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May 11, 2026
by Mickalia Kington
$2m not enough to Westmoreland Western drain cleaning
Western Bureau:
Parliamentarian Ian Hayles, the member of parliament (MP) for Westmoreland Western, says the J$2 million allocated to constituencies under the Government’s newly announced…
May 11, 2026
by Curtis Myrie
Holland’s GLOW - The strides of Shanoya Douglas and Holland High
GLOW — Growing, Learning, Overcoming and Winning — as the acronym guiding the development of students at Holland High in Falmouth, Trelawny, is a graphic tale of the gallant strides of student athlete…
May 11, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Homeward push - Efforts ramp up in diaspora to secure registration as biennial conference preparations head into final month
With a little over a month to go before the 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference takes place in Jamaica, efforts are being ramped up to generate interest and get more people in the diaspora to register…
May 11, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
‘No Justice’ deals second major blow to author
Businessman and author Dwight Clacken has been ordered to discontinue the publication of the offending material contained in the book No Justice in Jamaica after the High Court found it contained…
May 30, 2026
Youth put priorities on table for Child Month 2026
Each year, the month of May provides an opportunity to reflect on the issues that impact our nation’s children. For this Child Month, young people across the country have suggested the issues that…
May 11, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
May 11, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
MBCC principal urges nation to save its young people as ‘undercurrent of anger in society’ highlighted after multiple school brawls
WESTERN BUREAU:
Fresh concerns are being raised over the increasing incidents of school violence, including student-on-student conflict and assaults on teachers, with Dr Darien Henry, the principal…
May 11, 2026
MEXICO - How a 3,400-year-old ballgame survives against all odds
LOS LLANITOS (AP) — On a dirt field on Mexico's Pacific coast, five cousins between the ages of 8 and 13 strip down and kick off their shoes. Nearby, adults help them fasten the…
May 11, 2026
Vikram Niranjan | Hantavirus, COVID, norovirus, legionnaires – Why are cruise ships so prone to disease outbreaks?
Cruises are sold as floating holidays, but they are also useful for understanding public health. Cruise ships are carefully designed places where many people live, eat, relax and move through the same…