Claim JIS Headline Is False The seven Mayors of the People’s National Party (PNP) wish to state categorically that they were not consulted on the Government’s beach access plan, do not support it, and reject the misleading impression created by a Jamaica Information Service report published today under the headline “Mayors support Gov’t beach access plan.” The story, sourced entirely from two JLP Mayors, does not represent the majority of Jamaica’s elected mayors. It is a selective, government-funded narrative dressed up as a national consensus
Government officials say the demerit points regime under the Road Traffic Act takes effect on 30 September 2026, with full enforcement from 1 October. Motorists who settle outstanding tickets before the deadline can avoid demerit points on past offences.
Government ministers and road safety agencies confirmed the long-awaited demerit point regime will start on 30 September 2026, urging motorists to clear more than a million outstanding tickets before enforcement begins in October.
The Jamaica Medical Doctors Association says fewer internship posts are forcing doctors to work extreme hours, backing a strike while calling for urgent staffing reforms. Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has ordered inspections and roster reviews.
Nurses at the University Hospital of the West Indies staged protest action on June 23 over severe A&E overcrowding. The bulletin also covered corruption probes, public-sector pay talks, school placements, a Hanover stabbing, and St Andrew flooding concerns.
Thirty-five cadets completed studies at the Jamaica Constabulary Force Cadet Academy on June 25, 2026, with 34 set to enter JCF basic training and one bound for the University of the West Indies.
Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright Minister of State in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright, has defended the Government’s handling of recent cement supply challenges, telling Parliament that proactive intervention, expanded imports and continuous market monitoring are helping to stabilise the sector and support ongoing construction activity across Jamaica. Responding to a Private Member’s Motion brought by Opposition Spokesman on Industry and Investment, Anthony Hylton, Seiveright said the Government has been actively managing the situation amid operational disruptions affecting suppliers and increased demand driven by housing, infrastructure and reconstruction projects
Jamaica’s longest serving President of the Senate, Oswald Gaskell Harding Durrant Pate/Contributor Jamaica’s longest serving President of the Senate, Oswald Gaskell Harding, King’s Council, has died at 90-years of age. The elder statesman, born November 3, 1935, died yesterday
Labour orders lift Jamaica's minimum pay from July 1, while INDECOM reviews a Salt Spring shooting and three students face custody over Montego Bay cyberbullying. The morning also highlighted cultural events in Mandeville and Kingston.
Leaders of the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association say medical interns staged a protest over years-long sewage leaks affecting wards, staff, and patients. They are pressing the health and finance ministries for urgent staffing and safety reforms.
Medical interns across Jamaica are on strike citing excessive workload and poor working conditions. The Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA )says it's backing the industrial action
Prime Minister Andrew Holness held bilateral talks in Suriname on Wednesday to share petroleum expertise, while separate developments covered expanded air routes, hospital donations, municipal funding, NHT land offers, and WorldSkills training.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness held talks in Suriname on energy cooperation while Parliament heard plans for expanded airline service, Spanish Town Hospital received urology equipment, and KSAMC raised divisional budgets.
On June 23, 2026, Portugal beat Uzbekistan 5-0 with Cristiano Ronaldo netting twice, while Ghana’s disciplined defence earned a 0-0 draw against England. Analysts on CVM’s Fan Central Extra Time also reviewed Croatia’s 1-0 win over Panama.
Nurses at Jamaica's premier hospital halted a morning walkout over overcrowding and unsafe conditions, while 28 Haitian detainees in Portland face legal scrutiny under a new US-Jamaica MOU. Sir Keir Starmer's UK resignation raises CARICOM visa concerns.
The Longwood Early Childhood Institute in St. Elizabeth is operating from a re-roofed lunch area after two hurricanes destroyed its classrooms. Teachers say overcrowding, heat, and trauma are hurting students as enrollment falls.
Ian Hayles MP told Parliament that police continue to burn ganja fields in Western Westmoreland while sugar and bauxite enjoy state support. He appealed to the Cannabis Licensing Authority to expand licensing and put idle government land to work.
