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Nicola Madden-Greg (centre), past president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) and chairman of JAPEX, speaks with (from left) Camille Needham, executive director of the JHTA; Vana Taylor, chapter chairman of JHTA Ocho Rios; O’Brian Hero
August 11, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Tourism stakeholders eye big business through JAPEX amid hurricane recovery

WESTERN BUREAU: Having facilitated $100 million in commercial contracts and business negotiations for Jamaica’s tourism sector last year, the Jamaica Product Exchange (JAPEX), one of the country’s…
The floor of the two classrooms that were destroyed by Hurricane Melissa.
August 11, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover schools still reeling from ‘Melissa’ pain

Western Bureau: With the 2026-27 school year looming, several schools across Hanover that were damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa remain in a significant state of disrepair, raising…
Thirty-nine-year-old teacher Andre James, who was murdered in Bluefields, Westmoreland, on Sunday.
August 11, 2026 by Janet Silvera

‘School will not be the same’ - Little London Primary mourns slain teacher Andre James

WESTERN BUREAU: The murder of schoolteacher Andre James has rattled the Little London Infant and Primary School community as it mourns one of its most dedicated educators. James, 39, was found dead at…
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August 11, 2026

Trump scoffs at Iran’s demand for war reparations

President Donald Trump yesterday scoffed at Iran’s demand for reparations for the devastation caused by US and Israeli bombardment over the past five months, a demand he said Tehran’s negotiators had…
Dr Michelle Pinnock, the regional director for the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information’s Region Four office, speaks with St James’ Custos, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, during a back-to-school financial aid programme put on by the Excelerate
August 11, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Parenting plea - Regional director urges greater support towards children’s education

WESTERN BUREAU: With the new school year just weeks away, Dr Michelle Pinnock, regional director for the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information’s Region Four, is calling for parents to…
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August 11, 2026 by Olivia Brown

‘She became my child’ - Barnswells reflect on rescue that earned national honour

For Councillor Scean Barnswell, there was no time to deliberate when he spotted a man with a six-year-old girl, who had reportedly been abducted from St Thomas More Preparatory School in May Pen,…
Dr Michelle Pinnock, the regional director for the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information’s Region Four office, speaks with St James’ Custos, Bishop Conrad Pitkin, during a back-to-school financial aid programme put on by the Excelerate
August 11, 2026

West to get plyboard classroom amid slow post-Melissa repair

Western Bureau: With several schools in western Jamaica still in a state of disrepair, nine months after Hurricane Melissa, the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information’s Region Four has…
Specialist Dilip Patel working on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, July 30 in New York. AP
August 11, 2026

US stocks slip below their records as oil prices rise 5%

The US stock market slipped below its all-time high while oil prices rose on uncertainty about when the Strait of Hormuz could reopen and get the global flow of crude going again. The S&P 500 fell…
People walk over a stone dam, that is normally covered by water, towards the ‘Maeuseturm’ (mice tower) in the middle of the river Rhine in Bingen, Germany Monday.
August 11, 2026

Western Europe sets new temperature record

PARIS (AP): The UK and France are bracing for the fifth heatwave of the season, adding to an intense stretch of hot weather that has repeatedly sent temperatures soaring across Europe since May.…