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18 Oct, 2026 0

Dwight Fletcher | When life stacks the odds against you

There is something about an underdog that gets us every time. Think about the Fast & Furious movie franchise. For more than 20 years, we’ve watched movies where Dom Toretto and his family found…
An image of Pope Leo XIV rests at the base of a statue of the late Pope John Paul II outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, where Leo is hospitalized for surgery to remove a lung nodule, in Rome, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Who’s in charge when the pope is unconscious and unable to govern? The pope

VATICAN CITY (AP): Question: Who runs the Catholic Church when the pope is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to govern? Answer: The pope. The Vatican has detailed laws, rituals and…
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) converge at a scene in the Five Miles area of Sligoville in St Catherine, where three cops were shot, one fatally, and three gunmen killed during an operation on Friday.
17 Oct, 2026 0

DEADLY TRAP

A 10-year-old child was allegedly used as bait by gunmen on Friday morning to lure police officers into a deadly ambush during an operation in the Five Miles area of St Catherine. According to…
Councillor Tanyalee Williams of the May Pen North Division reading her declaration, notifying the Clarendon Municipal Corporation of the change in her party affiliation during a special meeting on Friday.
17 Oct, 2026 0

Court fight - Clarendon power struggle set for legal showdown as injunction blocks leadership shake-up

The People’s National Party (PNP) caucus in the Clarendon Municipal Corporation (CMC) has described a court injunction barring motions of no confidence against May Pen Mayor Joel Williams and Deputy…
Senator Ramon Small-Ferguson.
17 Oct, 2026 0

Senator calls for targeted pension plan for farmers

Drawing on a 2024 Financial Services Commission (FSC) report, opposition senator Ramon Small-Ferguson has highlighted the low participation of Jamaican farmers in private pension schemes, with fewer…
British High Commissioner Alicia Herbert (fourth left) is flocked by (from left) Councillors Brian Chambers, Darren Barnes and Andria Dehaney-Grant; Custos Lennox Jackson; Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels; Heatha Miller-Bennett, member of parliament for Hanove
17 Oct, 2026 0

British high commissioner opens line of cooperation with HMC

WESTERN BUREAU: British High Commissioner Alicia Herbert has opened a line of cooperation with the administrators and staff at the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC). Herbert, who began her tour of…
17 Oct, 2026 0

When gossip protects coworkers – and when it backfires

NEW YORK (AP): Stephanie Joseph was working at a television station when someone started a false rumour claiming she and a married colleague were romantically involved. Joseph, then 20, barely knew…
Waves hit a walkway in front of homes in Long Beach, California, Saturday, October 10, 2026, as Tropical Storm Rachel approaches. (AP Photo/William Liang)
17 Oct, 2026 0

Pacific hurricane region sets record for big storms, thanks to El Niño

The drumbeat of monster hurricanes in the Pacific has broken a record for nasty long-lasting storms east of the international date line, turbocharged by nature’s supersized El Niño, scientists said.…
Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon (second left) speaks with attendees following the St James Municipal Corporation’s presentation of its projected $2.8-billion budget of expenditure for the 2027-28 financial year at the Montego Bay Cultural Centre in Sam
17 Oct, 2026 0

MoBay’s mayor wants bigger slice of tourism pie

WESTERN BUREAU: With Montego Bay generating a significant share of the nation’s tourism earnings, Mayor Richard Vernon says the western city deserves a substantial portion of the funds collected…