KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chairman of Parliament's Economy and Production Committee, Alando Terrelonge, has announced that the committee will undertake a comprehensive review of flexible work hours and work-from-home policies as energy prices continue to fluctuate due to ongoing geopolitical tensions. In a statement on Thursday, Terrelonge said the review comes as part of ongoing efforts to identify practical measures to enhance productivity, strengthen economic resilience and improve the quality of life of Jamaicans....

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The People's National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) has thrown its support behind the Opposition’s demand for the immediate resignation of Shane Dalling as chief executive officer of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), following the findings of a recent Integrity Commission investigation. The call comes after an Integrity Commission report was tabled in Parliament on Tuesday, detailing allegations of corruption, impropriety and operational irregularities within the FLA. Among the...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) is calling on the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service to urgently address an outstanding travelling allowance claim that has been before the Government since 2024. In a statement on Thursday, the organisation said that for far too long, public sector workers required to travel for their duties have absorbed an unsustainable financial burden. “Since the initial submission of these...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has officially opened applications for the position of head coach of the Reggae Boyz, the country's senior men's national football team. In a post to multiple social platforms on Thursday, the federation announced that qualified candidates are invited to apply for the role. The vacancy comes after Jamaica’s unsuccessful 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, which saw then-head coach Steve McClaren resign...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A new report released Thursday by Earth Insight has warned that some of Jamaica’s most ecologically significant marine habitats could face direct threats from offshore oil and gas exploration in the Walton-Morant block off the island’s south coast. The report, Fossil Fuel Threats to the Ocean: Marine Life and Coastal Communities at Risk, was produced in partnership with the Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) and 10 other civil society...

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — A British lawmaker has filed a case at London's High Court against Elon Musk's xAI after its Grok chatbot tool was used to create fake sexualised images of her, including in a bikini. Jess Asato, of the ruling Labour Party, said she lodged the "High Court claim against xAI, the company behind Grok" on Wednesday. Grok sparked a global outcry earlier this year for allowing...

KAMPALA, Uganda (AFP) — The Ghetto Kids, a Ugandan dance troupe made up of street children, spoke of their excitement at being invited by music superstar Shakira to perform at the World Cup. The Colombian star last week announced on Instagram that the Ugandan kids were her first selection to join her for the half-time show of the World Cup final in the United States this summer. Unsurprisingly, that has...

WASHINGTON, United States (AFP) — United States (US) President Donald Trump on Thursday slammed a vote in the US House seeking to order the withdrawal of American troops from the Iran war, suggesting the "unpatriotic" move disrupted negotiations with Tehran. The largely symbolic vote came "right in the middle of my final negotiations to end the War with the Islamic Republic of Iran," Trump said in a post on his...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA), Ambassador Antony Anderson, says his focus is on the buildout of the agency, with work to commence on critical projects by year's end. “Very rapidly, we're going to have to build out the organisation and also get the systems in place that can, in an automated and effective way, manage the programme of projects,” he noted. He...

GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC) — The bodies of a Guyanese couple, including a pregnant woman, who went missing while swimming at Unity Beach on Sunday, have been recovered. Police said the bodies of 20-year-old Lyodisa “Loyda” Waldron and her 33-year-old fiancé, Andri Francis, a special constable, were found on Tuesday. Both were residents of Victoria Village, East Coast Demerara. According to reports, the couple was part of a group visiting Unity...

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad — President of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica and former chief executive officer of National Commercial Bank (NCB), Patrick Hylton, has been appointed chairman-designate of Massy Holdings, effective June 1, 2026. In a statement issued Thursday, the company said outgoing chairman Robert Riley will remain in the role for the time being, continuing to lead the board and exercise all powers, duties and responsibilities associated with...

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