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20 Sep, 2026 0

As schools ration water, farmers struggle to earn enough to keep children in class

The prolonged drought gripping St Elizabeth is reaching beyond the parish’s farms, disrupting family incomes and putting pressure on schools to conserve water while keeping classes in session. In some…
20 Sep, 2026 0

$11m passport penalty - Government ordered to pay as Supreme Court rules confiscation of passport violated businesswoman’s rights

The Supreme Court has ordered the Government to pay a Westmoreland woman over $11 million after it found that immigration authorities violated her constitutional rights when they took her off an…

Dr Dayton Campbell, general secretary of the People’s National Party.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Gen sec: PNP, newcomers ‘shone’ despite challenges

As supporters of the People’s National Party (PNP) head to western Jamaica today for its 88th annual conference, General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell has given his party a positive assessment of its…
Christopher Benjamin, director of Jamaica's Promise.
20 Sep, 2026 0

$10m handed out to keep Jamaica's Promise to 25 students

Twenty-five Jamaica Independence scholarships, together valued in excess of J$10 million, have been awarded to final-year tertiary students by Jamaica's Promise, a United States (US) non-profit…

A woman shares Jehovah’s Witnesses’ literature with a passerby in downtown Pittsburgh on November 13, 2023.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Jehovah’s Witnesses allow blood-derived products

The Jehovah’s Witnesses have partly eased their longstanding prohibition on the medical use of donated blood, allowing members to receive products derived from blood but maintaining a ban on…
Byron Edwards at Prospect Beach in St Thomas.
20 Sep, 2026 0

Jamaica belongs to Jamaicans... with a permit

In St Thomas, the coastal economy is integral to the lives and livelihoods of many residents. With several beaches in the parish, fishing, beach vending, small-scale farming and other informal…
20 Sep, 2026 0

Man allegedly held with lead list used in lottery scam granted bail

A 22-year-old man who was allegedly held with lottery scamming paraphernalia on his cellular phone was granted bail in the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday. Romaine Hamilton was offered bail in…
20 Sep, 2026 0

Portmore businesswoman found dead in her home was killed by a wound to the neck

A St Catherine businesswoman whose decomposed body was found inside her home earlier this month was killed by a wound to the neck, police investigators have disclosed, citing the findings of a post…
20 Sep, 2026 0

Man City defeat Sunderland in 8-goal thriller, move clear atop EPL

MANCHESTER, England (AP) — No Pep Guardiola, no problem. Not yet anyway for Manchester City after they moved clear atop of the English Premier League table on Sunday with a 5-3 win over Sunderland.…