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The Jamaican stock exchange is so obscure, even emerging-markets funds don't go there. And it's booming.

January 18, 2019. Share This On: Share8 · Tweet · Pin · +1 · Share. 8 Shares. Gareth Forbes. (CMC) – Police are investigating the death of 49-year-old attorney ...

JAMAICA'S MURDER RATE DROPS BY 44 PERCENT IN FIRST WEEKS OF 2019. Radio Jamaica reported that inn the first two weeks of 2019 the murder rate ...

Canadian government updates travel advisory for Jamaica amid violent crime and a State of Emergency.

GUTHRIE COUNTY - Two people have been arrested in connection to allegedly growing an illegal marijuana operation. One of them is the mayor of Jamaica.

Having won a gold medal in one of the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission's performing arts competition last year, Central High School student Areel ...

Jamaica is set to host the 37th Caribbean Tourism Marketplace in Montego Bay on January 29. Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett made the announcement ...

Following a mapping and prospecting campaign in conjunction with a grid-based soil sampling program and follow-up rock channel sampling, Carube Copper ...

At a time when inflation targets have eluded the central banks of major emerging markets like Turkey and Argentina, Jamaica has turned to an unorthodox ...

The travel advisory states that, “violent crime, including armed robbery and murder, is a problem in large cities"

Restaurants of Jamaica, ROJ, which operates the KFC and Pizza Hut franchises, said it has plans to establish another five stores this year as the company ...

THE Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona campus, says a minor earth...

The Clarendon police are going all out as they probe a deadly drive-by shooting incident in Hayes in the parish on Wednesday, which claimed the life of two ...

The surreal, misty magic of the cloudy castle that is Holywell Recreational Park is a blissful, relaxing haven for anyone who ventures there. The dewy ...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has heightened the call for more Jamaicans “from all walks of life” to venture into agriculture, emphasising that ...

The RJRGLEANER Sports Foundation National Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards are on at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in Kingston, and I am ...

The Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona is reporting that a minor earthquake was recorded this morning. The unit says the 3.2 quake hit ...

Dreamed of a stay in an overwater bungalow? How about an overwater wedding? Sandals has made another addition to its experiences.

OVER the years, Jamaica has produced some very outstanding male athletes at the junior level but most of them have failed to step up to the seniors. One of ...

(Jamaica Observer) THE management for Grammy-winning deejay Buju Banton is confident that the National Stadium in St Andrew will be filled to capacity for ...

The Jamaica Tourist Board has picked Philip Rose as its regional director of tourism for the United States' northeast region. Effective on January 1, the ...

An additional $7.28 billion has been allocated to the Major Infrastructure Development Programme (MIDP) in the second Supplementary Estimates for the ...

Jamaica's central bank has released a series of videos on Twitter addressing inflation and monetary policy. The Caribbean nation has dealt with extreme...

For good or for bad, our long, deep and historic ties with the United States mean that Jamaica is hardly likely to escape unscathed any major adverse ...

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Over twelve hundred cub scouts and their leaders will be attending the 15th Caribbean Cuboree in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, from July 30 to August 5. The event will ...

Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator the Hon. Ruel Reid, is encouraging more young Jamaicans to adopt wholesome values and attitudes that ...

Montego Bay football, which is currently at an all-time low, got some good news earlier this week when word came through that former Cornwall College star ...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has called for a collaborative approach to improve the country's micro-economic standing, in order to attain ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Prime Minister Mia Mottley will address the three-day 14th Regional Investments and Capital Markets conference to be held ...

January 18, 2019. Share This On: Share2 · Tweet · Pin · +1 · Share. 2 Shares. (CMC) – Prime Minister Mia Mottley will address the three-day 14th Regional ...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, is imploring sports associations and federations to enrol eligible athletes in the ...

Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, has commended the newly renamed Aquatic Sports Association of Jamaica (ASAJ), ...

Kevin Murphy and Nicarl Brown, popularly known as Jazzy J and Genius, respectively, have been selecting partners since 2007.The pair worked together as ...

Ruth Andrade was found unconscious and unresponsive by firefighters on the first floor of her home on 91st Avenue in Jamaica.

