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Contracts worth US$3.4 million were signed for the Kingston Harbourwalk’s next design phase, while an St. Catherine irrigation scheme, ODPEM data-protection compliance, a Forestry Department 5K and student bursaries also featured in Thursday’s briefing.
Kingston councillor Jesse James Clark is pressing the government to enlarge Bellevue Hospital, saying Jamaica’s main psychiatric facility can no longer meet rising demand for mental health care.
Thursday’s roundup covers ODPEM’s reply to the auditor general, central bank losses, a CDB renewable energy push, and Reggae Girls squad concerns ahead of the CAC Games.
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Police say Operation Iron Shield is intensifying suppression and prevention in hotspot communities after a review found murders down by about 28 from last year, with a target of fewer than 120.
The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation has ordered down an unapproved billboard at the Jamaica Society for the Blind, citing accessibility risks, and is stripping unpaid signage from other non-compliant advertisers.
NaRRA CEO Ambassador Anthony Anderson and Southwest St. Elizabeth MP Floyd Green met residents in Black River and Parity to start shaping Hurricane Melissa recovery plans.
Cricket West Indies CEO Chris Dehring says a US$12.82 million ICC loan only buys time, as the board faces a projected US$26 million loss this year and must overhaul how West Indies cricket operates.
Nineteen-year-old Wolmer’s Boys player Johnson and Seleesha Young captured the open singles crowns at the Spin Jam Summer 2026 stop of the Hubert Lawrence Memorial Table Tennis Classic on Sunday.
Footage from Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston shows a Caribbean Airlines aircraft arriving and taxiing, while American Airlines Flight 1400 to Miami is called at Gate 8.
The Education Transformation Oversight Committee is advancing work on reforms proposed by the Jamaica Education Transformation Commission, tracking delivery of the 365 measures in the Patterson-led report.
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Police named a drowned Caribbean Maritime University student in St. Elizabeth while probes continue into a Clarendon teen’s death, a Trelawny child killing and mob attack, a St. James couple tragedy, and an INDECOM custody fatality.
Smile Jamaica's Girl Talk segment argues age-gap romance can succeed when partners align on goals and communication, citing Netflix's Age of Attraction and Cosmopolitan guidance on power, timing and social stigma.
Jamaica Teachers Association president Mark Malabver is pressing for a national AI policy in schools after CXC moves away from school-based assessments in some exams because of generative AI.
Officials signed a consultancy contract on July 22, 2026 for feasibility studies and detailed design of Segment Two of the Kingston Harbour Walk, advancing plans for a climate-resilient waterfront linking downtown Kingston toward Harbour View.
The Urban Development Corporation has signed a consultancy contract for feasibility studies and detailed designs covering Segment 2 of the Kingston Harbour Walk, a planned climate-resilient waterfront from downtown Kingston to Port Royal.
The Urban Development Corporation has signed a contract for feasibility studies and detailed design of Segment 2 of the Kingston Harbour Walk, backed by Government of Jamaica and Caribbean Development Bank financing.
England-based Jamaican entrepreneur Alexandra Chong, founder and CEO of Jakana, is growing medicinal plants and manufacturing wellness products on an organic farm to scale a homegrown brand abroad.
The House Regulations Committee on July 22, 2026 adopted Insurance Amendment Regulations 2026, easing insurer investment rules while keeping Financial Services Commission prudential oversight intact.
Opposition Leader Mark Golding and PNP spokespeople met St. Elizabeth residents at Black River High School on July 22, 2026, nine months after Hurricane Melissa, citing slow housing, water and business aid.
The Jamaica Cricket Association will use the Kingston Wharves Under-15 competition to identify talent for next year's Cricket West Indies Rising Stars Championship, after launching the tournament's 35th edition in Trench Town.
Barbados Under-19s beat Jamaica by 116 runs in the Cricket West Indies Rising Stars 50-over final in Antigua, with Justin Paris earning player of the match for a century and five wickets.
Three Manchester primary schools opened the inaugural Tropical Blue Spring Water Tampa all-island cricket competition with weekend victories, including a one-run thriller at Media High School in Mandeville.
More than 105 basketball prospects from across Jamaica have begun the Jamaica Basketball Association’s 25th Star Search and Life Skills Development Camp at G.C. Foster College.
Jamaica's top junior tennis player Alyssa James aims to end her ITF Junior Tour run at Flushing Meadows before turning professional, while preparing for university studies in the United States.
