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Jamaica’s tourism industry grapples with uneven growth in first half of 2025
The Gleaner
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July 1, 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s tourism industry is navigating a mixed landscape in 2025, with global economic uncertainty and a lingering US travel advisory dampening early performance even as regional markets, increased airlift, and targeted...
Jamaica 4-H Clubs Empowering Youth to Safeguard Food Security
Jamaica Information Service
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June 30, 2025
The Jamaica 4-H Clubs is equipping youth to champion food security in the face of mounting environmental challenges. Executive Director, Peter Thompson, noted that the organisation is leveraging education as its cornerstone strategy to build youth...
Letter of the Day | Improving Jamaica’s educational system
The Gleaner
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July 2, 2025
THE EDITOR, Madam: As we strive for progress and development, it becomes increasingly clear that Jamaica’s educational system requires a significant overhaul. The current structure, which overloads students with multiple subjects, is producing...
JPS has option to negotiate with gov't on new licensing terms - Vaz
Radio Jamaica
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July 4, 2025
Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has the option to start negotiating with the government on new electricity licensing terms. The government says it will not renew the Jamaica Public Service Company's...
Jamaica Rose Hall Casino Strip Forthcoming With Montego Bay Resort Developments
Casino.org
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June 30, 2025
Posted on: June 30, 2025, 10:23h. Last updated on: June 30, 2025, 10:53h. Jamaica continues to attract resort development Jamaica’s version of the Las Vegas Strip is under development in Montego Bay Montego Bay’s Rose Hall corridor is a popular...
Jamaica tourism sector set for growth in 2025, says Minister Bartlett
Caribbean National Weekly
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June 30, 2025
Tourism Minister Hon. Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica’s tourism industry is on track for continued growth in 2025, driven by a drop in crime and a more favorable U.S. travel advisory. “Jamaica’s tourism industry remains on a strong trajectory. The...
England handed Lauren James boost ahead of crunch Euro 2025 opener against France
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 4, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
International Reggae Day celebrates Jamaica’s iconic music by refocusing on activism and climate justice
Global Voices
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July 1, 2025
International Reggae Day (IRD) marks its 31st year with the theme “One Love, One Voice, One Day.” It calls for a “refocus” – and perhaps a revival – of reggae music as a vehicle for activism. As part of the celebrations, the IRD team announced its...
Weather warning extended to more of UK as temperatures soar towards 35C
The Mirror
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June 30, 2025
An amber heat health alert has been issued for heat ( Image: PA) Warnings over extreme heat have been extended across much of England as temperatures are set to climb to 35C in one of the hottest June days on record. The Met Office said...
Weather map shows Newcastle heating up as Monday set to be among hottest days
Chronicle Live
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June 30, 2025
Monday is set to be one of the hottest June days on record in the UK, with the North East seeing temperatures of up to 27C. Southern parts of the country could get highs of 34C. Much of England will enter a fourth day of a heatwave, forecast to be...
Champagnie warns agencies after pollution case collapses
The Gleaner
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July 1, 2025
Prominent attorney Peter Champagnie, KC, has cautioned government agencies to treat the collapse of the Wisynco pollution case as a “teachable moment”, stressing that investigative bodies must consult with the director of public prosecutions to...
UK weather: When will the heatwave end? Met Office issues latest forecast when rain will arrive
Derry Journal
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June 30, 2025
The UK’s scorching heatwave is set to ease in the coming days, according to the latest long-range forecast from the Met Office. Much of England has sweltered under extreme heat warnings, with temperatures climbing to 34C in some areas, making...
Whither the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development?
Now Grenada
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June 30, 2025
by Kari Grenade, PhD, Caribbean Economist and Macroeconomic Advisor The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its related 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and 169 targets were adopted with great optimism in 2015. The 17 SDGs are: SDG...
The Novels We’re Reading in July
Foreign Policy
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This month, we’re reading about the complexities of love—particularly queer love—in environments that are hostile to it, from war-torn El Salvador to modern-day Lagos. Archive of Unknown Universes: A Novel Ruben Reyes Jr. (Mariner Books, 288 pp.,...
Scotiabank Jamaica named best performing bank
Loop News
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Scotiabank has been recognised as the Best Performing Bank in Jamaica by leading global financial publication The Banker, a Financial Times company. The prestigious ranking highlights the Bank’s strong financial performance, operational...
Jamaica’s Ambassador Lauds Atlanta-based Integrity Children’s Fund
South Florida Caribbean News
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June 28, 2025
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, His Excellency Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson. Delivering the keynote address at the Integrity Children’s Fund gala. | Photo Derrick Scott. WASHINGTON, DC – Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United...
Jamaica Upper House in tribute to 24 babies who died at hospital
Stabroek News
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June 28, 2025
(Jamaica Gleaner) A moment of silence was observed yesterday in the Upper House of Jamaica’s Parliament, in tribute to the reported 24 babies who died at the Victoria Jubilee Hospital (VJH) in Kingston in recent weeks. Opposition Senator Lambert...
Hot weather set to continue in Aylesbury but Met Office has not ruled out rain this week
Bucks Herald
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June 30, 2025
Latest forecasts suggest it will be another hot week in Aylesbury. After a sweltering weekend which reached near record levels for the UK, latest forecasts recorded by the Met Office suggest it will be another hot week in town. While not quite...
Hour-by-hour weather forecast as London to be hotter than Barbados
Ham and High
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Temperatures in London are expected to outshine even the Caribbean today and tomorrow, with the capital running hotter than Barbados. Much of England will enter a fourth day of a heatwave, forecast to be hotter than holiday spots in Barbados,...
Parts of England will be hotter than Barbados, Jamaica, and Mexico... and it's going to be 35C tomorrow
Radio X
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30 June 2025, 10:13 | Updated: 30 June 2025, 12:07 The temperature will reach highs of 34C in parts of England, making it hotter than Barbados and Jamaica. Picture: Getty Parts of England will experience temperatures hotter than holiday spots in...