On June 23, 2026, Jamaica's House of Representatives heard lengthy Opposition sectoral contributions on water access, youth policy, and constitutional reform before suspending the debate and approving a $1,000 minimum wage increase effective July 1.
The House of Representatives continued its sectoral debate on 23 June 2026 with a major tourism presentation from Ed Bartlett and sharp opposition contributions on water, education, and constitutional reform, before shifting to a minimum wage order.
Edmund Bartlett used the sectoral debate on June 23, 2026 to report strong post-hurricane tourism recovery and launch Tourism 3.0. Opposition MP Ian Hill pressed the government on uneven water investment and fragile supply systems.
Defending champions Kingston Hummingbirds defeated Sand and Orchids 52-46 for their second Red Stripe Elite League victory, with Tracy-Ann Francis netting 43 goals as Carrington Brown’s side rebounded from an opening loss to Manchester Spurs.
Police link a Sunday shooting in Naggo Head that killed two young delivery workers to a gang turf war, while Prime Minister Andrew Holness pushes back on public alarm over Jamaica’s pending arrangement to receive US deportees in small batches.
A Monday morning blaze on Nonparial Road in Grill, Westmoreland, displaced ten people including children and gutted three houses and two shops. Councillors and fire officials are pressing for more victim support as other stories include restored St. James Wi-Fi and strong banking-sector assets.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness will decide Dr. Andrew Wheatley's future after the Integrity Commission recommended criminal charges. Public servants rejected a wage offer, while 90 per cent of PEP 2026 students secured preferred high school placements.
Education Minister Senator Dr. Dana Morris Dixon released national Primary Exit Profile grade six results on 22 June 2026, reporting improved performance in mathematics and language arts despite Hurricane Melissa disruption and the first-ever grade-six literacy and numeracy assessments.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech, following his first cabinet meeting as Prime Minister, in London, Britain, July 6, 2024. REUTERS/Claudia Greco/Pool Two years ago, the Labour Party under the leadership of Sir Kier Starmer destroyed the Conservative Party with a 17- seat majority in Parliament
Farmers in St. Elizabeth discovered a badly decomposed male body on Sunday, while police in Portland held more than a dozen Haitian migrants. Opposition groups and unions are pressing the government for answers on Jamaica's US deportation arrangement.
Education Minister Dana Morris Dixon released 2026 Primary Exit Profile results on June 22, reporting stronger literacy, numeracy, maths and language arts scores despite hurricane disruption. Ninety per cent of students secured one of their seven secondary school choices.
Sixty-one fathers were recognised in New Kingston as legal experts clarified Jamaica's role in US deportation transit. New senior entrepreneurship and government procurement programmes were also announced.
Tissanna Roswell upset defending champion Megan Simmons to claim the women's 100m hurdles at the JAAA/PUMA National Championships, clocking 12.40 seconds for a new personal best.
Gunmen Kill Two, Female Wounded in Portmore Home InvasionBy Mckoy's News / June 22, 2026 PORTMORE, St Catherine : Portmore Home Invasion — Detectives from the Major Crime Investigation Division (MCID) are probing a deadly gun attack that claimed the lives of two young men and left a woman injured in Naggo Head, Portmore, early Sunday morning. The deceased have been identified as 19-year-old delivery man Michael Elliot, otherwise known as “Bobbly Slammer” or “Bull,” of Clifton District, St Catherine, and 17-year-old Kenrick Ebanks, also called “Wealthy Stunts,” of Naggo Head
Opposition rural development spokesman Dr Kenneth Russell called for a coordinated rural framework during sectoral debates, citing stark poverty gaps. Justice Minister Delroy Chuck flagged construction skills shortages for NARA projects, while Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie pressed for better garbage disposal habits.
A Department of Correctional Services chaplain says roughly 30 per cent of young wards cite absent fathers as a factor in their incarceration. Police also report gun seizures in Clarendon and Kingston and charge a security officer over an alleged ATM theft in St. Andrew.
