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Published on May 14, 2025
How Seymour Newman Quietly Became One of Jamaica’s Greatest Middle-Distance Runners
For 45 years, Jamaica’s national 800 metres record stood unchallenged. Many had forgotten the man who set it—until Navasky Anderson broke the mark in 2023. That man was Seymour Newman: reclusive, fiercely private, and one of Jamaica’s most talented and …
Source: Jamaicans.com - Neutral -
Published on May 14, 2025
US-based company acquires New Fortress Energy’s Jamaica operations
US-based Excelerate Energy announced Tuesday that it has completed the acquisition of New Fortress Energy’s operations in Jamaica, marking a major step in its downstream expansion strategy in the Caribbean. Under the terms of the agreement, Excelerate has …
Source: Loop News - Pending -
Published on May 14, 2025
Diaspora group calls for public sex offender registry after murder of 9-year-old in Jamaica
A Florida-based Jamaican diaspora organization is calling for immediate legislative action following the brutal killing of nine-year-old Kelsey Ferrington, whose death has sent shockwaves across the island and the diaspora community. The Female Development …
Source: Caribbean National Weekly - Neutral -
Published on May 14, 2025
Jamaica Evil to the elderly Group urges laws protecting seniors from abuse
BY ALICIA DUNKLEY-WILLIS Jamaica (Jamaica Observer) – CITING cases like that of an elderly man who was “found starving in his apartment” after his accounts were drained by his young lover, the “sexual abuse of older men by younger women who seduce them to …
Source: Win Media SKN - Pro-Government -
Published on May 14, 2025
TFG Marine Launches Jamaica Bunkering Service
The firm will supply at Kingston and on the north coast of Jamaica in partnership with local supplier Scott Petroleum from June 1. File Image / Pixabay Global marine fuel supplier and trading firm TFG Marine has launched a new physical supply operation …
Source: Ship & Bunker - Neutral -
Published on May 14, 2025
Jamaica PM wants long term investment in agritcultural sector
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness says his country needs a commercial ecosystem that promotes long-term investment in the agricultural sector to significantly boost national outputs and fully sustain visitors to the island. Holness told delegates …
Source: CNC 3 - Neutral -
Published on May 14, 2025
New Fortress Energy Delays Quarterly Filing Due to Holdup in Selling Jamaica Business
U.S.-based LNG company, New Fortress Energy, said on Tuesday it would push its quarterly filing with the U.S. securities regulator due to a delay completing the previously announced sale of its business in Jamaica. Shares of the company fell 3.8 per cent …
Source: Nationwide 90FM - Neutral -
Published on May 14, 2025
Jamaica Psychiatric Association urges law for seniors’ end-of-life , mental health issues
The Jamaica Psychiatric Association wants the Government to place focus on the mental health issues of Jamaica’s elderly population which it says is an “important, albeit underserved area of public health”. The association is also calling for legislation …
Source: Loop News - Pending -
Published on May 14, 2025
Jamaica’s vehicle fitness and registration system goes fully digital starting July 1
Major changes are coming to Jamaica’s motor-vehicle registration and fitness certification system, with a new digital platform set to roll out on July 1, 2025, streamlining processes and eliminating the need for physical documents. Minister of Science, …
Source: Caribbean National Weekly - Neutral