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June 29, 2026
Police probing ATM robbery at Scotiabank in Portmore
Detectives assigned to the St Catherine South Police Division have launched an investigation into a breaking and robbery of automated teller machines (ATMs) at the Scotiabank in Portmore.
June 29, 2026
Nuclear energy: Jamaica’s future or a dangerous mirage?
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The islandwide blackout of June 5 has re-ignited an important national conversation about the country’s energy future and whether nuclear power should form part of Jamaica’s…
June 29, 2026
Stuck in the middle with you
THE EDITOR, Madam:
The FIFA World Cup tournament is now reduced to 32 teams. As with all sporting endeavours, there are victors and the vanquished but, from what has been shown on television…
June 29, 2026
Letter of the Day | Finalise long-overdue EIA regulations
THE EDITOR, Madam:
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs) are an important tool used to help government decide whether a new project, like a hotel or a road, should be approved. When done properly,…
June 29, 2026
Ronald Thwaites | Self delusion is slow suicide
At more than one of the high schools I observe carefully, the a number of the entering students are scored as “Proficient” in Language Arts in their Primary Exit Profile results. But when they are…
June 29, 2026
Christopher Burgess | No more rickety-tickety repairs to schools
Resilience is more than cash-based repairs. It is the ability of schools, hospitals, hotels, and communities to survive, recover quickly, and continue functioning after a disaster, thereby…
June 29, 2026
Five people killed in a shooting in northern Germany
BERLIN (AP) – Five people were killed in a shooting on Monday at a youth welfare facility in the northern German town of Stade, police said. Two people were arrested, including the suspected shooter.
June 29, 2026
Three-year-old boy fatally hit by motor vehicle in Old Harbour
A three-year-old boy was killed on Saturday in Old Harbour, St Catherine, after reportedly running into the path of a motor vehicle.
June 29, 2026
by Andre Williams
Jamaica records consecutive weeks of single-digit murders as killings fall 23 per cent
Jamaica has recorded a second consecutive week of single-digit murders, with six homicides reported across the island between June 21 and June 27, according to the latest serious crime statistics from…