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
Police in the St Andrew South division report steep falls in serious offences, with Greenwich Farm in Zone 1 approaching two years without a homicide. Senior officers credit ZOSO operations, daily community engagement and broad stakeholder support.
Judge Sonia Bertram Linton will decide Friday whether to act against Hugh Wildman after he told prosecutor Kathy Peek to shut up during a police murder trial. The update also covers Quarry Hill shooting charges, a dismissed Kingston rape case, and Ian Hayles on hurricane recovery.
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.
Kingston-led national developments span stronger Jamaica–Suriname cooperation, an October demerit system with a ticket-payment deadline, clergy alarms in St. James, and major health and community investment announcements.
Defence lawyers for Leon Bradshaw sought key disclosure at a Kingston trial-readiness hearing, while detectives charged a long-sought murder suspect and courts handled separate assault and larceny matters across the capital and St. Catherine.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness called for regional energy independence at a Suriname summit while Jamaica advanced electricity access for storm-hit homes, a new JSE micro market, a July minimum wage increase, expanded school gardens, and scheduled NWC outages in St. Andrew.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness called for regional energy independence at a Suriname summit as Jamaica advanced renewable targets, minimum wage increases, school garden expansion, stock exchange reforms, hurricane recovery electrification, and St. Andrew water outages.
Water Minister Matthew Samuda has rejected opposition calls to rethink Jamaica's Western Water Resilience Project, while Parliament debates water spending, migrant transfers, intern conditions, and a sharp drop in export earnings.
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.
Fishers from across Jamaica gathered at Colonel Cove, Morant Bay, on 25 June 2026 for International Fisherman's Day. Officials highlighted hurricane recovery, maritime safety, new compliance rules, and government support for the sector.
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.
Jamaica mourns former Senate President Oswald Harding while authorities probe a Westmoreland blaze, teacher unions await a written wage offer, and police hold three students over alleged online abuse in Montego Bay.
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.
Supreme Court Justice Dale Palmer directed treatment for eleven accused Klans gang members after health complaints in court. The roundup also covers a Philip Paul murder sentencing date, St. Catherine bail in a child death case, and a Portland man freed on bail in Massachusetts.
At the June 24 post-Cabinet briefing, Water Minister Matthew Samuda announced Montego Bay as host of the 13th Our Oceans conference and rejected opposition claims on water spending. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett set out Tourism 3.0 targets, worker housing, and cruise recovery.
Tourism Minister Ed Bartlett and Education Minister Fayval Williams outlined sector reforms, housing for tourism workers, cruise recovery, and school rebuilding at a June 24 post-Cabinet press briefing in Kingston.
Police across Jamaica reported arrests and charges in murder, assault and cyberbullying cases, including a Stony Hill gun attack, online harassment of Mount Alvernia students, and a Negril robbery probe.
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.
Health officials unveiled two digital tools in St. Catherine to help Jamaicans manage diabetes and hypertension, backed by EU and IDB funding through the Health System Strengthening Programme.
Bahamian Artist Righteous Teacher Making Waves in International ReggaeBy Mckoy's News / June 24, 2026 NASSAU, Bahamas — Righteous Teacher, born Demarco Grant on September 19, 1975, in New Providence, Bahamas, is a reggae recording artist whose music is deeply rooted in faith, inspiration, and positive social messages. Raised near East Street and Deveaux Street in Nassau, Grant attended C.W
Wanted St Andrew Man Charged with Murder Following Fatal Bowden Hill ShootingBy Mckoy's News / June 24, 2026 Bowden Hill Shooting: A man who was wanted by the police in connection with a deadly shooting in Bowden Hill, Stony Hill, St Andrew, has been arrested and charged. The accused, 39-year-old Fabian Dadzie, otherwise called “Twitty Bird” and “Blacks”, surrendered to investigators at the Constant Spring Criminal Investigations Branch (CIB) on Tuesday
Crown counsel Kathy-Ann Black may seek court approval to revisit the 2013 triple killing site during a police murder trial, while the opposition challenges water project spending and the JMDA warns that intern shortages are straining hospitals.
