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May 15, 2026
Replanting the spice - Support flows to pimento farmers post-storm
Jamaica’s pimento industry, one of the country’s most valuable agricultural exports, is beginning a slow recovery after Hurricane Melissa destroyed an estimated 70 per cent of crops across key…
May 15, 2026
by Carl Gilchrist
Auto firm touts decarb process to reduce fuel use
With instability in the Middle East driving up global fuel prices, including in Jamaica, a local company is offering motorists a service aimed at significantly reducing petrol consumption.
May 15, 2026
by Andre Williams
Music producer 'Countree Hype' pleads guilty in US to smuggling 30 guns to Jamaica
A Jamaican music producer has pleaded guilty in the United States to smuggling 30 firearms and ammunition to Jamaica by concealing the weapons inside furniture shipments, according to the United…
May 15, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Police identify woman killed in Linstead Bypass crash
Police have identified the woman who died in a motor vehicle crash along the Linstead Bypass in St Catherine last week as 57-year-old higgler Roselyn Banister of Byndloss district in the parish.
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May 15, 2026
Record El Niño threatens extreme weather
Seasonal models are predicting an El Niñoclimate pattern that could be the strongest on record, bringing with it more extreme weather.
May 15, 2026
Region faces rising food insecurity risk from El Niño
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP) are strengthening coordination and…
May 15, 2026
Road reinstatement works to disrupt traffic along Munroe Road next week
The National Water Commission (NWC) says sections of Munroe Road in St Andrew will be temporarily closed from Monday, May 18, to Friday, May 22, to facilitate road reinstatement works linked to a…
May 15, 2026
Xi warns US that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict
BEIJING (AP):
China’s Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump yesterday that their two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue is not handled properly, an unusually harsh admonition that…
May 15, 2026
Over 40% of Sudan’s population face high levels of acute food insecurity
CAIRO (AP):
More than 40 per cent of the population in war-torn Sudan are facing high levels of acute food insecurity through May as the conflict enters its fourth year, a global hunger monitoring…