Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon
Pulmonologist Dr. Scott warns that extreme summer heat and humidity place added strain on the respiratory system, with asthma, COPD, sickle cell, and kidney patients among the most vulnerable groups.
Two Suspects Killed in Police Operation Following St Andrew Gas Station Robbery and ShootingBy Mckoy's News / July 9, 2026 ST CATHERINE, Jamaica: Two Suspects Killed in St Andrew Gas Station Robbery — Two of the three men believed to have carried out Wednesday’s violent robbery and shooting at a gas station on Deanery Road in St Andrew were shot and killed during a police operation in the St Catherine North Division early Thursday morning. According to sources, the confrontation occurred at 31 St
Wes Tes of Water Mission International conducts specialized training on the operation of Mobile Water Treatment Units. Organized by UNICEF in partnership with Water Mission International as part of the Hurricane Melissa Response, the initiative included the formal handover of Mobile Water Treatment Units valued at approximately J$10 million to the National Water Commission (NWC), Rural Water Supply Limited (RWSL), and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), strengthening national preparedness and resilience
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The Accountant General's Department and the Administrator General's Department will contest the Public Sector Debate Competition final on July 9 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, with more than $1 million in prizes at stake.
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Kingston, Jamaica: Thursday, July 9, 2026The National Health Fund (NHF) has retained Jamaica’s highest public sector corporate governance honour, successfully defending the prestigious Greta Bogues Award for Overall Excellence in Corporate Governance at the 2025 Public Bodies’ Corporate Governance Awards Reception hosted by the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service (MOFPS) on Monday, June 29, 2026.The recognition highlights the NHF’s continued leadership in accountability, transparency and organisational excellence across Jamaica’s public sector.The awards reception, hosted in partnership with the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), celebrated public bodies whose outstanding performance during the 2024/25 financial year demonstrated that strong corporate governance extends beyond regulatory compliance to strengthen accountability, transparency, institutional performance and national development.The Factories Corporation of Jamaica (FCJ) secured the winner of the Finance Minister’s Award for Board Composition, Functions and Structure while also defending the first runner-up title for the Greta Bogues Award for Overall Excellence in Corporate Governance. Petrojam Limited claimed the second runner-up title.Hon
PNP General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell has settled a defamation claim by Minister Daryl Vaz over 2023 platform remarks. The same broadcast also examined new traffic enforcement tools, rising missing-children reports, and school bullying.
A young Jamaican has earned international recognition after graduating at the top of his medical class at Jinzhou Medical University in China. 24 year old Dr
Authorities want three men linked to a Diner Road gas station attack to surrender, while a Negril pile-up left at least six injured. A Jamaican faces a Trinidad murder charge and the Bar Association backs Supreme Court workers demanding safer conditions.
The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) on Wednesday heard the final appeal in a long-running legal battle to decriminalise same-sex intimacy, including buggery, in Trinidad & Tobago with a judgment expected before the end of this year. The case, which could have implications for Jamaica and other countries in the region — Jason Jones vs Attorney General of Trinidad and Tobago — is a constitutional challenge against the buggery laws in Trinidad’s Sexual Offences Act, 1986, which criminalise acts of buggery and other forms of same-sex intimacy with potentially lengthy prison sentences
Hundreds of drivers turned up at the National Arena on Wednesday for the first of two Kingston and St Andrew traffic ticket public days, aimed at helping motorists clear unpaid fines and avoid warrant execution.
A last-minute agreement hammered out on Wednesday between attorneys representing People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell, Energy Minister Daryl Vaz, and two co-claimants, narrowly averted a six-day defamation trial following a suit filed in 2023. Vaz, former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Member of Parliament (MP) for St Ann North Western Othneil Lawrence, and Member of Parliament for St Thomas Western James Robertson (JLP) had all filed lawsuits against Campbell over comments he made while naming them during a PNP meeting in Clarendon on July 27, 2023
Hundreds of motorists braved the hot sun on Wednesday outside the National Arena in St Andrew as they waited patiently to enter the building to pay outstanding traffic tickets in order to avoid the heavy hand of the law. Wednesday was the first of a two-day initiative which gave motorists with unpaid traffic tickets issued in Kingston and St Andrew between February 1, 2018 and 2026 an opportunity to clear them and avoid enforcement of their warrants
Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake says the Jamaica Constabulary Force continues to grapple with misconduct and rule-breaking despite gains in professional standards, as the force expands its ISO 9001 quality management programme.
