged patients continuing to occupy public hospital beds across Jamaica, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the Government is looking at the law to determine how relatives who abandon loved ones in hospital can be held accountable. He also revealed that some relatives continue to live in homes owned by the very people they have neglected

People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding on Sunday sought to distance the Opposition party from controversial leaked voice notes discussing strategies against the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA), insisting the recordings reflected the personal views of individuals and not official party policy. However, the party’s explanation came only in a recorded video statement after a highly anticipated opportunity for the PNP to answer questions from the media vanished when it cancelled its planned post-National Executive Council (NEC) press briefing on Sunday

Industry minister of state Delano Seiveright told a packed Miami hospitality summit last Friday that Jamaica’s stronger macro fundamentals and post-Hurricane Melissa rebuild make it an opportune place for long-term capital.

Director general for the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Commander Alvin Gayle came under immediate challenge in Parliament last Wednesday after suggesting that demand for some Starlink devices had lessened as Hurricane Melissa recovery progressed. Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Chairman Julian Robinson dismissed the explanation, arguing that many communities remained without reliable telecommunications for months after the hurricane as Members of Parliament questioned why 80 of the 200 devices procured by ODPEM had not been deployed

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) is describing as “shameful” the failure of People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding to condemn statements made by PNP members in leaked voicenotes, in which they were heard discussing tactics to undermine the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) and smear the agency’s head, Major General Antony Anderson. Golding on Sunday sought to distance the PNP from the recordings, stating that the views were expressed by individual members of the party – who, he said, are not “officers” of the PNP – in their personal capacities and do not represent the official position of the PNP

Kingston, Jamaica – People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding says leaked voicenotes of party members discussing tactics to undermine the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) do not represent the official position of the PNP. In the voicenotes which were leaked on social media, individuals are heard discussing strategies to undermine NaRRA and smear its CEO Major General Antony Anderson

Jamaica’s 64th independence observances opened with a national thanksgiving service at Olsson Memorial Church of God in Kingston. Leaders prayed for unity and resilience as the country marks emancipation and prepares for a week of festival events.

Masked gunmen opened fire near Bellefield High School during a Sunday football match, wounding two men who were taken to hospital. Police say a third man suffered minor bruises while fleeing.