JAMAICA BREAKING NEWS

MOUNT SALEM, St James — The opening of the refurbished Accident and Emergency (A&E) department at Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) on Friday was accompanied by an apology from Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to the people of western Jamaica for the prolonged delay in completing the facility’s…

A $24-billion housing development that will deliver 1,446 new units in Grange Pen, St James, and expand housing opportunities in the busy tourism parish has been welcomed by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness as a significant step forward following Thursday’s signing of a construction agreement.…

On the heels of the success of his debut solo album, Ascension: Out of Many… 1 , which topped the iTunes Reggae Albums global chart and earned Grammy consideration, international dancehall artiste Craigy T is preparing to release new music. The entertainer has joined forces with producer KickRaux…

NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — All flights in the US were grounded Friday, sparking travel chaos across the vast country, after what government officials said was a major communications outage, insisting it was not the result of any “nefarious attack”. The nationwide stop left tens of thousands of…

Mexico are usually favourites heading into most matches in Concacaf competitions, but Jamaica Reggae Boyz interim Head Coach Rudolph Speid says his players are undaunted and confident of pulling off a major upset to put themselves in a strong position. The national senior football men’s will take…

Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) President Michael Ricketts believes a win for Jamaica against Mexico could play a significant role in boosting the country’s football and commercial profile. The Reggae Boyz host Mexico in their Concacaf Nations League quarter-final first leg today at the National…

MONTEGO BAY, St James — A relieved Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton on Friday thanked Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness for not relieving him of his ministerial post, despite calls for his head, when the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) project dragged on for years. “I want to give…

LUCEA, Hanover — Plans by councillors within the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) for a more than $200,000 overnight stay at a Kingston hotel ahead of the Association of Local Government Authorities of Jamaica (ALGA-J) annual general meeting appear to be in limbo. The stumbling block is belt…

Phenomenal Power will be out to prove that his recent Port Royal Sprint flop was just a blip when he lines up as the horse to beat in the $1.4-million Thunderbird Trophy at Caymanas Park this afternoon. The three-year-old American-bred dark bay colt Phenomenal Power , who holds the track record…

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — West Indies spinner Jomel Warrican has described reaching the milestone of 100 Test wickets as an “unreal” achievement, one that he hopes will cement the legacy of spin bowling in the Caribbean. Warrican reached the landmark during the recent Test series against…

KFC Jamaica has committed $1.6 million in cash and meal support to The Magic of Ronaldinho, a landmark football celebration set to welcome Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho to Jamaica for a historic visit. The celebration will also honour the iconic Reggae Boyz squad that made history for…

READ : FAA grounds all flights across US amid communications problem Duffy urged Congress to provide funding to modernise the country's air traffic control system, saying the return to normal operations would be slow. However, he said the disruption was not expected to affect Thanksgiving travel in…

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Observer Online . "More tourists come to us from the US from any other destination in the world and any aviation incident of that magnitude will impact Jamaica's inbound tourism," he added. According to data, the United States is Jamaica's largest source market for tourism, accounting for roughly…

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RASTAMAN50 album projects. Emerging reggae talents Blvk H3ro, J Written and Dahvid Slur have joined forces as The Wailers Trio for RASTAMAN 50 , out digitally through VP Records on Friday. The album revisits songs from the three solo records released in 1976, a year that helped take reggae to a…

Unruly motorists have pushed the operators of the Edward Seaga Highway (or T3 leg of Highway 2000) to develop a blacklist system that flags vehicles linked to toll road violations and restrict them from accessing the motorway. According to the Jamaica North South Highway Company Limited (JNSHCL),…

Somesh Sharma, a past student of St Ann’s Bay High and York Castle High schools, is Jamaica’s 2027 Rhodes scholar. The 22-year-old, whose face lit up when his selection was announced at King’s House in St Andrew, edged out seven other candidates who are past students of some of the island’s top…

Joshua Grant Grant’s interest in football began at the age of seven. “I’ve had the opportunity to develop through the academies of Inter Miami CF and the New York Red Bulls. I currently play professionally for FC Naples in USL League One. I’ve also represented Jamaica at the U17 and U20 levels, as…

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WHILE acknowledging that thousands of Jamaicans remain without assistance in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has again firmly rejected claims that his Administration has failed to respond to the devastation, insisting that such assertions are false and must be…

Able-Don Foote.