Jamaican dollar slightly gains on US greenback

  You can now listen to Talkupditingsdem News articles! The Jamaican dollar closed at $151.56 to US$1 which resulted in a slight increase in value. It gained 18 cents in value to $151.56 on Tuesday from $151.74 on Monday.  The dollar started the trading month at $153.92 on August 2.  Meanwhile, on Tuesday, the Canadian dollar closed…

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Delivery of Gov’t $10,000 back-to-school grants begins

  You can now listen to Talkupditingsdem News articles! The Government of Jamaica is providing $2.03 billion in back-to-school grants to beneficiary students under the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH) and the Poor Relief Programme.  More than 150,000 students in primary and secondary schools are each set to receive $10,000 in added…

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From being unable to spell in high school to Managing Director

  You can now listen to Talkupditingsdem News articles! A young housing developer is seeking to use skills gained from the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force and service clubs to impact youth by providing manual work on his firm’s construction sites. Managing Director of Alfran Development Limited, Ricardo Foster, said during the development of the company’s…

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One dead, others injured in Clarendon crash

  You can now listen to Talkupditingsdem News articles! One man is dead and several other persons injured following a two-vehicle crash between a truck and a coaster bus on Bustamante High Way near Four Paths in Clarendon. The incident took place at around 6:00 am on the busy thoroughfare. Reports of what caused the crash are…

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