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02 Nov, 2026 0

Jogger fatally hit by car in St Mary, driver surrenders to police

The driver of a Toyota Probox motor car, who reportedly fled the scene of a fatal hit-and-run on Sunday in Enfield, St Mary, has surrendered to the police. The incident occurred about 6:00 a.m. along…
One of the Mercedes-Benz motor cars that was involved in a deadly three-vehicle crash in Ocho Rios, St Ann on Saturday, October 31.
02 Nov, 2026 0

Men claiming to be Benz drivers in fatal Ocho Rios crash surrender to police

Two men who have identified themselves as the drivers of the two Mercedes-Benz motor cars involved in Saturday’s fatal crash in Ocho Rios, St Ann are now in police custody. The men, accompanied by…
Head of the St Ann Police Division, Senior Superintendent Carlos Russell.
02 Nov, 2026 0

Police reviewing footage of deadly Ocho Rios crash

Police investigators have obtained footage of the crash that claimed the lives of four teenagers in Ocho Rios, St Ann, on Saturday, as they work to determine responsibility for the deadly…
02 Nov, 2026 0

Belize records 19 measles cases so far this year

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Belizean health authorities said Monday that the country had recorded 19 cases of measles so far this year, with the last four cases being recorded in October. In a statement,…

PJ Patterson, former prime minister of Jamaica.
01 Nov, 2026 0

‘Abominable betrayal’ - Patterson demands answers over Jamaica’s Cuba vote shift

The Government of Jamaica’s abstention from the United Nations General Assembly vote to lift the United States (US) embargo against Cuba amounts to an “abominable betrayal” that stains the country’s…
Jacob Salazar
01 Nov, 2026 0

Type 1: Faith over fear

There was a time when I did not have the energy to play football. I felt tired and weak, and even something I loved started to feel like too much. I could not understand why I was feeling this way or…
Rt Rev Leon Golding
01 Nov, 2026 0

Hillcrest Retreat Centre marks 25 years of ministry

The Hillcrest Diocesan Retreat Centre in Brown’s Town, St Ann, will mark 25 years of ministry on today, with a service celebrating its contribution to spiritual renewal and growth within the Diocese…
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Immediate Past President Sonia Nicholson (left) engages specialist education teachers from The Mico University College, Rheana Reynolds and Renae Stennett, alongside Rotarian Rohan Richards, during the Read to Lead Literacy Project Prize-Givin
01 Nov, 2026 0

Rotary invests $4m in Allman Town literacy drive

More than 90 students at Allman Town Primary School have benefited from a three-year literacy intervention backed by an investment of more than $4 million from the Rotary Club of St Andrew, as efforts…
Some houses in Alligator Pond.
01 Nov, 2026 0

When the sea comes knocking - Erosion leaves residents in Alligator Pond fearful

One of the most recurring questions facing people who have lost their homes to Hurricane Melissa in Alligator Pond is: “What did you expect when you were building a home so close to the sea?” It is a…