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Published 18 hours ago
Caribbean urged to prepare for hotter, drier conditions
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – The Barbados-based Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) and the University of the West Indies Climate Studies Group Mona (UWI CSGM) are urging the region…
Published 18 hours ago
Makeshift classrooms to be erected at Ocho Rios Primary School
Makeshift classrooms are being erected at the Ocho Rios Primary School in St Ann, to ensure that more than 1,100 students can return to a single-shift school when the 2026-2027 academic year begins in…
Updated 19 hours ago
Music icon and actor Dolly Parton dies at 80
AP – Dolly Parton, the country music icon whose soaring vibrato vocals, poignant songwriting and sparkling costumes defined her rise from a log cabin in the Tennessee mountains to the height of…
Published 20 hours ago
JET questions permits for wetland removal, development along Falmouth coast
Lobby group Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) is taking “serious” issue with permits it claims were issued for wetland removal and development along a five-kilometre stretch of the north coast road in…
Updated 19 hours ago
Chinese humanoid robot sets new 100-meter sprint record in 8.86 sec at Beijing Games
BEIJING (AP) – A Chinese humanoid robot set a new 100-meter sprint record of 8.86 seconds in Beijing on Tuesday, beating its robot competitors – and the fastest recorded human time. The race was part…
Published 20 hours ago
Third shelter for abused women completed
The Government has completed its third shelter for women experiencing abuse, fulfilling its commitment to establish three safe spaces across Jamaica that provide protection and comprehensive support. …
Published 22 hours ago
Spanish Town man fatally shot after reportedly pointing gun at police
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of an unidentified man during an alleged armed confrontation with the police in St Catherine on…
Published 23 hours ago
St Catherine farmer charged with murder after alleged fatal stabbing of bus conductor
A St Catherine farmer who was wanted in connection with the fatal stabbing of a bus conductor last year has been arrested and charged with murder. Veral Morris, otherwise called ‘Maio’, 35, was…
August 25, 2026
St Catherine North records 43 per cent decline in murders, lowest in 30 years
The St Catherine North Police Division is recording a significant decline in murders, with Senior Superintendent of Police Hopeton Nicholson describing the development as a sign of improved safety and…