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July 6, 2026
80-y-o Kitson Town man found dead with head bashed in at his home
The partially decomposed body of an 80-year-old man with his head bashed in was discovered at his home in Nase Grove, Kitson Town, St Catherine, on Monday morning.
July 6, 2026
Police arrest one as part of probe into killing of Clarendon woman, residents stage protest
The police have taken one person into custody as investigations continue into the killing of 64-year-old domestic helper Hyacinth Rose Johnson, also known as 'June', of Union district in…
July 5, 2026
by Kimone Francis
10 years in shelters - Residents who refused to leave temp storm dwellings in Golden Grove demand legal ownership
Nearly a decade after sugar workers were temporarily moved into the Golden Grove housing development to shelter from Hurricane Matthew, some say they remain in legal limbo without titles to the…
July 5, 2026
by Janet Silvera
‘They kept saying I looked Nigerian’ Globe-trotting Jamaican’s South African trip ends in airport refuge amid anti-immigrant tensions
WESTERN BUREAU:
For 38 days, South Africa was an adventure for 24-year-old Jamaican digital nomad Kadeem Leslie. In the final week, it became a country he could not wait to leave.
Leslie, a…
July 5, 2026
by Sashana Small
Copy, paste, repeat? Students rethinking AI as schools adapt, but educators still fear critical-thinking cost
Fourth-form Jonathan Grant High School student Alexander Ashley had a revelation when he completed his first term in grade 10. Although he did very well in his take-home assignments, the final grades…
July 5, 2026
PIG FARMERS SQUEAL - Hurricane fallout leaves market-ready animals stuck on farms
WESTERN BUREAU:
For Westmoreland pig farmer Michael Murphy, the numbers no longer add up.
Every month, he must find $100,000 to repay a loan. Every week, he spends roughly $300,000 on feed alone.…
July 5, 2026
Yaakov Raskin | What the Exodus story and Bob Marley have in common
In 1999, Time magazine named Bob Marley’s album Exodus as the greatest album of the 20th century. The title comes from the second book of the Bible, which tells the story of the Israelites refusing to…
July 5, 2026
Dwight Fletcher | What Jesus’ healing ministry reveals about God
Last week we discussed an important question: Is healing still something we should expect from God today? While many of us believe that God can heal, we live as if we don’t expect Him to. We don’t…
July 5, 2026
Sean Major-Campbell | Christians having pride with faith
Understandably, some readers expressed concern re last Sunday’s column with regard to Christian pride and Pride Month. Some responded quoting popular clobber texts. Clobber texts are those used or…