Elderly Landlord Pleads Guilty After Throwing Hot Water on TenantBy Mckoy's News / June 24, 2026 Landlord Pleads Guilty: An 84-year-old landlord from Spanish Town has pleaded guilty to assault after admitting that he threw hot water on his tenant during a dispute earlier this year. Albert Thomas entered the guilty plea when he appeared before Acting Senior Parish Court Judge Janelle Nelson-Gayle on Tuesday
Grade six PEP results show strong placement rates despite Hurricane Melissa, while fishers gather in Morant Bay for a national honour day after years of storm losses. A MasterChef finalist also visits Jamaica during a World Cup filming break.
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.
Serious crime figures through June 20 show St. James leading the island in killings, while St. Elizabeth police press joint operations in Akong. A ballistics expert linked a recovered pistol to a 2018 Bog Walk shooting at an ongoing gang trial.
Jamaica's Constituency Boundaries Committee met on 23 June 2026 and agreed to instruct the Electoral Commission of Jamaica to begin a statutory review of voting districts, with emphasis on rebalancing seats rather than adding new ones.
Harbour View FC claimed the KSAFA Next Gen Under-20 championship with a 2-0 victory over Arnett Gardens in Sunday's final at the UWI Bowl. Captain Tyrique Robinson netted both goals and was named league MVP.
Opposition MP Ian Hayles pressed the government in the House to release unused state land for licensed cannabis farmers and to address roads, water, and low tourism wages across Westmoreland Western.
Opposition spokesman on health Dr Alfred Dawes says internal nursing memos and repeated requests for meetings reflect a deepening leadership crisis at UHWI, with clinical staff reportedly pressing for intervention at the highest levels of government.
Nurses at the University Hospital of the West Indies walked off duty Tuesday morning, protesting unsafe overcrowding, a lack of beds and critical shortages of medication and equipment they say leave patients at risk.
Officers in St James wounded a knife-wielding man in Salt Spring in an encounter captured on body-worn cameras, while Area Four police hunt Shawn Williamson after a family dispute in Kingston led to arson and gunfire.
Nurses at the University Hospital of the West Indies staged a morning protest over severe accident-and-emergency overcrowding before returning to work. The bulletin also covered integrity probes, PEP placements, an election appeal, and a new Jamaica Stock Exchange micro market.
Leaders from government, business, policing, and academia gathered at Summit Hotel on 23 June 2026 for the sixth Carry Code conference, linking social intelligence, artificial intelligence, and post-Hurricane Melissa rebuilding across Jamaica and the Caribbean.
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.
A Portland driver admitted paying a police officer $5,000 to avoid a traffic charge, Blake relatives in Connecticut seek help to repatriate two murdered brothers, UHWI nurses halted work over A&E crowding, and St. Andrew South police hunt suspects in a Kingston shooting.
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.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness thanked overseas Jamaicans for Hurricane Melissa relief efforts at the diaspora conference in Montego Bay, outlined reconstruction coordination through NARO, and handed land titles to St. Andrew communities.
Ministry figures show strong PEP placement and literacy gains, alongside new health accountability rules, a JUTC arson reward, Jamaica’s reparations push in Ghana, and calls for wider pension coverage.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness defended Jamaica’s third-country nationals arrangement as PEP scores rose and a Green Climate Fund grant was approved. Regional leaders weighed a single Caribbean visa while Leon Bailey pledged continued Reggae Boyz service.
The education ministry released 2026 Primary Exit Profile placement data showing strong school-choice outcomes and subject gains. Separate announcements covered public health accountability reforms, a JUTC arson reward, reparations advocacy in Ghana, and calls for wider retirement planning.
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.
Squash Coaches Ready to Implement New Strategies After Level 2 CourseBy Mckoy's News / June 23, 2026 Twelve squash coaches, including two from the Cayman Islands, have praised the recently concluded World Squash Federation (WSF) Level 2 Coaching Course and say they are eager to implement the new techniques and strategies they learned during the programme. The three-day intensive course, sponsored by PanAm Squash and facilitated by Jamaica Squash, was conducted at the Liguanea Club in New Kingston under the guidance of experienced coach and tutor Colin White
The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities opened its first parish town hall at Colonel's Cove, Morant Bay, urging residents to register for grants, services and legal protections under the Disabilities Act.
Jamaica’s Public Accounts Committee says it now holds extensive minutes backing claims that the UWI chief executive search was rigorous, after an acting CEO submitted only a brief summary earlier this month.
Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation officials have ordered the removal of an unauthorized building and hoarding from a protected drainage corridor behind 84 Patrick Drive, warning that non-compliance will lead to further enforcement.
