A major pipeline break on the Coral Gardens main road in St James has again impacted businesses and residents in the area, at the same spot where the water main burst in May 2024; the line is now closed at points, people in the area without water.

60 educators from all grades of school will benefit from workshop 'Education Transformation: Elevating Mathematics Teaching and Learning’ on May 27-29 at The Mico University College, that will offer transformative, innovative, evidence-based strategies

Jamaica lost 2 places in the 2025 World Press Freedom Index, 16 since 2020; Opposition People’s National Party says this reflects the growing mistrust between government officials and the press, and an increasingly autocratic posture by the administration

The old cotton banknotes -$5000, $1000, $500, $100, $50 denominations- will no longer be legal tender starting 1 July 2025; though the banknotes won't be used for transactions, the Bank of Jamaica will continue to redeem them for face value indefinitely

The Norwood Community in Norwood, St James, celebrates zero murders in 2024, an achievement for the once violence-plagued community that was declared a Zone of Special Operations in June 2021