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July 27, 2026
Manchester police searching for gunmen who shot three men near school gate
Detectives assigned to the Manchester Police Division have launched an investigation into a shooting incident that resulted in two men being hospitalised and another suffering bruises on Sunday. …
July 27, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
New home, new hope for single father and twins
WESTERN BUREAU: Nine months after Hurricane Melissa destroyed several homes in Flanker, St James, a United States-based philanthropic organisation has stepped forward, investing thousands of US…
July 27, 2026
Oliver Mair appointed Jamaica’s next Consul-General in New York
Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, has appointed Jamaica’s current Consul-General in Miami, Roderick Oliver Mair, as the country’s next Consul-General in New…
July 27, 2026
COVID relief fraudster caught in Ja, extradited to US
CMC: A Jamaican woman who was on the United States (US) Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) Most Wanted Fraudster list has been extradited from Jamaica to face charges arising from an alleged…
July 27, 2026
by Tiffany Pryce
Outgoing Nurse of the Year sets sights on NAJ presidency
Just moments after relinquishing her crown as LASCO/NAJ Nurse of the Year, Fione Collins revealed her next ambition — to one day lead the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ). The announcement drew a…
July 27, 2026
Health ministry reimagines care for older people with geriatric clinic
Jamaica has taken what is being described as a step towards transforming healthcare for its ageing population with the official opening of the first state-operated Golden Care geriatric clinic, a…
July 27, 2026
by Andre Williams
Kemelia ‘Kem Kem’ Paul laid to rest as family remembers a joyful peacemaker
Against a sea of pink and the familiar strains of Great is Thy Faithfulness, family, friends, classmates and teachers on Sunday bid a tearful and emotional farewell to 13-year-old Kemelia Paul, whose…
July 27, 2026
Christie’s blueprint for an AI-ready SBA
Rather than scrapping traditional School-Based Assessments, Christopher Christie believes CXC should modernise them through what he calls an AI-Transparent SBA. His proposal includes: Declare AI use:…
July 27, 2026
Pace of $300m post-Melissa rehab at Noel Holmes hailed by health minister
Western Bureau: With a budgeted $300 million earmarked for post-Hurricane Melissa rehabilitation work at the 60-bed Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, Minister of Health and Wellness Dr…