AHF Jamaica warns more than 13,000 people with HIV not documented on treatment

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) Jamaica is calling for urgent action to get more than 13,000 people living with HIV into treatment, warning that thousands remain outside documented care despite significant progress in testing and diagnosis. According to …

Reckoning over rights - Osborne challenges Chang’s stance on US deportation lawsuits, warns Jamaica could face scrutiny ...

National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang’s assertion that legal challenges in the United States (US) against its third-country deportation policy are of no concern to Jamaica has drawn criticism from civil society advocate Kay Osborne. Osborne described …

Privy Council hearing on Jamaica’s Slavery Petition provisionally set for March 2027

A hearing on Jamaica’s petition seeking a determination on the legality of the enslavement of Africans and Britain’s potential obligation to provide reparations has been provisionally scheduled for the week of March 8, 2027. Minister of Culture, Gender, …

Bartlett Targets Cruise Growth for Jamaica Winter Tourism

Jamaica tourism minister meets cruise and marketing partners in Miami and New York ahead of the 2026-27 winter season   Passengers walking through Falmouth, Jamaica Cruise Port shopping area with MSC Grandiosa docked.   KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tourism Minister …

Jamaica Hospital cuts ribbon on emergency department expansion to open in early 2027

Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, the busiest Level 1 trauma center in New York City, cut the ribbon on a newly constructed section of its Emergency Department (ED), officially completing Phase 1 of its ED and critical care units expansion project. Elected …

Bartlett heads to US to boost Jamaica’s winter tourism prospects

Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett. KINGSTON, Jamaica — Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett departed Jamaica on Wednesday for strategic engagements in Miami and New York aimed at strengthening the island’s competitiveness ahead of the 2026/27 winter …

Jamaica says slavery reparations petition to be heard by UK privy council in March 2027

A high-level United Kingdom appeals court has set a date to hear Jamaica's petition for legal advice on its claim for slavery reparations from the UK, the Jamaican government has said. Olivia Grange, Jamaica's minister of culture, confirmed in a …

Mental health problems among workforce costing Jamaica billions

  Sacha Vascianna-Riley, Executive Director of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) says data released by the Geneva based International Labour Organisation (ILO) indicate that mental health problems due to poor workplace organisation and …

Jamaica wins Caribbean’s Leading Destination title at World Travel Awards

Jamaica: Jamaica has been named the big winner at the World Travel Awards Caribbean and The Americas Gala, taking the region’s top destination title and dozens of other honours at a ceremony held on Sunday at the Princess Grand Jamaica in Hanover. The …

JAMAICA-POLITICS-House of Representatives passes amendments to address jury tampering