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Vehicles drive past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the US and Israel strike on February 28.
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US military says it’s launching new strikes on Iran

The Associated Press: The United States military announced Thursday that it is conducting the 13th night of strikes against Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes. Earlier Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels said they attacked two Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea, potentially widening the Iran war as international oil topped US$100 a barrel.

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Dr Janice Johnson Dais founder of the GrassROOTS Community Foundation interacting with the girls from Flankersduring one of her literacy empowerment sessions at the St James Parish Library.
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US-based philanthropist looks to transform St James Parish Library

WESTERN BUREAU: Convinced that education remains one of the most powerful weapons in the fight against crime and poverty, Jamaica-born academic and philanthropist Dr Janice Johnson Dias has decided to…
Oneil Campbell
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St Johns Road mourns three men killed in Trelawny crash

The black buntings hanging across St Johns Road on the outskirts of Spanish Town fluttered gently in the breeze on Thursday, but they could not soften the grief that has settled over the close-knit St…
Ann Marie Brown-Burgess, fashion design lecturer at Montego Bay Community College, with her JTA Golden Torch Award for 35 years of service in the education sector.
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MBCC fashion lecturer stitches together 35 years of excellence

WESTERN BUREAU: Ann Marie Brown-Burgess, the fashion designing course lecturer at the Montego Bay Community College (MBCC) in St James, was recently presented with the Jamaica Teachers’ Association’s…
Aubyn Green, the NWC’s community services manager for Trelawny.
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Calabar promised water relief next week

WESTERN BUREAU: The water woes that have been plaguing the Calabar community near Duncans, Trelawny, could be alleviated in the coming week as Councillor Fabian Davis says plans are…
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Shani Coke, the 10-year-old girl who was raped and killed in Trelawny earlier this week.
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FEELING FORSAKEN

WESTERN BUREAU: The arrest of a Troy resident in connection with the mob killing of convicted sex offender Delroy Coke has reignited anger among residents who say the justice system failed to protect…
Ninjaman.
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Crown defends Ninjaman convictions

The Crown on Thursday urged the Court of Appeal to uphold the convictions and sentences of dancehall entertainer Desmond ‘Ninjaman’ Ballentine and his co-accused, arguing that there was compelling…
In this courtroom sketch, a witness describes video of an alleged attack on Salman Rushdie by Hadi Matar, in federal court in Buffalo, NY, on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Matar, foreground, is seated with his lawyer’s co-council.
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Salman Rushdie testifies at terrorism trial of man convicted of stabbing him

BUFFALO, NY (AP): Four years after being stabbed on an amphitheatre stage, Salman Rushdie sat across a courtroom from his convicted attacker Thursday and told jurors for a second time about the ambush…
Vehicles drive past a monument depicting the clenched fist of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in the US and Israel strike on February 28.
Published 3 minutes ago

US military says it’s launching new strikes on Iran

The Associated Press: The United States military announced Thursday that it is conducting the 13th night of strikes against Iran as clashes escalate over shipping routes. Earlier Yemen’s Iran-backed…