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May 28, 2026
Water shortages worsen across Cuba as oil supplies dwindle
Nearly three million Cubans experience water shortages every day because of a severe oil shortage that government officials blame on a US energy blockade, authorities said late Wednesday during a…
May 29, 2026
BOJ targets youth in 65th anniversary programme
A graduate internship programme for university students is among the initiatives the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) will launch to mark its 65th anniversary.
The central bank will begin commemorations on…
May 29, 2026
by Carl Gilchrist
Men’s Health Fair seeks to slow prostate cancer growth rate
The annual Men’s Health Fair, organised by the Jamaica Cancer Society’s (JCS’s) St Ann/St Mary branch, will take place on Sunday, May 31 at Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios, as the organisation seeks to…
May 28, 2026
Cabbie gunned down at taxi stand in Linstead
The Linstead police in St Catherine are searching for a gunman who fatally shot a taxi operator along Zepherton main road on Thursday morning.
May 28, 2026
Beryllium: Man dies after garage explosion; two others airlifted to US for treatment
Security company Beryllium Limited says it has moved to provide critical medical assistance and support to the persons who were injured in an explosion and fire at a garage facility adjacent to its…
May 28, 2026
Meteorological service cautions against hurricane complacency
Although a below-average hurricane season is anticipated this year, Climate Services Manager at the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Jacqueline Spence-Hemmings, is emphasising that there is no room…
May 28, 2026
Brazil star Neymar injured and unlikely to be fit for first game at World Cup
Picking injury-prone Neymar in Brazil’s World Cup squad seemed a risk and so it proved just 10 days later on Thursday.
May 28, 2026
Janiel McEwan | Sending Home [Part II]: The Digital Crossing
Even formal systems proved vulnerable, however. In the early 2010s, diaspora senders began to notice something was wrong. Transfers that had moved reliably for years suddenly slowed. Accounts were…