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The original library.
August 25, 2026 by Racquel Porter

Library closure raises fears for students, residents in Oracabessa

“What is a community without a library to help the kids with assignments and things to print?” That is the question a 15-year-old St Mary student is asking as the Oracabessa Branch Library faces…
Rene Myrie
August 25, 2026 by Erica Virtue

High-school friends create AI companion for mental wellness

More than two decades after they met in high school in Jamaica and became friends, Rene Myrie and Francine Forbes have combined their professional knowledge to create Choobi, an artificial…
A hole in a section of the Howard Cooke Boulevard bridge in Montego Bay, St James, where an expansion joint was recently damaged. The bridge has had to be repaired three separate times since 2020.
August 26, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Expansion joint issue continues to dog Howard Cooke Boulevard bridge

WESTERN BUREAU: Motorists and pedestrians are again calling for a comprehensive repair of an expansion joint on a bridge along Howard Cooke Boulevard in Montego Bay. The bridge has faced recurring…
A white-crowned pigeon, commonly known as a bald pate. Hunting the species is prohibited in Trelawny, St James, Hanover, Westmoreland and St Elizabeth during the 2026 bird-shooting season.
August 25, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Authorities step up monitoring for bird-shooting season

WESTERN BUREAU: Bird hunters who breach Jamaica’s tightened 2026 shooting regulations could face fines of up to $3 million as authorities step up field monitoring and increase the use of an electronic…
Amoy Beckford (centre) receives back-to-school supplies from Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas for her children, who will be transitioning to Gregory Park Primary School, as principal Jennifer James Ferguson shares in the moment.
August 25, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

Mayor funds back-to-school supplies for Gregory Park students

Parents of 18 students who attended Gregory Park Basic School and will transition to primary schools in Portmore in September are expressing gratitude to Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas for providing…
Bulky waste, including old appliances and other discarded household items, along Strathbogie Lane as residents work to clear the area.
August 25, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Rats, rubble and a race against time

A community cleanup effort in Strathbogie Lane, Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, is racing against time to remove piles of bulky waste that residents and health officials say have contributed to a…
Some of the medical equipment and supplies, valued approximately US$400,000, which were donated to Percy Junor Hospital in Clarendon by United States (US)-based diaspora Organisation, Right Now For Jamaica (RNFJ). The presentation was made during a handove
August 25, 2026

Diaspora group donates $60m in supplies to Percy Junor Hospital

The partnership between United States-based non-profit Right Now For Jamaica (RNFJ) and Percy Junor Hospital in Clarendon has delivered more than $60 million worth of medical equipment and supplies to…
Prime Minister Mark Carney
August 25, 2026

Carney pushes back against US trade demands

TORONTO (AP): President Donald Trump told Canadian leaders yesterday to “fall in line” or face consequences that would be “far WORSE” than the tariffs he has already imposed as Prime Minister Mark…
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan (second left), engages with stakeholders at the Ocho Rios Primary School in St Ann on Monday, August 24. Looking on is Principal Suzette Barnes-Wilso
August 25, 2026

Makeshift classrooms to be erected at Ocho Rios Primary School

Makeshift classrooms are being erected at the Ocho Rios Primary School in St Ann, to ensure that more than 1,100 students can return to a single-shift school when the 2026-2027 academic year begins in…