Jamaica

The country's legendary bobsleigh team is competing in Beijing with three teams, the first time so many have qualified for the Games; the national team said it "will be fire on the ice"

The Jamaica Labour Party has issued a statement urging the government to work with the banks to find ways to avoid any cost increase at this time, since Jamaicans -in their opinion- could not afford it at the moment

The Tourism Workers' Pension Scheme has been officially launched and could become the largest pension scheme in the country, for which the government will pay $1 billion, targeting about 360.000 workers of the industry

Preliminary numbers from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) showed 1463 murders committed island-wide last year, 132 (almost 10%) more than in 2020

Kingston Public Hospital will renovate areas as the anesthesia ward and nurses' lounges, significantly improving working conditions for doctors and nurses, with a US$13 million donation of The Supreme Ventures Foundation

360.000 Jamaicans who are beneficiaries of the Advancement through Health and Education Program and the Social Pension Program will receive a one-off grant of U$10.000 this month as part of the social and economic recovery and immunisation programme

The Jamaica Fire Brigade has announced plans to increase its staff number adding 151 new positions over the next two fiscal years to the staffing level of 2100 persons

Students at Pembroke Hall High School in St. Andrew's have now access to an interactive classroom system donated by Huawei to support online/remote learning

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation will soon launch a program that will provide employment opportunities for members of the municipality's homeless community

Latest police statistics show farming is the occupation with the third-most charges for serious crimes over the last five years, behind unemployed people and labourers; farming groups and associations are 'stunned'

Unemployment rate reached 8,5% this July, -4,1% compared to 12,6% of July 2020; the Statistical Institute of Jamaica reports that the rate is gradually decreasing

WiPay Jamaica, the leading fintech company in the Caribbean, has unveiled a new digital money option, a unique and non-transferable QR code identifier

Jamaica Energy Partners Group has planted 205 Jamaican cedar and mahogany seedlings on the company's newly acquired 2.5 hectares of land in the Blue Mountain Forest Reserve within its goal of planting 2.100