Dr Lavern Stewart, principal of Herbert Morrison Technical High School in St James.

Herbert Morrison faces uphill climb to restore student records, library

WESTERN BUREAU: The St James-based Herbert Morrison Technical High School is facing a significant challenge to recover past students’ records and library materials lost during the passage of the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa last October. The school, located in Bogue – near Catherine Hall – in Montego Bay, sustained extensive infrastructural and flooding damage to several of its classrooms, laboratories, and administrative areas as a result of the hurricane’s impact.

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World News

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Forensic officers and the army members are seen at scene of a mass shooting on Saturday night when suspects opened fire at a bar in Wedela township, southwest of Johannesburg, South Africa, Sunday, Sept. 27, 2026. (AP Photo)

Police hunt gunmen after 2 mass shootings in South Africa leave at least 27 dead

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — Two separate mass shootings in South African townships within hours of each other have left at least 27 people dead, police said on Sunday. South Africa has struggled with violent crime for years, but recent shooting incidents have shocked a country used to some of the highest homicide rates in the world. In the first attack, eight gunmen armed with AK-47 rifles and pistols opened fire at a bar near Johannesburg late on Saturday.

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Reggae Boy Renaldo Cephas (centre) takes a shot at goal during last Friday’s Concacaf Nations League match against Guatemala at the National Stadium. Cephas scored the winner in Jamaica’s 3-2 victory.

Boyz face fired-up Honduras

Reggae Boyz interim head coach Rudolph Speid expects Honduras to come out aggressively in search of a win when the teams meet in their Concacaf Nations League – League A Group B clash at the National Stadium today at 7 p.m. The Reggae Boyz defeated Guatemala 3-2 in their opening game on Friday to share the early lead in the group with El Salvador and Suriname. Meanwhile, Honduras are coming off a 3-2 defeat at home to Suriname.

28 Sep, 2026 Livingston Scott/Gleaner Writer 0

Entertainment

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 Spragga Benz.

Spragga Benz to celebrate ‘Endevors Reloaded’

Dancehall veteran Spragga Benz is set to officially celebrate the release of his latest album, Endevors Reloaded, with an exclusive album launch experience on Wednesday, at Jammin on the Oasis in Kingston. Released in August 2026, Endevors Reloaded marks the latest chapter in Spragga Benz’s celebrated musical journey, bringing together his signature dancehall sound with a diverse collection of collaborations spanning dancehall, reggae and Afrobeats.

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Business

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Sandals adding 7,000 jobs, expanding beyond Caribbean

Sandals Resorts International plans to grow its workforce by more than a third, adding 7,000 jobs at new hotels, some of them outside the Caribbean, Executive Chairman Adam Stewart said. “The time has come for us to go further than the four corners of the Caribbean,” Stewart told travel advisors at a briefing last week—after Royal Caribbean Group agreed to buy half the company for about US$3 billion.

27 Sep, 2026 Carolyn Guniss - Senior Business Reporter 0

Videos

Lifestyle

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Brithney Clarke, Digicel Jamaica marketing business lead and public relations manager, embraces the brand’s signature red, matching her trousers with a black vest.

Something Extra | Monday

Digicel Jamaica marked the close of its Tun Up Fi 25 Summer Promotion with an evening celebration on the rooftop terrace of its downtown Kingston headquarters. The event, part of the company’s 25th anniversary festivities, brought together promotion winners, partners, media representatives, and special guests.

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Commentary

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Kristi Noem, special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, talks with White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller during a meeting of the multinational political and security coalition “Shield of the Americas” on the sidelines the Unite

Ronald Thwaites | What basis for trust?

“Everything is fine and, what isn’t, just give us time to fix it”. That’s the mantra of many Republican candidates in the upcoming November elections in the United States. At least that is the line of the sane ones, not the nativists who are in denial about fuel prices, the cost of war, and the spiral of debt.

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