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Updated 16 hours ago
by Lester Hinds
Jamaican Consulate in New York evacuated due to threat of nearby building collapse
The Jamaican Consulate General in New York was evacuated on Tuesday morning after a building across the street from its offices was deemed to be in imminent danger of collapsing.
July 7, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Issa advises students to shun fixed mindset in pursuit of dreams
WESTERN BUREAU:
Some 30 students were given a lesson on how to embark on profitable businesses by hotelier Christopher Issa during last Friday’s awards ceremony, which brought the curtains down on…
July 7, 2026
by Lester Hinds
No Independence Gala for NY Tri-State Area this year
NEW YORK:
Jamaicans across the Tri-State area of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will not have the annual Jamaica Independence Gala to attend this year.
Ariel Bowen, the officer in charge of…
Updated 18 hours ago
by Tanesha Mundle
‘Money a do it’ - Judge warns CMU fraud accused to repay remaining $1.1m
“Money a do it, so try come in with the rest.”
That was the blunt warning from Parish Judge Peter Wilson yesterday to former Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) employee Kevan Panton, who is accused…
Updated 15 hours ago
by Christopher Thomas
St James High teacher collapses, dies
WESTERN BUREAU:
St James High School in Montego Bay was rattled on Monday by the sudden death of senior teacher Sheldon Johnson, who collapsed and died shortly after leaving a meeting at the school.
July 7, 2026
by Andre Williams
Teen dead after gunfire at illegal party - INDECOM probes police’s role in alleged gun battle
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the death of a 17-year-old boy, who was fatally shot during an alleged exchange of gunfire between police and armed men…
Updated 19 hours ago
by Bryan Miller
Hanover’s student entrepreneurs mean business - Turn ideas into $850,000 in sales
Western Bureau:
A new generation of entrepreneurs is emerging in Hanover, where high-school students generated more than $850,000 in sales through the Social Development Commission’s (SDC) Youth…
Updated 19 hours ago
SOS Children’s Villages celebrates power of community
The importance of community, partnership, and shared responsibility took centre stage last Thursday at Community Connect 2026 as corporate leaders, development partners, philanthropists, and child…
Updated 15 hours ago
‘I almost said no’ - Nursing Student of the Year runner-up encourages others to step forward
As judges deliberated over this year’s contenders for the LASCO Chin Foundation and Nurses Association of Jamaica Nursing Student of the Year title, one thing was already clear – Jamaica’s next…