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St Catherine Eastern Member of Parliament Denise Daley was returned unopposed as Chairman of People’s National Party’s Region Four at the party’s regional conference held at the Spanish Town Primary on August 23, 2026.
August 24, 2026

Daley vows to preserve unity as she retains PNP Region Four chair

St Catherine Eastern Member of Parliament Denise Daley has been returned unopposed as chairperson of the People’s National Party’s (PNP) Region Four, vowing to preserve unity within the region and…
August 24, 2026

St James Petrojam worker allegedly held with over 200 bullets granted $400,000 bail

An employee of the state-owned oil refinery Petrojam who was allegedly held with more than 200 rounds of ammunition for a high-calibre assault rifle during a sting operation in Montego Bay, St James,…
August 24, 2026

JCF: Man seeking medical assistance in video online is not a cop

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is distancing itself from a video circulating on social media featuring a man who is being portrayed as a member of the police force and is said to be in need of…
The boys’ grandmother is worried that time is running out with no clear indication of where they will be attending school come September.
August 24, 2026 by Corey Robinson

LEFT IN LIMBO

A St Catherine woman has been left worrying about the fate of her grandsons after she and the family were asked to find another school for the two cousins, who administrators at Enid Bennett High…
One of several appeals made on Saturday.
August 23, 2026 by Janet Silvera

‘We need help’ - Cooper’s Pen residents return to the streets, plead for relocation as demolition threat hangs over community

WESTERN BUREAU: “Where are you, Mr Prime Minister? Where are you? We need help.” It was the anguished cry from Cooper’s Pen, on Saturday morning as residents, some already homeless and others fearful…
August 23, 2026

How to help your kids make friends at a new school

For students starting at a new school, the first day holds many questions: Will they see any familiar faces? Who will they sit with at lunch? Who will they play with at recess? “I’m this much…
People carry water during a power outage in Havana, Cuba.
August 23, 2026

Cuba says US sanctions blocking efforts to open economy

UNITED NATIONS (AP): The United States has demanded that Cuba open up to private investment, and Cuba has passed sweeping reforms to encourage just that. So Cuba’s UN ambassador says he wants to know…
A variety of robots are displayed at the World AI Conference in Shanghai on Friday, July 17.
August 23, 2026

What’s in a name? - Why naming storms, military operations and medical maladies matters

The Associated Press: The hurricane season is gearing up. And from Amanda and Boris onward, tropical cyclones’ names in the Pacific region are unfolding quickly. But why the monikers each year? Or at…
People walk on sandbanks exposed by record-low water levels in the Danube River after drought and extreme heat near Nagymaros in Hungary, on August 18, 2026.
August 23, 2026

Now drought is exposing the cost

GÁRDONY, Hungary (AP): A fisherman disembarked from his boat in a small harbor on Lake Velence in Hungary last week, trudging up the dock plank that had become extremely steep as the water receded to…