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Trough producing rains and thunderstorms across Ja, expected to linger into next week – Met office The Meteorological Service of Jamaica has indicated that the unstable weather being experienced across the country is due to a trough.

Energy Minister calls Jamaica electricity blackout ‘unacceptable’; orders probe Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says he expects to update the country on Saturday following what he described as an “unacceptable” all-island power outage that left Jamaica in darkness for nearly two hours on Friday night.

Committee to review flexible work hours and work-from-home policies Parliament's Economy and Production Committee is to undertake a comprehensive review of flexible work hours and work-from-home policies.

JPS restores power to over 550,000 customers after islandwide outage, Vaz calls emergency meeting The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is reporting that, as at 6:00 a.m. on Saturday, more than 80 per cent, approximately 550,000 of the company’s 690,000 customers, have had power restored following last night’s islandwide outage.

Woman found dead with throat slashed in St Ann The police in St Ann are investigating the murder of a woman whose body was discovered with her throat slashed in Mammee Bay early Saturday morning.