The Government has reaffirmed its commitment to Project STAR (Social Transformation and Renewal) through a new $200 million public-private partnership spanning 24 months.

Some $390 million is to be spent to undertake rehabilitation work on three roadways in northern Trelawny under the Government’s Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network (SPARK) Programme.

The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the United States-Mexico border.

President Donald Trump on Friday threatened a 100% tax on imports from any country that imposes a tax on digital services from United States companies.

Senegal racked up the goals on 10-man Iraq in a 5-0 victory Friday that boosted its hopes of reaching the World Cup knockout stages.

Veteran agriculturalist, educator, and business executive Everett Hyatt has been appointed Director General of the Jamaica Agricultural Commodities Regulatory Authority (JACRA). His appointment took effect on June 22.

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Thursday said his country and Guyana would explore ways to work together on housing development.

Cape Verde completed an improbable run through the group stage with a third straight World Cup draw to become the smallest country to earn a spot in the knockout round following a 0-0 draw against Saudi Arabia on Friday night.

France forward Ousmane Dembélé scored a first-half hat trick, including one off a feed from Kylian Mbappé, to help his team beat Norway 4-1 at the World Cup on Friday.

The Ewarton, St Catherine man charged with the fatal stabbing of his nephew during a dispute over the volume of a television while they were watching a World Cup football match was today granted $700,000 bail in the parish court.