St. Catherine Cricket Club and Melbourne are facing off in the three-day JCA Michael Holding Senior Cup final at Sabina Park, with the Saints chasing a second title in four seasons and Melbourne pushing for a first championship in nearly ten years.
Ceo of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), Derron Grant. The Hurricane Melissa Restoration & Rehabilitation Fund, established by United Way of Jamaica (UWJ) following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa in November 2025, has raised more than J$223 million to support long-term recovery and resilience-building efforts across some of the island’s hardest-hit communities
Water Minister Matthew Samuda has rejected allegations from opposition spokesman Ian Hayles that partisan politics guides water infrastructure spending. He defended the Western Resilience Project and opposed merging the National Water Commission with the Water Resources Authority.
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.
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.
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.
Cabinet ministers announced Jamaica will stage the 13th Our Oceans Conference in Montego Bay, likely in June 2029, and outlined new ocean-protection alliances, climate grants, and a sweeping Tourism 3.0 growth plan.
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.
File PHOTO: Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett, addressing the audience at the Harmonies of Hope relief concert held at the Meridian Performing Arts Centre in Toronto on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. Anticipated growth in cruise shipping this financial year Durrant Pate/Contributor The Ministry of Tourism is positioning the island to be a premier yachting destination within 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.
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.
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.
Opposition Spokesperson on Rural and Community Development, Dr Kenneth Russell Member of Parliament for South East St Ann and Spokesperson on Rural and Community Development, Dr. Kenneth Russell made his Sectoral Debate presentation in Parliament last week and a good one it was too
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
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.
Managing Director of Riu Hotel and Resorts Joan Trian Riu Spanish hotel giant RIU Hotels & Resorts has injected more than $92 billion into the Jamaican economy over the last five years, underscoring its deepening commitment to the island since opening its first property in 2001. Speaking at the company’s 25th anniversary gala at RIU Montego Bay on Thursday night, Managing Director Joan Trian Riu reflected on the company’s journey from the opening of RIU Tropical Bay in Negril to becoming one of Jamaica’s largest hospitality operators
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
Prime Minister Andrew Holness told a Montego Bay gala that Jamaica must compete worldwide for visitors, investment and talent, as RIU Hotels celebrated 25 years and more than US$750 million in local tourism spending.
Andrew Holness delivered the keynote at a Montego Bay gala marking a quarter century of RIU Hotels in Jamaica. Ministers and Spanish officials cited billions in spending, thousands of jobs, and strong hurricane recovery work.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness joined RIU Hotels and Resorts in Montego Bay to mark 25 years in Jamaica, citing more than US$750 million in investment, hurricane recovery efforts, and the island's push to compete globally for visitors and talent.
Works Minister Robert Morgan says the Accelerated Bridge Programme will construct or replace 55 structures, including the hurricane-damaged Black River Bridge in St. Elizabeth, with more than 20 slated for western parishes.
Rupert Bell and David Lindsay, Jamaican seasonal farm workers, were killed in a Canadian road crash Thursday. Three alleged Ranker Gang members were granted bail, while a St. Andrew security officer faces charges over a missing $2 million ATM deposit.
Justice Leighton Pusey released David Henry, Constable Tehneil Francis, and Tevin Henriques after defence lawyers argued prolonged custody was unjustified while prosecution files remain incomplete and trial dates keep slipping.
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham has cruised to victory in a high-stakes by-election in northern England, paving the way for him to challenge Prime Minister Keir Starmer for the leadership of the Labour Party and the United Kingdom. Burnham handily defeated his closest challenger Robert Kenyon, the candidate for the anti-immigration Reform UK, in the seat of Makerfield, vote results showed early on Friday, securing the House of Commons seat he needs to mount a bid for the prime ministership
National Security Minister Horace Chang told Parliament Washington initiated a controversial third-country national arrangement, while police reported fatal crashes in Manchester and Trelawny, a shooting in Benttown, and Integrity Commission charges against Andrew Wheatley.
Three men killed in a Trelawny collision have been named, police operations and crashes claim more lives in Manchester, and a US diplomatic note links Minister Audrey Marks to a third-country national transit proposal.
Officers have identified the three men who died in a multi-vehicle collision along the Braco main road in Trelawny on Wednesday night. The crash involved a Toyota Hiace, a Toyota Fielder, and a Toyota Voxy.
A 19-year-old motorcyclist from Hatfield died Tuesday after colliding with a Honda car on Logwood Mews in Manchester. Police figures show 134 road deaths nationwide so far this year, below last year's count for the same period.
