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OUR requests preliminary report from JPS on recent power blackout

The Office of Utilities Regulation says it is actively engaging with the Jamaica Public Service...

8:21 pm, Tue June 9, 2026
US strikes Iran in response to downing of helicopter

  The US has launched strikes on Iran after President Donald Trump accused the count...

8:14 pm, Tue June 9, 2026
Bog Walk Gorge closed following shooting incident

  The Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine has been closed.    The closure is...

3:13 pm, Tue June 9, 2026
Vaz reviewing JPS report on islandwide blackout as more outages hit

  By Kimone Witter      Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says he has rece...

3:10 pm, Tue June 9, 2026
Person of interest in local gun trafficking probe among five charged in US case

  By Kimone Witter      Jamaican investigators are closely monitor...

3:05 pm, Tue June 9, 2026
Jamaican-American woman makes FBI's 'Most Wanted Fraudsters' list

  By Kimone Witter       A Jamaican-American woman, who is wa...

2:45 pm, Tue June 9, 2026
Investigators probing deadly gun attack in Waterford, St. Catherine

  By Kimone Witter       Detectives from the Major Investigat...

2:39 pm, Tue June 9, 2026
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Exchange rate
Buying
Selling
USD
J$156.07
J$157.77
CAD
J$109.35
J$110.22
GBP
J$200.74
J$202.99

Last updated: March 24, 2025.

Petrol prices
87 J$ 153.92
90 J$ 161.93
Diesel J$ 165.78
Kerosene J$ 149.54
Propane J$ 72.99
Butane J$ 80.73

Last updated: February 12, 2025.

Market Index Summary
Main index
99,999,999.99
volume
330,268.71
value
932.79
change
0.28%
%change
Junior market index
4,996,614.00
volume
3,697.68
value
-5.64
change
-0.15%
%change

Last updated: February 13, 2025.

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