Prime Minister Andrew Holness said the general election is "near" in a speech on Sunday in which he urged Jamaicans to keep the Jamaica Labour Party in government for a third consecutive term. The national polls are due by September...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is to write off the debts of Jamaican pensioners with payments outstanding for more than two years. Persons assessed to be in need will also benefit. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the announcement at...