The National Water Commission (NWC) has put its approximately 500,000 customers on notice that it has applied for a 51 per cent increase in tariff from the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR). At a meeting of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) on Tuesday morning, acting president of the NWC, Kevin Kerr, said the company made its submission for the increase to the OUR last Friday. He said the OUR is expected to make an announcement shortly.

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LONDON (AP) — Prince Harry has said he wants his disagreements with his brother Prince William and his father King Charles III to “work out.” In an interview with GQ magazine about grief and family, recorded in New York in late September and published on Tuesday, Harry was asked if he grieves his “complicated” relationship with his father and brother. “Yes, of course,” he replied, adding that people often ask him about it because it’s a “massively relatable issue for so many people.”

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The Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) has revealed two likely adjustments to the 2027 GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships, in the Class Three boys’ and Class Four girls’ competitions. ISSA’s President Keith Wellington verified the proposals in an interview with the RJRGLEANER Communications Group, saying first-year Class Three boys, the under-13s, will likely now be allowed to compete in two individual events, plus one relay; and Class Four girls will be allowed to run as much as 400m metres, two times the once-allowable limit.

20 Oct, 2026 Audley Boyd/News Editor 0

It’s a bit difficult to tell if Michael ‘Mikie’ Bennett is more honoured at receiving the Order of Distinction (OD) because of the recognition it places on his sterling work in the music industry, or for the amazing effect it is having on his entire family. “I am quite honoured. I feel quite special,” a pleased Bennett told The Gleaner at Monday’s Ceremony of Investiture of National Honours and Awards at King’s House. “But, what it has done for my family … I can never imagine them being more proud.”

20 Oct, 2026 Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer 0

Margaritaville Jamaica plans to raise equity through a public offering within 90 days, giving investors a stake in the operator of three Margaritaville venues and a fine-dining restaurant on the island. The company operates Margaritaville Montego Bay, Margaritaville Negril, Margaritaville Ocho Rios and Marguerites Seafood by the Sea. It said Tuesday that it is working with Mayberry Investments and JMMB Investments on the offering.

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