Four Haitians are being held at an undisclosed location in Portland, after they arrived by boat in Buff Bay on the morning of Tuesday, August 3. The Port Antonio police reported that at about 5:30 am residents spotted the boat with the men, and they were alerted. Amid...
The West Indies Alumina Company, Windalco says it is not accepting responsibility for the fish kill in the Rio Cobre on Monday, August 2. The National Environment and Planning Agency, NEPA on Tuesday, August 3, linked the fish kill to the presence of effluence from...
Another fish kill in the Rio Cobre has sparked protest from residents and fisherfolk as they call for greater accountability. In response, the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says there are measures in place to address the longstanding issue. The...
Health Ministry continues to encourage Jamaicans to take the COVID-19 vaccines on the next mass vaccination across the island. The Ministry seeks to administer approximately one hundred and fifty thousand vaccines by August 5, to individuals inoculated with the first...
For the past three to five years Jamaica’s recidivism rate stood at 40%; by 2030, as part of the National Development Plan, Jamaica is seeking to reduce its recidivism rate to 10%. Recidivism is the tendency of convicts to become repeated offenders, often times...
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