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From left: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness; Floyd Green, member of parliament, St Elizabeth South West; Dr Sheriff Imoru, senior medical officer, Black River Hospital; Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness; and Sean Brissett, parish manag
29 Oct, 2026 0

Holness takes aim at red tape

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is placing a spotlight on Jamaica’s public-sector bureaucracy, accusing elements of the administrative system of frustrating hurricane recovery…
From left: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness; Floyd Green, member of parliament, St Elizabeth South West; Dr Sheriff Imoru, senior medical officer, Black River Hospital; Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and welness; and Sean Brissett, parish manage
29 Oct, 2026 0

Black River Hospital reborn

WESTERN BUREAU: One year after Hurricane Melissa left Black River Hospital in St Elizabeth in ruins, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the facility has emerged as a larger,…
Halse Hall Cemetery.
29 Oct, 2026 0

CMC tightens grip on illegal burials

The Clarendon Municipal Corporation (CMC) is ramping up enforcement against unauthorised burials across the parish. Church burial grounds, family plots, and community cemeteries are coming under…
Floyd Green (centre), minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining, expresses excitement for the return of the Treasure Beach Food, Rum & Reggae Festival to St Elizabeth for the 2026 staging. Sharing his enthusiasm are festival co-directors Gregory Wright
29 Oct, 2026 0

St Elizabeth vendors prepare for Treasure Beach Food, Rum & Reggae Festival

The flavours of St Elizabeth will take centre stage when the Treasure Beach Food, Rum & Reggae Festival returns to the parish, bringing together food lovers and local entrepreneurs in a…
Angela Brown-Burke, deputy leader of Opposition business in the House of Representatives.
29 Oct, 2026 0

Cuba’s economic, humanitarian crisis ‘deeply troubling’ – Terrelonge

One day after the Government declared its opposition to the 66-year-old economic embargo imposed by the United States (US) on Cuba, Jamaican officials at the United Nations (UN) yesterday abstained…
In this photo provided by Ukraine’s 93rd Kholodnyi Yar Separate Mechanized Brigade press service and taken Tuesday, a local resident leaves her damaged home after a Russian airstrike in Kramatorsk, Donetsk region, Ukraine.
29 Oct, 2026 0

Ceasefire holds ahead of US-led Moscow-Kyiv talks

KHERSON (AP): A planned six-day ceasefire in and around a Russia-occupied city in southern Ukraine held for its first day and night, officials said Wednesday, but Moscow and Kyiv battered each other…
The Reverend Paul Lewis at the courthouse in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland during his trial in Jamaica in 2010.
29 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaica-born televangelist Paul Lewis sentenced to 14 years in prison

Western Bureau: In 2009, popular televangelist Paul Lewis walked free from the Savanna-la-Mar courthouse in Westmoreland after being found not guilty of carnal abuse. Today, he is languishing in…
From left: Singer J’s father, Michael Lattibeaudiere; Singer J; Cecil and Jacqueline Lattibeaudiere, siblings of Bob Andy; and Godfrey ‘Bobby’ Anderson, the legendary singer and songwriter’s son, gather at the tribute to Bob Andy at Kingston Night
29 Oct, 2026 0

Bob Andy birthday tribute a huge success

Godfrey ‘Bobby’ Anderson, the son of legendary singer and songwriter Bob Andy, was all smiles as he watched the tribute event to his father unfold at Kingston Night Market on Tuesday. It was the eve…
Jay-Z poses on the sidelines at the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game on February 9, 2025, in New Orleans.
29 Oct, 2026 0

Jay-Z to headline Super Bowl half-time show

LOS ANGELES (AP) : The man who helped produce the Super Bowl halftime show is stepping into the spotlight: Jay-Z will headline it himself. The NFL, Apple Music, and Roc Nation announced Monday night…