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AP Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Chair Senator Ted Cruz (left) talks with ranking member Senator Maria Cantwell before the start of a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, January 15, 2025.
August 9, 2026

Senate delays college sports bill

AP: The Protect College Sports Act (PCSA) failed to reach a vote during an all-night Senate session before the chamber’s summer recess, which ended early yesterday. However, the bill secured a place…
INDECOM Commissioner Hugh Faulkner.
August 9, 2026 by Andre Williams

TRIGGER TROUBLE - INDECOM probes 26 accidental firearm discharges in seven months; eight cops injured as FLA warns against negligence
Just 22 minutes apart on July 28, two police officers in different parishes accidentally shot themselves with licensed firearms. A few days later, a policewoman was injured after her Glock pistol was…
AP Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke looks on from the bench in the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, February 3, in Memphis, Tennessee.
August 9, 2026

Medical examiner reveals heroin, cocaine killed Memphis forward

LOS ANGELES (AP): Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke died in May from the effects of heroin and cocaine, authorities said on Friday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner said…
Plastic bottles and other waste from other countries washed ashore in Holland Bay, St Thomas.
August 9, 2026 by Kimone Francis

Plastic tide

A heavy influx of foreign plastic waste bearing Spanish and French labels is piling up along Jamaica’s eastern coastline, creating a severe environmental hazard that threatens marine life and the food…
August 9, 2026 by Janet Silvera

The cop who finally listened - Two women recount years of fear after ending abusive relationships; grateful to corporal for standing with them
WESTERN BUREAU: They are two Kingston women with different lives and different histories of alleged abuse, but when Karen P.* and Janice Q.* speak about the policeman they say finally listened, the…
Representational image of students using smartboard in their classroom.
August 9, 2026

Editorial | AI and integrity of exams

When students in Denmark return to school this week after their summer recess, they will do so under a new regime governing how they can use generative artificial intelligence (AI) technologies for…
People sleep on the Malecón seawall to escape the heat of their homes during a power outage in Havana, Cuba.
August 9, 2026

Life in Cuba revolves around small bursts of electricity

HAVANA (AP): A 20-minute burst of electricity is a small miracle in Havana nowadays – a miracle that sometimes comes at 3 a.m. That’s when 72-year-old Leidis Rodríguez frantically cooked beans after…
Byron Blake
August 9, 2026

Byron Blake | An independence gift for western Jamaica?

July 28, nine months after the vicious left-right uppercuts of the record-breaking Hurricane Melissa, the people of western Jamaica remain in shock.
Orville Taylor
August 9, 2026

Orville Taylor | African yes: but Jamaica land we love

Two weeks of intense nationalism. The Commonwealth Games, with some stellar performances; Emancipation Day; Independence; along with Festival Song, concerts and the Grand Gala. Sitting across the…