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Local residents and civil defense workers look on as a bulldozer clears the rubble of a house hit by a cross-border Pakistani army strike in the Behsud district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan, on February 22, 2026.
February 26, 2026

Airstrikes hit Afghanistan hours after it attacked Pakistan

(AP) — Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul and two other Afghan provinces early Friday, Afghanistan's government spokesman said, hours after Afghanistan launched a cross-border attack on…
February 26, 2026

Church group rebukes Chang over ‘blood money’ remark, calls for retraction

Church leaders are calling on National Security Minister Horace Chang to withdraw comments suggesting that advocacy organisations critical of police conduct are “living off blood money.” The Watchman…
February 26, 2026

Pump attendant in Westmoreland burn case granted $350,000 bail; ordered not to interfere with victim

The pump attendant accused of setting a woman on fire during an altercation at a gas station in Whithorn, Westmoreland, was granted bail on Wednesday, sparking emotional scenes at the local…
Michael Anthony Patterson, a third-year engineering student at The University of Technology, Jamaica, was found dead in a canal in St Catherine on February 24, 2026.
February 26, 2026

UTech 'heartbroken' after student found dead in St Catherine

The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) is “heartbroken” following the death of third-year engineering student Michael Patterson, whose partially decomposed body was found in a St Catherine…
Chevon Lewis (centre), brand manager for MPowa at Wisynco, and Moniefa Morrison (right), brand ambassador, Wisynco, share a moment with the Tru Juice Football Club after handing over a symbolic cheque valued at $2.75 million on behalf of Wisynco brands —
February 26, 2026

Corporate Hands | MPowa and Wata commit $2.75 million to support football club

Sterling Asset Management (SAM) has donated J$500,000 to United Way of Jamaica to support farmers and fisherfolk whose livelihoods were disrupted by Hurricane Melissa, in a targeted intervention aimed at helping to restore stability within the agricultural
February 26, 2026

Corporate Hands | Sterling Asset Management, United Way of Jamaica support hurricane-affected farmers and fishers

Vaughn Armstrong was the first customer inline at last Friday’s customer experience to celebrate Flow’s recognition as Jamaica’s Fastest Mobile Network. Vaughn, who was inline from 3a.m. and waited for about four hours, was rewarded with a Samsung S2
February 26, 2026

Corporate Hands | Flow celebrates customers and technicians

Eight Northern Caribbean University (NCU) students recently received scholarships valued at $200,000 each from Chinese Ambassador, His Excellency, Ambassador Wang Jinfeng. The students are enrolled in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
February 26, 2026

Corporate Hands | Northern Caribbean University students receive scholarships from Chinese Ambassador

Caribbean Cement Company Limited (Carib Cement) has donated $1.3 million in textbook support to schools affected by last year’s passage of Hurricane Melissa. On February 12, led by Managing Director, Jorge Martinez (second right), Caribbean Cement Compan
February 26, 2026

Corporate Hands | Carib Cement donates to schools affected by Hurricane Melissa