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05 Nov, 2026 0

Improved water levels not enough to lift drought restrictions – NWC

Despite recent rains and improvements at the Hermitage Dam and Mona Reservoir, the National Water Commission (NWC) has indicated that it is not yet in a position to lift water restrictions. As of…
President of the Jamaica Baptist Union, Reverend Davewin Thomas.
05 Nov, 2026 0

Jamaica Baptist Union criticises gov’t over Jamaica's abstention on Cuba embargo vote

The Jamaica Baptist Union (JBU) has criticised the Government's decision to abstain from a United Nations vote calling for an end to the United States' economic, commercial and financial…
Errol Greene
05 Nov, 2026 0

Court allows Greene to challenge IC's request for files as part of Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme contracts probe

Former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Errol Greene and the Attorney General have been given the go-ahead by the Supreme Court to challenge a request from the Integrity Commission for…
05 Nov, 2026 0

‘Pim Pim’ charged after two people shot in Hannah Town

The police have charged a man in connection with the shooting of two people who were sitting in a car in Hannah Town, Kingston. Romaine Abrahams, 31, otherwise called ‘Pim Pim’, a maintenance worker…
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams.
05 Nov, 2026 0

Consumer Protection and Competition Authority coming

The House of Representatives on Tuesday commenced debate on legislation to establish the Jamaica Consumer and Competition Authority, a new entity tasked with protecting consumers’ rights and…
05 Nov, 2026 0

‘Crade Oil’ charged after woman’s Bull Bay home allegedly burgled while she slept

A 36-year-old Harbour View man has been charged for allegedly breaking into a woman's house in Bull Bay, St Andrew while she was asleep and stealing several items, including handbags containing…
Ambassador Ilana Seid, chair of the AOSIS.
05 Nov, 2026 0

Earth Today | ‘A reckoning with climate injustice’

SMALL ISLAND developing states (SIDS) are insisting that the upcoming global climate talks (COP31) must be a reckoning with climate injustice, in the face of a 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature…
Walker-McKnight
05 Nov, 2026 0

Earth Today | Resilience Naturally is back

AFTER A successful first season exploring gender, climate action, and nature-based climate solutions (NbCS), the Resilience Naturally podcast is back and better, bringing fresh voices, practical…