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May 9, 2026
Legislation to be amended to make adoption easier
Amendments to Jamaica’s adoption laws and administrative changes at the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) will help make the adoption process less burdensome, says Education Minister…
May 9, 2026
Starmer says he won’t quit after local election losses
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer insisted yesterday that he will not resign after bruising elections that saw his governing Labour Party suffer big losses and the hard-right Reform UK make major…
May 9, 2026
Festus Mogae, former president who prioritised HIV/AIDS fight, dies
Festus Mogae, Botswana’s former president who made the fight against HIV and AIDS a national priority during his tenure from 1998 to 2008, has died at the age of 86, the government said on Friday. No…
May 9, 2026
Salvadoran news outlet says assets frozen over reporting on president
Salvadoran investigative outlet El Faro has said two of its members’ assets, including a bank account and property, were frozen, in what it denounced as an escalation of political persecution for its…
May 9, 2026
Preparations in full swing to evacuate over 100 aboard Hantavirus cruise
Spanish authorities have begun preparing to receive more than 140 passengers and crew members on board a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship headed for the Canary Islands, where health officials have said…
May 9, 2026
Special hotel rates for diaspora conference participants who register early
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, is encouraging Jamaicans overseas, who plan to travel to the island for the 11th Biennial Jamaica Diaspora Conference, to…
May 9, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Jamaica-born Rushell White confirmed as NYC school superintendent
Jamaica-born educator Dr Rushell White has been appointed a superintendent in the New York City public-school system.
New York City Schools Chancellor Karmar Samuels, a fellow Jamaican, announced…
May 9, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Lack of gunshot residue not proof men didn’t fire on cops, says retired forensic analyst
A retired government forensic analyst on Friday acknowledged that the absence of gunshot residue on the hands of three men killed by police in St Andrew in 2013 did not necessarily mean they had not…
May 9, 2026
by Olivia Brown
Clarendon records decline in returning residents as safety concerns loom
Recent data from a study undertaken by the Clarendon Municipal Corporation (CMC), reveals a sobering trend,the once-robust influx of overseas residents returning to retire in the parish is facing a…