February 1, 2024 0 BREAKING NEWS: Local Gov’t Election Set For Monday, Feb 26 By Jamaica Beacon The long-delayed Local Government Election will be held on Monday, February 26, 2024, according to Minister of Local Government Desmond…
September 20, 2022 0 BEACON OF THE DAY | Kellits High Principal Elated To Be Awarded By Horace Mills Texal Christie, who exchanged mechanical engineering for the classroom, has been reaping the rewards of the career switch. The latest…
August 5, 2021 0 One Step Closer – Taylor lauded for personal best in final of his first Olympic Games By Horace Mills Christopher Taylor is being lauded for securing a new personal best today when he went up against some of the…
August 25, 2020 0 COVID SPIKE – Jamaica bans party permits and funeral services; tightens island-wide curfew By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness last evening announced additional restrictions following a spike in the number of cases of the Coronavirus…
August 11, 2020 0 ELECTION ON SEPTEMBER 3 – Prime Minister Calls For Peaceful Campaign By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that Jamaicans will go to the polls to elect a government on Thursday, September…
June 6, 2020 0 Beaches and rivers to re-open By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness said people in Jamaica will again be allowed to access beaches and rivers, starting Sunday, June…
June 6, 2020 0 50 people to be allowed at funerals, weddings By Horace Mills Funerals and weddings in Jamaica will be allowed to have a maximum 50 people, starting on Sunday, June 7. Prime…
April 27, 2020 0 St. Catherine to re-open borders, end shopping restriction on Friday By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced another extension to the virtual lock-down of St. Catherine in an effort to limit…
April 9, 2020 0 EASTER CLAMPDOWN – not even river trips allowed By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced an increase in curfew hours for the Easter holidays, thereby giving people much less…
April 9, 2020 0 PM considers allowing entry for citizens stranded overseas By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness said he is contemplating reopening the island’s ports to facilitate the entry of Jamaicans stranded overseas.…
April 3, 2020 0 Coronavirus – Thousands who enter island to be charged By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness said persons who came into the island after March 18 and have not reported to the…
March 30, 2020 0 Jamaica announces night curfew amid COVID By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness this evening announced an island-wide night curfew, from Wednesday (April 1) to April 8. The curfew,…
March 25, 2020 0 Coronavirus – Hair salons now under restriction; bars to remain closed By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday announced that barbershops and hair salons have been added to the list of businesses now…
March 24, 2020 0 No more than 10 people together! By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness said his government will strictly enforce a new order, which reduces the number of people allowed…
March 20, 2020 0 Jamaica to build more facilities amid expected rise in coronavirus By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday said Jamaica has confirmed its 16th case of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), adding that his…
March 17, 2020 0 NO CROWD – Jamaica threatens to imprison people amid virus clampdown By Horace Mills The government has threatened to punish people who violate orders it announced on Monday (March 16) to restrict the operation…
March 12, 2020 0 Corona closes schools, including HEART By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced that all public schools, including the government’s HEART institutions, will be closed for 14…
September 5, 2019 0 PM defends state of emergency in all of Clarendon and St Catherine By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness a short while ago announced that Governor General Sir Patrick Allen has declared a State Of…
July 13, 2019 0 Clarendon teacher honoured for over 40 years of service By Horace Mills Carmelita Patterson was among 40 educators who received the Prime Minister’s Medal of Appreciation for Service to Education during a…
March 28, 2019 0 I SHALL RETURN – Pinnock says money caused him to resign as JLP rep By Horace Mills While not ruling out a possible return to competitive politics, Caswell Pinnock said he recently resigned as Jamaica Labour Party…
March 20, 2019 0 Reid resigns – JLP loses second gov’t minister within months By Horace Mills Amid allegations of wrongdoing at his ministry, Ruel Reid has adhered with the prime minister’s request for him to resign…
January 9, 2019 0 1,287 people murdered By Horace Mills 1,287 is not just another number. It represents people who could be alive today, had criminals not cut them down…
January 8, 2019 0 Ganja cultivation project for small farmers to start in March – Holness By Horace Mills Jamaica Information Service – Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that the Alternative Development Programme (ADP), which will provide an avenue…
December 12, 2018 0 States of emergency to end | PNP votes against extension By Horace Mills The parliamentary opposition headed by Dr Peter Phillips has voted against further extension of the three States Of Public Emergency…
November 15, 2018 0 Gov’t acquires surveillance plane, 2 helicopters to secure border By Horace Mills While he commissioned two surveillance helicopters and a surveillance aircraft into service yesterday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the gesture is…
October 26, 2018 0 Gov’t Circle project to save some $2.4B annually in rental costs By Horace Mills Jamaica Information Service – Prime Minister Andrew Holness says the Administration stands to save as much as $2.4 billion in…
October 17, 2018 2 Holness making special plans for Christmas amid SOE By Horace Mills Prime Minister Andrew Holness yesterday promised to ensure that festivities and commerce associated with the Christmas season are not impeded…
September 24, 2018 0 No island-wide state of emergency | PM vows to address all communities with dons By Horace Mills While making it clear that his government is not contemplating an island-wide state of public emergency, Prime Minister Andrew Holness…
September 24, 2018 0 State of emergency Downtown – 3 guns found; businesses closing early By Horace Mills People in and around the island’s capital woke up Sunday morning (September 23) to a state of public emergency, which…
July 23, 2018 0 Namibia waives visa restrictions for Jamaicans By Horace Mills Jamaicans traveling to the Republic of Namibia for business or tourism will not be required to obtain a visa. The…
