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March 2, 2026
5-y-o Clarendon girl suspected to have drowned in pit at her home
The police are investigating the death of a five-year-old girl who is suspected to have drowned in a pit at her home in Rocky Point, Clarendon, on Sunday. The child has been identified as Rackeema…
March 2, 2026
UN Under-Secretary-General Alexander De Croo to visit Jamaica
United Nations Under-Secretary-General Alexander De Croo is to visit Jamaica on a mission to, among other things, tour Hurricane Melissa-impacted communities and engage in crisis resilience and…
March 2, 2026
Gov’t advancing public market modernisation plans
The Government is driving the modernisation of public markets as part of a broader initiative to upgrade ageing infrastructure and stimulate local economic activity across the island. Minister of…
March 2, 2026
Forever 15
If you asked Alice Drysdale Stewart, who achieved the milestone of 100 years on February 19, how she is feeling, her first utterance would cheerfully be, “I feel good as a 15-year-old!” On February…
March 2, 2026
by Carl Gilchrist
Project launched to encourage centenarians to tell their stories in St Ann
St Ann Custos Joseph Issa’s ‘Custos Commando’ initiative reached a new level last Thursday with the launch of the Centenarian Story Telling Project, a brainchild of Cienna Smith, a lawyer by…
March 2, 2026
Dubai’s image as a safe, tax-free haven is rocked by blasts from Iranian airstrikes
AP: The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has sold itself to foreigners for years as a sunny, safe, tax-free oasis. That peaceful image was shattered Saturday as Iranian weaponry rained down on Dubai,…
March 2, 2026
JFJ wants changes to child diversion law
Calling for amendments to the Child Diversion Act, Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is recommending a two-tiered approach to the child diversion programme to deal with low-risk children as opposed to those…
March 2, 2026
by Gareth Davis Sr
‘New Millennium’ organisation gifts supplies to Port Antonio Hospital
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: The Port Antonio Hospital on Friday received well-needed assistance in the form of medical supplies to assist with providing medication to users of that facility. The donation…
March 2, 2026
by Jane Goodall
Is AI really ‘intelligent’?
Anyone who engages in serious dialogue with a Large Language Model (LLM) may get the impression that they are interacting with an intelligence. But many experts in the field argue that the impression…