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August 31, 2026

Parents urged to protect children from hand, foot and mouth disease

The Westmoreland Health Department is urging parents to guard their children against hand, foot and mouth disease, amid continued reports of the viral illness. Parish Health Promotion and Education…
Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green (second right) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dermon Luke Spence, survey a scorched section of farmland in the Gillard community in Pedro Plains, St Elizabeth on Wednesday, August 26.
August 31, 2026

Agriculture Ministry assists farmers impacted by bush fire in Gillard, St Elizabeth

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has responded to farmers affected by the recent bush fire in the Little Park/Gillard area of Pedro Plains, St Elizabeth, with the distribution of…
August 30, 2026 by Sashana Small

MONEY DOWN THE DRAIN

There are fresh calls for greater accountability after more than hundreds Jamaican students failed to show up for this year’s regional examinations, with taxpayers paying the fees for some of the…
Accustomed to portraying formidable women, Nadean Rawlins admits there is a price attached to being perceived as one.
August 30, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Possessed by her purpose - After years of opening doors for other J’can actors, Nadean Rawlins steps through one, landing biggest role of her career

WESTERN BUREAU: For years, Nadean Rawlins has been opening doors for other people. As producer, director, talent manager, and head of RAW Management, she has pushed Jamaican actors towards auditions,…
A roofless section of the Baxter’s Mountain Primary School in St Mary.
August 30, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Back to school against the odds - Rural St Mary students face tough return amid flooding threat, outstanding repairs and parents struggling with costs

Daily schooling in the deep rural communities of Baxter’s Mountain and Pleasant Hill in St Mary involves more than books, pencils, uniforms and school supplies. It also requires the will to battle the…
Thelma Lynn Robinson is moved to tears as she relates the struggles living in a cramped cornershop with her husband Mickey since Hurricane Melissa destroyed their home last October.
August 30, 2026 by Sashana Small

Elderly couple living in cramped cornershop

In the quiet rural district of Galloway, Westmoreland, Mickey Robinson diligently digs the foundation of the one-bedroom house he is rebuilding with the help of his son and grandson. Ten months has…
Petersfield High School security guard Joan Forbes Scarlett is unsure how her children’s back-to-school expenses will eb met for them to start school next week. Having lost their home to Hurricane Melissa, her family now lives in an unfinished abandoned
September 2, 2026 by Kimone Francis

‘Mi nuh have it’

For a year, her voice has been the steady authority at the gates of Petersfield High School in Westmoreland, shouldering the job of keeping hundreds of students safe behind the institution’s walls.…
August 30, 2026

Anxious wait for relatives of those missing in Nepal flooding

Richmond, Virginia (AP) Rescue workers continued on Sunday to pull survivors from the mud following the catastrophic flooding along the Nepal-China border on Wednesday that killed hundreds of people. …
August 30, 2026

At least 7 dead in Northern Cyprus ferry mishap

BODRUM, Turkey (AP) — At least seven people have died after a ferry carrying nearly 270 passengers and crew capsized off the coast of northern Cyprus on Sunday, Turkish media has reported. Northern…