Jamaica's cuisine is rated among the best in the world and visitors to the island will miss out on treats of a lifetime if they don't consume some of the great food ...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is looking to promote a culture of earthquake preparedness and response among ...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says the Government will exercise provisions of the Disaster Risk ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The American Chamber of Commerce of Jamaica (AMCHAM, Jamaica) today announced the appointment of Gillian A Haughton, ...

A section of the Rose Hall main road in St James in the vicinity of the former Sea Castle resort has been closed after a gas truck caught fire Friday morning.

Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, is reporting that Jamaica welcomed a record 4.31 million visitors in 2018. “This represents the second year in a row ...

By Bethan Staton, news reporter. A former Commonwealth soldier with post-traumatic stress disorder says he feels "let down by the system" as he faces ...

A finalist in the Miss Universe Jamaica 2014 pageant has passed away after years of battling lupus.

Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says several key targets have been shortlisted for delivery by the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management ...

One of Britain's hot parties, Shoes Game, made a successful debut in Jamaica over the weekend. The party was held at the Uptown Mondayz venue at ...

The national headquarters of the NAACP apparently has ruled that Candace Prince-Modeste is the official winner of the November election for president of the ...

January 16, 2019. Share This On: Share1 · Tweet · Pin · +1 · Share. 1 Shares. (CMC) – The Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) on Wednesday sought to distance ...

A new award has been added to the 2018 edition of the prestigious RJR/Gleaner Sports Foundation's National Sportsman and Sportswoman of the Year Awards ...

With his country in economic shambles and facing an uncertain political future, Nicolas Maduro was sworn in as president of Venezuela for a second term last ...

Islandwide auditions for the Jamaica Cultural Development Commission (JCDC) National Performing Arts Competition will commence on Monday, January 21.

THE EDITOR, Sir:I see where the Jamaican Government has voted not to recognise President Nicol·s Maduro as the legitimate president of the Bolivarian ...

(Jamaica Gleaner) Annette Hannan, the mother of four-year-old Rihanna Rupon, who died from dengue fever last week, says she's left angry and devastated by ...

Minister of Finance Dr Nigel Clarke says the Jamaica Public *Service* Company (JPS) streetlight repair programme is on track for completion in March. He was ...

ST GEORGE'S, Grenada (CMC):Veteran opener Devon Smith continued his domination at first-class level, stroking his 36th hundred as Windward Islands ...

Jamaica's first female poet laureate, Lorna Goodison, was among a distinguished field of five who were awarded the prestigious 2018 RJRGLEANER Honour ...

A project that will provide reliable irrigation to 700 hectares of arable land in the southern parish of St. Elizabeth, was official launched by Prime Minister Andrew ...

In an effort to safeguard Jamaica's energy security, the Government will take legislative action to retake ownership of the 49 per cent shares in Petrojam, which is ...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company Limited (JUTC) says it has launched a wide-scale investigation into an incident involving a former member of staff who ...

Jamaica international Omar Gordon has joined USL Championship club OKC Energy in a move away from Jamaican Premier League club Montego Bay United.

January 17, 2019. Share This On: Share4 · Tweet · Pin · +1 · Share. 4 Shares. (JAMAICA GLEANER) — A St Catherine man, who served his wife a forged ...

"I want to live! I have plans! I'll be in prison until 2030. Something will happen, Father. God will bless me. God will guide me. I am his daughter."Let me tell my ...

A year after an elderly couple was killed inside their dream home in St. Thomas, Jamaica, their daughter says she has forgiven the people who killed her parents ...

Jamaica's newest super millionaire said that he has been sick the day he found out that he won the Super Lotto. The man, A. Campbell, purchased a $200 ticket ...

The driver of the gas tank truck that caught fire along a section of the North Coast Highway in St James is undergoing medical treatment. The police say the ...

Jamaica has outstanding Methodist ministers, including the first female bishop in Jamaica, Christine Benguche, and Everald Galbraith, the current Methodist ...

Cops are looking for a suspect who took an MTA bus from Jamaica on a joy ride through Queens and Brooklyn early Tuesday morning. According to police, at 5 ...

