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Mourners take one final look at the body of Shani Coke in Troy, Trelawny yesterday.
August 31, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Our grief must become action - Dalrymple-Philibert

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaicans are being challenged to break the culture of silence surrounding the abuse of children, with Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, minister of state in the Ministry of Justice and…
The deceased Lenroy York
August 31, 2026

Road blocked in Harkers Hall over man’s death

Residents of Harkers Hall in St Catherine blocked the main road in the community on Monday morning in protest over the death of a man whose body was found with what appeared to be multiple gunshot…
Images posted on JPS’s social media pages show what appears to be a JUTC bus that had collided into a light pole in Naggo Head in Portmore, St Catherine, resulting in electrical wires being pulled to the ground. Sections of Portmore in St Catherine are n
August 31, 2026

JUTC bus crash disrupts electricity supply in sections of Portmore

Sections of Portmore in St Catherine are now without electricity due to what the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) says was a motor vehicle crash in Naggo Head on Sunday night. Images posted…
Pearnel Charles Sr with his wife Gloria at his 90th birthday party held yesterday in St Andrew. The couple have been married for 56 years and raised seven children together.
August 31, 2026

Pearnel Charles celebrates 90

Family, friends and political colleagues gathered at the home of former Speaker of the House Pearnel Charles Sr yesterday to celebrate his 90th birthday, which he officially marks today. Among those…
O’Brian Heron (left), the president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), chats with Lindsay McFarlane, executive director of SNL Jamaican Tours Limited, following the JHTA’s annual general meeting at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay,
August 31, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Tourism recovery must not be compromised, says JHTA boss

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President O’Brian Heron says he is hopeful that upcoming talks with the Government will influence its decision to increase general…
A fireman walks past the burnt out Superior Parts building along Hagley Park Road in St Andrew on Friday.
August 31, 2026

After the flames

A day after a devastating fire gutted the headquarters of Superior Honda Parts Limited and spread to neighbouring auto-parts supplier Ketro Trading Company Limited, firefighters remained on the scene…
Conrad Saunders, programme coordinator at the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, receives a certificate from Dr Jennifer Brown-Tomlinson, medical director, Jamaica AIDS Support for Life.
August 31, 2026 by Racquel Porter

Workplace inclusion must become part of everyday culture, says labour ministry official

Rather than simply being written into workplace policies, Conrad Saunders, programme coordinator in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s (MLSS) HIV Unit, says respect, dignity and fairness…
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force were on hand during Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’s visit to Coopers Pen in Trelawny on Friday.
August 31, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Holness puts squatters on notice there’ll be no ‘chopping the line’

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has indicated that he might have to use emergency powers to prevent people from moving onto lands at Coopers Pen, Trelawny, in an attempt to secure a…
A drone view of the aftermath of flash flooding along the Trishuli river amidst fresh water surge warning in the Trishuli Bazaar area of Nuwakot district, Nepal.
August 31, 2026

How does a collapsing glacier turn into a lethal wall of mud and water?

A collapsing glacier in Tibet led to a devastating wall of water and debris roaring through a valley in Nepal, leaving hundreds dead and many hundreds still missing. Stuart Dunning is a professor of…