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Delroy Chuck, minister of justice and committee chairman.
August 13, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Chuck draws line on kids with guns - Justice minister scoffs at proposal to have children caught with firearms automatically sent to child diversion programme instead of facing charges in court
A recommendation by an opposition lawmaker that children found in possession of a firearm or ammunition should be referred to the child diversion programme rather than placed before the court on gun…
Sports
August 13, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Speedy tag team targets Of a Revolution

Never short of runners to do a hatchet job on rivals, Jason DaCosta looks set to add Saturday’s six-furlong None Such Trophy to his collection, entering the tag team of CALIFORNIA CROWN and American…
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange (right), and Jamaica Football Federation President Michael Ricketts sign documents committing Jamaica to being one of four hosts of the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup at the ministry’s Tr
August 13, 2026 by Livingston Scott

SEVEN-POINT DELAY - Signing agreement to host Women’s World Cup put through rigorous testing of ability to meet requirements

After months of review, the Jamaican Government has signed off on a seven-point agreement clearing the way for the country to co-host the 2031 FIFA Women’s World Cup alongside the United States,…
Tova Hamilton, member of parliament for Trelawny Northern.
August 13, 2026 by Adrian Frater

‘Cold ground was my bed last night’ …. Cooper’s Pen demolition victim sings the blues

Western Bureau: On Tuesday night, Shane ‘Biggs’ Ricketts, whose house was demolished in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, earlier that day, could not help but reflect on Bob Marley’s hit song, Talkin Blues, in…
Leavitt
August 13, 2026

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt resigns

WASHINGTON (AP): White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt, the youngest person to hold the role, will leave the Trump administration at the end of the month to spend more time with her young…
A section of the Amazon rainforest stands next to soy fields in Belterra, Para state, Brazil, on November 30, 2019.
August 13, 2026

Court deals major blow to Amazon soy moratorium

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP): Brazil’s Supreme Court yesterday dealt a major blow to the future of the country’s soy moratorium, upholding state laws that deny tax incentives to farmers who complied with the…
A health worker waits to be sprayed with disinfectant at the treatment centre in Bunia General Hospital in Ituri, eastern Congo, Tuesday.
August 13, 2026

WHO chief: Congo’s Ebola outbreak set to surpass deadliest in history

AP: The ongoing Ebola outbreak in Congo is on track to surpass the deadliest one in history, which erupted over a decade ago and killed over 11,000 people, the head of the World Health Organization…
The Sherry Cola.
August 13, 2026

Appleton Estate celebrates Rum Month with Spanish Sherry Cask expression

August is Rum Month, and Appleton Estate is inviting rum lovers across Jamaica to celebrate all month long. At the heart of this year’s celebration for the brand is the Appleton Estate Spanish Sherry…
Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, visits the Varyag missile cruiser of the Pacific Fleet to watch a military exercise near Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk, on Sakhalin Island, Russia, Wednesday.
August 13, 2026

Putin threatens retaliation for Western seizures of commercial vessels

MOSCOW (AP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened retaliation for Western seizures of its commercial vessels, describing them as “piracy”. Speaking on a visit to a Russian warship…