TWENTY-NINE new climate change grants were recently awarded to Jamaicans as part of the Special Climate Change Adaptation Fund (SCCAF) administered ...

Sports attorney Dr Emir Crowne says now that the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has amended its bylaws for 2019 to allow for open hearings, Jamaica ...

The Seventh Day Adventist (SDA) Church in Jamaica is throwing its support behind the Health Ministry's 'Jamaica Moves' programme, and will formally endorse ...

Mayor of Kingston Senator Delroy Williams is upbeat about the impact that the entertainment industry has made on the economy of the municipality.However ...

In its first annual report after listing on the junior market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, Indies Pharma is showing a dip in profits despite a bump in revenues.

Plus: Briess Malt & Ingredients, Robinson Metal, and energybank are among nominees for Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year.

It is the opinion of two British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) journalists that the investments that China is making in Jamaica must spark a level of caution in ...

As a child, she often wondered if people saw the world the same way she did. From the veranda of her parents' home, she looked out on to the meandering road ...

Fourteen-year-old Central High School grade nine student Areel Foster succumbed to her battle with dengue fever on Wednesday morning at the Kingston ...

Attorney-at-Law Arlene Gaynor, shareholder and legal counsel for A&A Lime Hall Development Limited, the company which has offered US$100 million for ...

Second-quarter profits at junior market listed company Paramount Trading showed a 16.27 per cent increase, but this was not enough to overcome a six-month ...

"An aspiration is the main fuel for progress because an aspiration transforms ordinary people into extraordinary achievers," said Patrick Hylton quoting N.R. ...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) is taking steps toward disbursing all National Insurance Scheme (NIS) pension payments electronically.

The 2019 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast will be held on Thursday at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel.The keynote speaker will be the Rev Karen Kirlew, ...

Dancer Renee 6:30 says she has been getting rave reviews since unveiling her newly sculpted body in December.The dancer, who did the body makeover ...

Major United States airline Delta will today begin daily non-stop fligh...

MANILA, Philippines – A former Miss Universe Jamaica finalist died after battling lupus. Zandrea Bailey, who competed in the Miss Universe Jamaica pageant in ...

KINGSTON – Mr Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine has arrived in Jamaica where he is to perform at different music concerts. Bobi Wine, who is a Member of ...

IN A bid to support implementation of projects on the ground, the Adaptation Fund has put out a new publication with information and knowledge gathered from ...

(Jamaica Observer) A reward of $100000 is being offered through Crime Stop for information leading to the whereabouts of missing US citizen Janice Palmer.

Six high-risk inmates who were being housed at the Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre on South Camp Road in Kingston (FAACC) have been relocated to ...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Here comes a total lunar eclipse and supermoon, all wrapped into one. The moon, Earth and sun will line up this weekend for ...

The prospects for expanding exports depend significantly on the state o...

Following the death of an alleged wanted man in Norman Gardens, Kingston, on Tuesday, Superintendent Victor Hamilton, the commanding officer for the ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Council of Churches (JCC) is seeking transparency, openness and forthrightness from the Government in understanding ...

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC):New Windies recruit John Campbell has credited the dedication of his grandfather, Clive Campbell, for paving the way for him ...

With Karyl Walker. I, along with thousands of other Jamaicans who live outside the country, am vex right now. As we say in Jamaica, “Mi Bex”. I am sore because, ...

Jamaica will have to continue to wait longer before the appointment of a United States Ambassador.

A decline in agricultural prices, along with a significant reduction in international oil prices, resulted in the consumer price index falling by one per cent for ...

ST JOHN'S, Antigua CMC):Jamaica Scorpions opener John Campbell has been named in a 13-man Windies squad for next week's first Test against England at ...

The Cobbla New Testament Church of God in Manchester was a picture of sadness recently, at a *service* of thanksgiving for young educator and churchman, ...

Jamaica is poised to generate a record US$3.3 billion in tourism earnings for 2018. This, according to Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, who says that up ...

Patrick 'Tony Rebel' Barrett, whose Rebel Salute show has been sponsored over the years by Jewel Resorts and Hilton Rose Hall, was awarded the Key to the ...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has heightened its garbage disposal public education campaign in western Jamaica, in the wake of ...