The Jamaican Bar Association has come out in support of staff members at the Supreme Court in downtown Kingston who are crying out for help and say they fear for their safety, and are peeved about the lack of a canteen at the facility. In a media release on Tuesday over the signature of its President Tenneshia T Watkins, the Bar Association said it noted with deep concern the reports carried in the Jamaica Observer on Monday which highlighted unsafe conditions and inadequate facilities affecting staff at the court
Tehran, Iran (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump ordered new strikes on Iran on Wednesday and warned of “much worse” if Tehran continues to attack vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the vital oil shipping channel. Iran state media reported explosions in multiple locations along the southern Iranian coast after US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced a new wave of strikes
News|Floods Flooding from Tropical Storm Maysak has killed 39 people in southern China, most of them after a dam breach inundated the city of Nanning. Ding Wei, the city’s vice mayor, announced the toll at a news briefing on Thursday, up sharply from a previous count of six, after record rainfall breached reservoirs and sent torrents of water through towns and cities in the Guangxi region
Law enforcement is calling on three men seen on CCTV in connection with a Wednesday shooting of a pump attendant on Dino Road, and a string of gas station hold-ups along Maxfield Avenue, West Main Drive, and Arborview, to turn themselves in at Huntsville police.
During his June 27-29 visit to the Seychelles, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was graced with a trophy never seen before – a pristine, pyriform azure prize created especially for him, titled the “Guardian of the Blue Horizon”. The award did not exist before Modi’s visit to the Seychelles
Jamaica's Joint Select Committee on the Child Diversion Act met on July 8, 2026, as part of the legislature's process for examining draft laws and gathering public input before bills advance through Parliament.
News|Donald Trump A US appeals court has ruled that President Donald Trump’s name must remain off the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, while the organisation appeals an earlier ruling that found a name change illegal. Trump’s name was removed from the centre’s facade and signage last month after US District Judge Christopher Cooper ordered the removal and blocked Trump’s plans to close the centre for renovations
Police Hunt Men After Pump Attendant Shot During St Andrew Gas Station RobberyBy Mckoy's News / July 8, 2026 ST ANDREW, Jamaica: St Andrew Gas Station Robbery — Police have launched a manhunt for a group of men who allegedly robbed a pump attendant at a gas station in St Andrew before shooting her and fleeing the scene in a Toyota Probox on Wednesday afternoon. The incident occurred at about 1:36 p.m
Jamaica's business process outsourcing industry has cut about a third of its workforce since 2023–2024, as Hurricane Melissa, tighter labour conditions and higher operating costs squeeze operators.
Swimmer's ear is a bacterial outer-ear infection that often follows swimming when contaminated water stays trapped in the canal. Symptoms include pain, discharge, and muffled hearing, but prevention and treatment can bring relief.
Months after her story drew national attention, Jasean Greenfield of Mount Peter describes home upgrades, public donations, and livestock sales, while facing space limits, unsold chickens, and crop loss.
Calls for slavery reparations are regaining force in the Caribbean, but leaders disagree on whether justice should mean development investment or direct cash payments. Sir Hilary Beckles and Dr June Soomer addressed the divide at a Caricom forum.
US President Donald Trump says he plans to ask the United States Supreme Court to rehear a recent case which struck down his order to end birthright citizenship for all individuals born in the US. The court last month rejected Trump’s attempt to restrict birthright citizenship in the US, but speaking on Wednesday, the president said he will ask for the case to be heard again
Official figures show at least 600 Ebola deaths and 1,759 confirmed cases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with front-line staff in hard-hit Ituri province protesting delayed wages amid a worsening outbreak.
