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June 27, 2026

Eight Kingston schools to get hydration stations in July

Eight schools across Kingston and St Andrew will be outfitted with hydration stations as part of the Hydrate Caribbean Jamaica: Healthy Students, Healthy Futures initiative. The project aims to…
June 27, 2026

Green urges graduates to prepare for Black River boom

As Black River prepares for major redevelopment, graduates of Black River High School have been encouraged to ready themselves for the opportunities ahead.  Speaking at Wednesday’s graduation,…
June 27, 2026 by Janet Silvera

PM to meet with tourism body over proposed GCT increase

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is to meet leaders of the tourism industry next week after the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association intensified its opposition to the proposed increase in general…
June 27, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

BUSTED - Five Jamaicans charged in big US sweepstakes fraud scheme

Five Jamaicans are among six people indicted in the United States (US) over an alleged multimillion-dollar sweepstakes fraud scheme that prosecutors say primarily targeted elderly Americans across the…
June 26, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

NCDA concerned over increase in ganja among minors out west

Western Bureau: More children in Westmoreland have been referred to the National Council on Drug Abuse (NCDA) in the first five months of this year than in any complete year since at least 2023,…
June 26, 2026

Jamaica and Guyana to explore housing solutions

Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Thursday said his country and Guyana would explore ways to work together on housing development.
June 26, 2026

Fatal police shooting in Quarry Hill, Spanish Town, INDECOM investigating

A man was fatally shot by the police during an alleged shoot-out in the community of Quarry Hill in Spanish Town, St Catherine this morning.
June 26, 2026

Wellington: STETHS will not tolerate violence, safety remains a priority

Keith Wellington, the principal of St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), says that students who threaten the safety of others will not be welcomed at the institution, which was recently rocked…
June 26, 2026

$390 million allocated for road repairs in Northern Trelawny under SPARK programme

Some $390 million is to be spent to undertake rehabilitation work on three roadways in northern Trelawny under the Government’s Shared Prosperity through Accelerated Improvement to Our Road Network…