West Indies coach Daren Sammy says 19-year-old Jamaican spinner Lawes justified his shock ODI call-up with eight wickets against New Zealand, crediting a development drive led by Nikita Miller.
Former Kingston College striker Trayvon Reid has signed with Mount Pleasant Football Academy after a strong Jamaica Premier League season that still ended in Harbour View’s drop from the top flight.
A weak trough is easing across the Caribbean as high pressure holds. Jamaica faces fair conditions tonight, then afternoon showers and thunderstorms through the weekend.
A Portmore taxi operator was killed near the mall, a Trelawny family grieves a murdered 10-year-old, police probe a Newton house-fire death, and JCF members face pay cuts for misconduct.
Police recovered the body of 10-year-old Ashtanai Coke near Troy, Trelawny, after which a mob killed accused Delroy Coke. Also: Integrity Commission queries, police sanctions, Under-20 call-ups, FX and weather.
A 10-year-old girl was raped and killed in Troy, Trelawny, and the alleged attacker was later cut down by residents. The case has renewed calls for a public sex offenders registry.
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica cannot meet its visitor and earnings targets on hotel expansion alone, and must deepen community tourism so more industry revenue stays in the local economy.
Troy district in Trelawny is grieving after 10-year-old Shani Coke was raped and killed on Tuesday. Her father says the accused had a prior rape conviction; a mob later attacked him and his father.
A Trelawny father mourns his 10-year-old daughter after her rape and murder near Troy, while a Portmore taxi operator was shot dead and the PNP presses Juliet Cuthbert Flynn on an Integrity Commission probe.
Analysts warn last week’s $12.50 diesel increase and coming toll hikes will push transport costs higher, adding inflation pressure after Jamaica’s 12-month rate rose to 6.7%.
CXC will brief stakeholders across 21 territories on school-based assessment reforms, while ODPEM accepts Auditor General findings on Hurricane Melissa and farmers are told backyard planting needs no RADA registration.
A low-cost AI speed camera built in China, upgraded police body-worn cameras, and GiftMe’s Kingston travel launch mark this week’s main tech developments at home and abroad.
ODPEM says more than 507 Melissa-damaged roofs are fixed under its shelter recovery drive. The day’s JIS round-up also covers MSME formalisation, the return of the Challenge Cup, PEP praise, and a new ITA chief.
ODPEM says more than 507 roofs damaged by Hurricane Melissa have been fixed with donated resources. The same briefing covers MSME formalisation, the Insports Challenge Cup return, PEP praise, and a new ITA director general.
Sebastian Birch says a bar photo taken days before a gas station shooting was misused online. Held eight days without charge, he is on pre-charge bail and fears for his safety.
The Education Transformation Oversight Committee staged its quarterly press conference on July 23, 2026, with coverage from the Jamaica Information Service.
Melbourne Cricket Club toppled Boys Town by 31 runs in a low-scoring opener of the JCA Kingston Wharves Under-15 competition at Kismith Drive, as Anel Crawford took a career-best eight for 19.
Petrojam chairman Metry Seaga says Jamaica’s only oil refinery should move beyond gasoline and heavy fuel oil into LNG, solar and possibly nuclear, as the JCC-GK confidence survey flags energy costs as a drag on businesses and households.
Jamaica finished second in the CWI Regional Under-19 Championship round robin and will meet Barbados in the final, despite falling to the Bajans in their last preliminary fixture.
The Reggae Boyz enter Thursday’s CONCACAF Nations League A draw as the seventh seed, set for home-and-away ties against Costa Rica or Honduras under a Swiss-style group format from November.
Police named a 10-year-old girl killed near Troy, Trelawny, as Shennai Coke, while three Sandy Bay suspects face charges over a machete robbery and other islandwide incidents unfold.
The Manchester Municipal Corporation paused its Tuesday agenda to honour former MP Anthony Dean Peart, with Mayor Donovan Mitchell, councillors and family recalling his decades of service to the parish.
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee on July 22 pressed the Office of the Prime Minister and ODPM over Auditor General findings on the Support Jamaica website, Starlink procurement, and the National Disaster Fund after Hurricane Melissa.
The Jamaica Medical Doctors Association says the health minister wrongly tied a June 24 interns protest to bed shortages at UHWI and is demanding a retraction, apology, and action on staffing and working conditions.