Psychologist Dr. Lea Kim Samage urged emotional support for fathers on Father’s Day, while opposition figures pressed governance issues linked to an integrity report on Dr. Andrew Wheatley and third-country national deportations.
Gunmen killed two people in Portmore early Sunday, a St. Catherine judge threw out a rape case, an opposition MP pressed for working courts and challenged a US migrant deal, civil servants warned of disruption, and new vehicle customs rules start Monday.
Old Causeway Bridge Portmore, Kingston, Jamaica The Government is moving decisively to modernise Jamaica’s bridge network, with the Accelerated Bridge Programme now advancing towards implementation. The programme is set to deliver 55 bridges across the island, including seven emergency bridge structures to address urgent connectivity needs
Prolific Manchester City Women striker Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw celebrates after scoring against Liverpool Women at the Prenton Park stadium in England on Saturday, March 30, 2024. (Photo: X.com @ManCityWomen) There is a dangerous habit that nations develop when excellence becomes routine
Police fatally shot an armed man in Thornton, St Elizabeth, while separate incidents in Mandeville, Clarendon, St Catherine, Portland, and St Andrew drew fresh charges, warnings, and calls for justice.
Seven months after Hurricane Melissa, Jamaican public hospitals are receiving hundreds of donated beds through a partnership led by Orville Shaggy Burrell's foundation, Project C.U.R.E., and Just a Bunch of Roadies Jabour. The aid targets overcrowding and ongoing recovery at facilities damaged by the storm.
Jamaica Civil Service Association head Tisha Clark Griffith has joined public unease about a deal to temporarily host non-Jamaican migrants for the United States. National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says up to 25 people would transit at a time.
Man Killed During Alleged Confrontation With Police in St ElizabethBy Mckoy's News / June 20, 2026 ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A man was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with police in Thornton, St Elizabeth, on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as Dwart Ferguson, also known by the aliases “Dwayne” and “Tavi,” of Thornton district
Photo Credit: The Irish Sun Chalien Dantes / Contributor The new Premier League season opens with a blockbuster as newly promoted Coventry City head to champions Arsenal on Friday, August 21 st , 2026. It’s a long-awaited return to the top flight for Coventry after 25 years, and they’ll be thrown straight into the deep end against Mikel Arteta’s title winners
Tottenham Hotspur will not pursue Marseille striker Mason Greenwood in the current transfer window, despite French club interest in selling the 24-year-old for around €50 million amid financial pressure.
CVM football analysts reviewed a busy June 19, 2026 World Cup slate, highlighting United States progress, Morocco's early strike, Brazil's win over Haiti, and Haiti's elimination from Group C.
Government accounts clash over who first proposed Jamaica's deal to receive up to 25 removed third-country nationals every two weeks, while the Island Traffic Authority reports 101 road fatalities so far in 2026.
JCSA President Tisha Clark-Griffiths told civil servants in Manchester to prepare for a confrontation with the Government if long-running pay and benefits claims remain unsettled. Sixteen public workers were honoured for long service at Thursday's ceremony.
Westmoreland, Jamaica—Close to 1,000 people in Westmoreland benefited from a two-day medical and humanitarian outreach mission led by the Jamaica Nurses’ Association of Florida, which ended on June 18 in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. The initiative, held under the banner of the 11th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, brought together a team of doctors, nurses, dentists and student volunteers from across the United States to provide free medical screenings, medication, and essential supplies to residents, students and community members in the parish
A torso was discovered in northern St Elizabeth on Thursday night, while police in Mandeville investigated a decomposing body on Friday. Separate developments include diaspora pressure on Dr Andrew Wheatley and renewed fear in Negril after a yoga instructor was murdered.
The Jamaica Nurses' Association of Florida wrapped a two-day medical mission in Savanna-la-Mar, serving close to 1,000 people with screenings, medication, and school supplies under the 11th Jamaica Diaspora Conference.
Work to restore a storm-damaged section of Malvern Road in Christiana, Manchester, is moving ahead on a roughly $20 million contract. Mayor Donovan Mitchell says motorists should stay patient while crews finish the job.