News|Politics Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner has suspended his campaign for the 2026 US midterm elections after a series of controversies, including an accusation of sexual assault from a former girlfriend. A string of high-profile Democrats had withdrawn their support from Platner after Politico reported the woman’s accusation that he had forced her to have sex with him nearly five years ago
Caricom heads of government have pledged stronger regional cooperation to shield consumers from rising prices, including tariff adjustments on basic foods, lower intra-island cargo costs, and expanded disaster insurance planning.
The Court Administration Division opened a two-day traffic ticket initiative at the National Arena in St. Andrew, where about 6,000 registered motorists are seeking to clear roughly 43,950 outstanding tickets, many linked to active warrants.
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Business operators in Nain, St. Elizabeth, are cautiously hopeful that the Alpart alumina plant will reopen by next June after years of shutdown. Mining Minister Floyd Green says owner JISCO will invest millions to upgrade the facility.
Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith says Jamaica is sending aid to Venezuela following earthquakes that killed thousands and injured more than 16,700 people, as part of a wider CARICOM effort coordinated by Guyana.
The Egyptian Football Association has lodged a formal protest with FIFA over officiating in its World Cup last-16 defeat to Argentina, pointing to a disallowed Mostafa Zico goal and an unheeded Mohamed Salah penalty appeal in the 3-2 loss.
Government minister Daryl Vaz and co-complainants have settled their defamation suit against PNP General Secretary Dr. Dayton Campbell, resolving the matter before trial was due to begin in court.
Figures from the St Elizabeth Homecoming Foundation have challenged NaRRA's lead role in Jamaica's post-Hurricane Melissa recovery, arguing the UDC is better suited. Prime Minister Andrew Holness has defended NaRRA as a temporary agency to speed up rebuilding.
Jermaine Dupri has filed suit against Sony Music Entertainment, claiming an audit found millions in unpaid royalties on work involving Kris Kross, Xscape and other major acts. He wants at least $18 million in damages.
A pump attendant was wounded during a robbery at a Total station in St. Andrew as police pursued suspects linked to corporate-area hold-ups. Separate reports covered murder charges, firearm seizures, a traffic-ticket amnesty payout, a Trinidad homicide case, and a political defamation settlement.
Juba, South Sudan – As South Sudan marks 15 years of independence on July 9, hopes that accompanied the birth of the world’s youngest country in 2011 have given way to a fragile reality. After decades of struggle for self-determination and a long civil war with Sudan, the country descended into its own conflict between 2013 and 2018, a war that researchers estimate killed hundreds of thousands of people
PNP General Secretary Dr. Dayton Campbell has resolved defamation claims from Daryl Vaz, James Robertson and Othneil Lawrence over 2023 remarks. Political commentators are also debating the Integrity Commission's latest annual report on illicit enrichment probes.
Share Brandon Wallace, Brand Manager For Magnum Tonic Wine, title sponsors of "Taste Of Sumfest", says the brand will be creating an immersive experience for patrons to enjoy Taste Of Sumfest" come July 18 at Plantation Cove in St. Ann
Shenseea has reached number one on Billboard's Latin Airplay chart with Echo, her FIFA World Cup collaboration with Daddy Yankee. The climb marks her first appearance on any Latin ranking and follows her Rhythmic Airplay success in 2025.
Share The Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has announced that the Service of Thanksgiving for gospel singer, David ‘Kukudoo’ McDermott, will be held at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Sunday, July 19, 2026. Viewing will take place between 9:30 a.m
The Caribbean side sealed a rare Test series victory by holding out for a draw in the second match against Sri Lanka. Jamaican openers John Campbell and Brandon King anchored the chase with unbeaten half-centuries.
Jamaican teenage wrist spinner Vitel Lawes has received his first senior West Indies selection for the upcoming ODI campaign against New Zealand. Keemo Paul replaces Shamar Springer following a squad change.
