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Updated 14 hours ago by Ruddy Mathison

Fire leaves 20 homeless in Old Harbour, probes ongoing

An early-morning fire last Friday left 20 members of a close-knit family homeless in an informal settlement along Burke Road in Old Harbour, St Catherine. The fire, which was first detected some time…
Updated 12 hours ago by Adrian Frater

Buju eulogised as a caring mother and woman of substance

Western Bureau: Residents of Granville, ST James, were out in their numbers on Sunday, paying their last respects to Latoya ‘Buju’ Bulgin, the woman who was killed in a controversial police shooting…
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Updated 12 hours ago by Christopher Thomas

Stakeholders say MoBay fully ready for Dream Weekend

WESTERN BUREAU: With the 2026 staging of Dream Weeekend just days away, Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon is now oozing with confidence that the city is ready to host a safe event , which will yield…
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Updated 14 hours ago

Don’t mix ashes with waste for disposal, warns WPM manager

WESTERN BUREAU: Dramaine Jones, the regional operations manager for the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) Western Parks and Markets Limited (WPM), is urging citizens to better…
Updated 14 hours ago

UTech to host WorldCALL Conference in 2028

The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech Jamaica) has won the bid to host the World Computer-Assisted Language Learning (WorldCALL) Conference from June 12 to 16, 2028, at its Papine campus,…
Updated 14 hours ago

Clarendon teacher finds global stage for a lifelong calling through Participate Learning

Tamar Blair-Robinson will tell you she was born to teach. As a child growing up in May Pen, Clarendon, she would gather rocks and stones, line them up and pretend they were her students – asking them…
Updated 14 hours ago by Gareth Davis Sr

Municipal corporation moves to restore order in Port Antonio

The Portland Municipal Corporation says it will move to tackle the growing problem of illegal vending which is increasingly disrupting the flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in Port…
Updated 8 hours ago

INDECOM probing fatal police shooting in St Catherine

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the fatal shooting of a man by the police during an alleged shoot-out in Crescent district, St Catherine on Monday.
Updated 7 hours ago

Jamaica heightens inspection of iceberg lettuce, other produce from US over cyclospora outbreak

The Ministry of Agriculture says Jamaica has heightened its surveillance of all imported iceberg lettuce, other leafy vegetables, and fruits originating in or transiting through the United States amid…