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Bank of Jamaica raises policy interest rate; Students’ Loan Bureau to Accept Loan Payments Online By Year-End and Rehabilitative Works Underway For Gayle to Guys Hill Roadway in St. Mary.

Prime Minister promises more assistance to cushion rising inflation, Online School Board Platform launched, and NWA rolls out pre-hurricane mitigation programme

Jamaicans urged to heed warnings and evacuation orders from ODPEM, consumers implored to conduct due diligence when purchasing motor vehicles and Education Ministry calls on church to help tackle indiscipline in schools

Government reaches threshold for CBDC accounts eligible for incentive; security forces to implement new strategy to curtail crime in St. Catherine and 20,000 students to benefit from Global Services Sector bootcamp.

Education Ministry to expand uniform groups in schools, Local government ministry expanding medical care for infirmary residents and Health Ministry improving national cancer registry

Jamaica moves towards eliminating trans-fats from local food supply, Transport Ministry projecting aviation traffic to rebound and NHT to build Police Station in St. Elizabeth

Health Ministry conducting mental wellness sessions in schools, PATH engagement sessions to be held islandwide over the next six months and National Summer school programme starts July 4.

Denbigh Agricultural show returns this year, Health Minister leading CODE Care recruiting efforts abroad and employers encouraged to balance employee creativity with company interests

Newport Fersan reduces fertiliser prices again, Parliament to convene today to table correct Regulations for St. Catherine State of Public Emergency and Jamaica backs PAHO mental health policy

Electric vehicle policy to be tabled soon, Tourism zone being developed for St Mary and Portland; and Lower House approves motion to exempt lithium-ion batteries from GCT. The news in detail after the break.

Government condemns killing of mother and four children in Clarendon, NWC investing in infrastructure to improve service delivery and applications open for gas relief grant.

: Long Pond Distillery reopened, discussions to continue for Portmore’s first market and campaign launched to encourage fathers to read to their children