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Earth Today | Renewables on the rise
LARGE-SCALE greenhouse gas emissions reduction is possible as part of global efforts to realise a more secure climate future – but only with the right policy and investments that enable clean…
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Earth Today | Top 1% have key role in clean energy transition - report
THE WORLD’S richest one per cent are being called upon to play their part in helping to overcome the climate crisis through their support of the transition away from fossil fuels. A policy brief from…
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Earth Today | Why the ocean agenda matters
THE KUNMING-MONTREAL Global Biodiversity Framework’s ‘30x30’ target, which calls for protecting 30 per cent of coastal and marine resources by 2030, is an urgent survival mandate for the Caribbean and…
August 12, 2026
by Adrian Frater and Leon Jackson
Rude awakening - Demolition crew flattens 20 squatter houses in Cooper’s Pen; remaining families uneasy
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of a section of Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, were jolted from their slumber on Tuesday morning to find a demolition crew flattening their houses in a pre-dawn operation involving…
August 12, 2026
by Livern Barrett
$75m seized, wholesale owners charged in fake goods sting
More than $75 million in cash and thousands of pieces of counterfeit merchandise carrying the labels of globally recognised brands were seized by law-enforcement authorities during multiple operations…
Published 14 hours ago
ODPEM provides emergency relief to families displaced by Cooper’s Pen demolition
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), in collaboration with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS) and other partners, has provided emergency relief…
Published 13 hours ago
PNP hits back at Tavares-Finson over CCJ position
The People’s National Party (PNP) has hit back at Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson over his recent comments on Jamaica’s proposed accession to the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) as the country’s…
Published 11 hours ago
Government steps up support for families displaced by demolition at Cooper’s Pen
The Government of Jamaica has stepped up its multi-agency response to assist families displaced by the demolition of homes in Cooper’s Pen, Trelawny, with several agencies providing emergency relief…
Published 11 hours ago
JDF soldier charged after ammunition found in knapsack
A 30-year-old member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has been charged with unauthorised possession of ammunition after three rounds of 5.6 calibre ammunition were allegedly found in his knapsack. …