19-Year-Old Motorcyclist Killed in Manchester CrashBy Mckoy's News / June 18, 2026 MANCHESTER, Jamaica: Manchester Crash — A 19-year-old motorcyclist lost his life after being involved in a two-vehicle collision along the Logwood Mews road in Hatfield, Manchester, on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Andrew Williams, a resident of Hatfield
Two Killed, Several Injured in Three-Vehicle Crash in TrelawnyBy Mckoy's News / June 18, 2026 TRELAWNY, Jamaica: Trelawny Crash — Two men lost their lives and several others were injured, one critically, following a three-vehicle collision in the Braco area of Trelawny on Wednesday night. The identities of the deceased have not yet been released by the authorities
Opposition Leader Mark Golding wants Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley removed following an Integrity Commission report citing $164 million in unexplained assets. The bulletin also covers a fatal Trelawny crash, Area 3's Operation Reset, and deportee concerns.
27-Year-Old Man Dies in Manchester House FireBy Mckoy's News / June 18, 2026 MANCHESTER, Jamaica : Manchester House Fire — A 27-year-old man perished in a fire that destroyed his family home on Bethel Street in Greenvale, Manchester, late Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified by relatives as Leonardo Brown, otherwise known as Joshua
Opposition environment spokesman Omar Newell has challenged Minister Matthew Samuda's claim that illegal firewood cutting poses Jamaica's greatest mangrove threat, arguing official government data shows development causes most documented loss.
The Ministry of National Security says non-Jamaican deportees may pass through the island under strict screening and a ten-person cap. Legal experts and opposition figures warn the plan raises sovereignty, refugee-law, and oversight concerns.
Opposition Leader Mark Golding says Jamaicans overseas should be brought onto public boards to help strengthen governance. Speaking at the 11th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, he also urged faster hurricane recovery support for hard-hit communities.
Western BureauMatthew Samuda, minister of water, climate change and the environment, has described backyard pit latrines in high water-table communities as among the greatest environmental risks to Jamaica’s groundwater supply.Speaking at Friday’s Rotaract Nexus 360 District 7020 Conference in Trelawny, Samuda cautioned against the practice. Though largely absent from public debate, pit latrines pose a serious long-term threat to water security, public health, and national development, he argued.“Jamaica’s water table, especially along the south coast and in towns like Falmouth and Port Maria, is particularly high
An extra $50 million will go to congregations still rebuilding after Hurricane Melissa, lifting total church restoration funding to $125 million as ministers and the Opposition dispute the Social Development Commission's capacity to deliver.
More than 500 delegates are meeting in St. James for the 11th Jamaica Diaspora Conference, while Governor General Sir Patrick Allen presents achievement awards and government ministers announce church grants, elder care, school nutrition, and child protection initiatives.
Delegates from across the globe opened the 11th Jamaica Diaspora Conference in St. James as the government honoured overseas achievers, disbursed church recovery grants, advanced elder care, recognised school nutrition compliance, and urged reporting of child labour.
Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has committed an extra $50 million to help churches recover from Hurricane Melissa, while pushing back against opposition claims that the Social Development Commission is under-resourced.
CVM’s Lead Story examined renewed operating theatre closures at major Kingston hospitals, weak KSAMC signage fee collections, court fights over beach access and a packed weekend in sport.
Matthew Samuda says Jamaica’s iguana rescue work could raise the population to as many as 4,000 within a decade, as NEPA and the IUCN continue conservation efforts.
CVM’s June 15 newscast covered major national developments, including Fitz Jackson’s bank fee appeal, renewed pressure over public hospitals, Clansman trial evidence and crime reductions in St. Catherine South.
Sheila Lee, Businesswoman and Widow of Bandleader Byron Lee, Dies at 83By Mckoy's News / June 15, 2026 Sheila Lee, a respected Jamaican businesswoman and the widow of legendary bandleader Byron Lee, died on June 6 in Florida. She was 83 years old
Construction Worker Fatally Shot in TrelawnyBy Mckoy's News / June 15, 2026 TRELAWNY, Jamaica: Construction Worker Fatally Shot — Police in Trelawny are investigating the fatal shooting of a 20-year-old construction worker in the community of Bounty Hall on Friday night. The deceased has been identified as Kimari Myres
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has challenged Justice Minister Delroy Chuck over comments on lethal force by police. The update also covers a Kingston double shooting, storm damage in Rocky Point, and a Clarendon police operation.
Professor Trevor McCartney says Jamaica must put more resources into community health services to ease the strain on hospitals and improve patient outcomes across the system.
Kingston Public Hospital is rescheduling some elective surgeries as repairs continue on its ageing central air-conditioning system, while separate reports flagged Port Maria tensions and groundwater risks.
Pearnel Charles Jr. Urges Jamaicans to Report Child Labour and ExploitationBy Mckoy's News / June 15, 2026 KINGSTON, Jamaica :Child labour and exploitation — Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr., is urging Jamaicans to remain vigilant and report suspected cases of child labour and exploitation in their communities
Superintendent Carey Duncan reassigned to PSTEB Head of the Manchester Police Division, Superintendent Carey Duncan, has been reassigned to the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB). He is being be replaced by Deputy Superintendent Odean Dennis, who was previously assigned to the Portland division
