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Updated 43 minutes ago

Briefs - Driver held after fleeing deadly accident scene

A motorist who fled the scene of a deadly accident in Ocho Rios, St Ann, on Saturday morning was handed over to the police hours later. Reports are that the motorist was driving along Main Street…
Updated 12 minutes ago by Karen Madden

RISKING DISASTER - Students, commuters turn gas stations into gathering spots, taxi hubs despite dangers

Across Jamaica, service stations are increasingly serving as social gathering spots and informal taxi hubs, attracting crowds far beyond their intended purpose and raising concerns about public…
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Updated 38 minutes ago

Tools to fight hantavirus show promise 

When a rare but deadly rodent-borne virus struck passengers on a cruise ship and seemed to be spreading, there were no treatments for those who fell ill and no vaccines to protect others. That was…
Updated 1 hour ago by Erica Virtue

Small library, big breakthrough - New Broughton Primary turning page on literacy challenges one book at a time

A partnership between New Broughton Primary School and the Cross Keys Branch Library in Manchester is producing encouraging results in improving children’s reading levels. The modest library building…
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June 13, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Housing scam warning - NHT, realtors association put prospective homeowners on notice amid rise in fraudulent social media accounts

With fraudulent social media accounts increasingly advertising homes and even purporting to offer National Housing Trust (NHT) houses for sale, members of the public are being urged to verify agents…
June 13, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

JTA president-elect warns teachers to mobilise against 'dangerous' JTC bill

WESTERN BUREAU: La Sonja Harrison, the president-elect of the Jamaica Teachers' Association (JTA), is urging teachers to prepare themselves for renewed opposition to the proposed Jamaica…
Updated 9 hours ago by Ruddy Mathison

Spring Village residents finally get new bridge after four-year ordeal

After enduring four years of hardship and inconvenience, residents of Spring Village in Old Harbour are now benefiting from the newly constructed Spring Village Bridge, a $250-million project…
June 13, 2026 by Lester Hinds

COJO to award 15 scholarships to children in state care 

The annual Children of Jamaica Outreach (COJO) scholarship and awards luncheon has been set for The Jamaica Pegasus hotel on June 23. Gary Williams, founder and head of COJO, told The Gleaner…
June 13, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Garbage and rats over-running Hanover, HMC councillors frustrated

Western Bureau: Councillors at Thursday’s sitting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation unleashed their collective fury about the state of garbage collection in the western parish, blaming the…