Jamaica’s prime minister, Andrew Holness, has instructed his government to “move ahead with speed” in abolishing the country’s constitutional monarchy. “It is time that Jamaica becomes a republic,” ...

The U.S. Department of State has given Jamaica a travel advisory level ranking. Of the four levels in the ranking system, each represents the amount of caution travelers should have when considering a ...

UNICEF helped develop and launch a new mobile app in Jamaica that helps families with children with disabilities secure the ...

Following Hurricane Melissa and at the request of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, CAF –Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the ...

The Caribbean country is pursuing the possibility of breaking away from the British crown The Jamaican government has made a move towards removing King Charles as its ceremonial head of state in order ...

Jamaica went from a level 3 to a level 2. A Caribbean island has just become safer for Americans to visit, according to the U.S. government. On May 29, the U.S. Department of State lowered Jamaica’s ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Government says the official death toll in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa has increased to 45. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, ...

The Jamaica government Wednesday confirmed that four people had been killed after Hurricane Melissa, a then category 5 storm tore through the island on Tuesday with maximum sustained winds of 180 ...

Complex and difficult humanitarian operations are underway in Jamaica and Cuba, with the U.S. government and nonprofits among those distributing vital aid. Jodie Long of Baker, West Virginia, was ...

Kingston, Jamaica – The Jamaica government Friday confirmed an outbreak of leptospirosis with health authorities saying that six people have so far died as a result. “The outbreak follows the passage ...

KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug 26 (Reuters) - Jamaica's bauxite and alumina industry is back to full production, following a halt in operations at some plants caused by Hurricane Dean, according to officials.