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Updated 36 minutes ago by Andre Williams/Staff Reporter

A mother’s nightmare - Coma, fear and a family’s fight to save 13-y-o stabbed in domestic dispute 

A 13-year-old Excelsior High School student remains in a coma at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) after she was stabbed while trying to intervene in a violent domestic dispute in Bayshore Park in the vicinity of Harbour View, St Andrew, on Saturday night.

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Updated 1 hour ago by Ruddy Mathison

‘Get your facts straight’- Portmore council rejects Morris Dixon’s red‑tape claim on school fencing

The Portmore Municipal Council has sharply rebuked Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, the minister of education, skills, youth and information, accusing her of misleading the public with claims that…
Updated 1 hour ago by Karen Madden

Coding his future - UTech student eyes Caribbean tech transformation
When the next academic year begins in September 2026, Jamaican Justin Brown will be one of 10 international students starting a Master of Management in Analytics postgraduate programme at McGill…
Updated 1 hour ago by Christopher Thomas

Foster triplets receive Massachusetts honour for helping Westmoreland’s Melissa victims rise
WESTERN BUREAU: Malaika, Mahari and Mikalli Foster, known in gospel music circles as the Foster Triplets, have been awarded the keys to the city of Worcester, in Massachusetts, for their ongoing ‘We…
Updated 1 hour ago by Bryan Miller

Woodsville residents repair condemned bridge, while still waiting for Government action
Western Bureau: Residents of Woodsville, in Hanover, who have been operating with a makeshift bridge they created following the collapse of the 100-year-old Woodsville bridge four years ago, are…
Updated 54 minutes ago

Jamaica celebrates 50 years of IMO membership
Jamaica this week marked 50 years of membership in the International Maritime Organisation (IMO), with Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Kamina Johnson Smith stressing that shipping underpins…
Updated 37 minutes ago

Diplomats, alumni in Jamaica mark 130 years of LSE
The Jamaica chapter of the London School of Economics (LSE) Alumni Association, in partnership with NCB Capital Markets Limited, hosted a high-level leadership conversation over the weekend to mark…
Updated 21 minutes ago

Joan Duncan’s children to share family legacy at memorial lecture
For the first time, the children of the late Joan Duncan will serve as featured speakers at the Annual Joan Duncan Memorial Lecture on Sunday, May 17, offering first-hand reflections on how her…
May 13, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

Tufton announces $1b injection to create infrastructure maintenance facility; new fund to tackle social determinants of health
Amid ongoing complaints about the state of infrastructure in the health sector, the Government will, this year, be pumping $1 billion into the establishment of its Health Infrastructure Maintenance…
Updated 19 hours ago by Albert Ferguson

Former Maroon chiefs accusing Chief Currie of manipulating upcoming election
WESTERN BUREAU: Former colonels Meredith Rowe and Ferron Williams, who plan to contest the upcoming Accompong Maroon leadership elections, have raised concerns about the process, which is being…