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GAME CHANGER - community renovation project to create safer spaces in inner-city

August 01, 2026 | News
The basketball court in Majesty Gardens, St Andrew, was largely undeveloped when 31-year-old Andre Moore started playing the game there about two decades ago. However, he said the long hours he spent on the fenceless “rockie rockie” court in the inner-city community not only honed his skills in the sport, but also effectively steered him away from juvenile delinquency.
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German woman killed in St James crash, July closes with highest monthly road fatalities

A German national was killed in a three-vehicle collision in St James on Thursday as July ended with the highest number of road fatalities for a single month this year. The name of the 26-year-old woman has not been released. The crash occurred along the Lilliput main road and involved two private motor cars and a bus operated by the Government-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Company.
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$500M earmarked for drought mitigation

The Government says it is prepared to spend up to $500 million to mitigate the impact of drought conditions if they continue to worsen. Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda said that is the estimated cost of the drought response if the current situation continues for three months. Jamaica’s Meteorological Service announced on Thursday that in June eleven of the 14 parishes recorded rainfall amounts that were below their 30-year climatological average.
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June Rainfall amounts fell to 30-year low in 11 parishes, four experiencing drought conditions - MET Service

Eleven of Jamaica’s 14 parishes recorded rainfall amounts below their 30-year climatological average in June, the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (MET Service) has disclosed. Principal Director of the MET Service Evan Thompson said at the end of June, four parishes – St Elizabeth, St James, St Ann and St Mary -- were determined to be experiencing drought conditions. Manchester and St Catherine were both “basically on the borderline”, said Thompson, explaining that they were “just about moving towards drought conditions”.

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Dr Horace Chang (second right), deputy prime minister and minister of national security and peace; Scott Renner (right), charge d’affairs at the United State Embassy in Kingston; and Charmaine Shand (left), assistant commissioner of police, Community Saf
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GAME CHANGER - community renovation project to create safer spaces in inner-city
The basketball court in Majesty Gardens, St Andrew, was largely undeveloped when 31-year-old Andre Moore started playing the game there about two decades ago. However, he said the long hours he spent on the fenceless “rockie rockie” court in the inner-city community not only honed his skills in the sport, but also effectively steered him away from juvenile delinquency.

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Jamaica’s Sanique Walker celebrates after winning the Women’s 400m Hurdles Final at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland yesterday.
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Walker wins 400m hurdles gold at C’wealth Games

For the second day in a row, Jamaica picked up four medals in the athletics programme at the 2026 Commonwealth Games as Sanique Walker, Assinie Wilson, Christopher Taylor and Alana Reid all finished on the podium in their respective events. Walker captured Jamaica’s first medal of the day when she won gold in the women’s 400 metres hurdles final. She crossed the line in a personal best 54.00 seconds to get the better of England’s Emily Newnham who finished second in 54.04.

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King’s House to Come Alive with Michael W. Smith, Papa San

An impressive cast of gospel artistes, led by internationally acclaimed singer Michael W. Smith and former dancehall star-turned-gospel minister Papa San, is set to headline Come Alive: A National Call to Worship today at the King’s House East Lawn. The seven-hour worship experience, scheduled for 3 p.m. to 10 p.m., will also feature performances from Jermaine Edwards, Johnmark Wiggan, Petra-Kaye and HUMBLE, with Audience of One and Jamaica Cultural Development Commission Gospel Star finalists set to deliver pre-show performances.

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CONTRIBUTEDCal’s Jamaica Founder & CEO, Carlton Watson.
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Cal’s seeks court approval to commercialise Westminster Rd properties

The founder of Cal’s Manufacturing Ltd has applied to the Supreme Court to modify covenants on two adjoining residential properties on Westminster Road in Kingston for commercial activities. Its directors acquired the parcels – which connect to Eastwod Park and Red Hills Road in Kingston – for a combined $42 million years earlier. The application for the change of use was published this month in The Gleaner.

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Final-year graphic design major, Kimberley Jones.
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GoodHeart | COVID-19 sparked Kimberley Jones’ creativity

The COVID-19 pandemic prompted many to rediscover old passions, explore new interests, and uncover talents they never knew they possessed. For Kimberley Jones, it was the moment that reignited a love for art and set her on an unexpected path. What started as painting sessions to relieve the stress of exam preparation soon became the catalyst for an unexpected journey. It would take her from aspiring scientist to award-winning graphic design student at the Edna Manley College of the Visual and Performing Arts.

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Editorial | Breastfeeding deserves greater support

Breastfeeding, one of the most effective ways to improve the health of children, contributes to better nutrition, stronger immunity and healthier development during the earliest months of life. For Jamaica, where improving public health remains a national priority, breastfeeding should continue to receive sustained attention from government, employers, healthcare providers and families.

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