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Christa Pike says she is in constant pain and is “deeply hurt by the incompetence that has put so many people in this terrible position”.
01 Nov, 2026 0

'I am deeply hurt by the incompetence', Christa Pike speaks on failed execution

Convicted killer Christa Pike says she remains in constant pain, struggles to speak and has been largely isolated in a prison hospital after surviving her execution by lethal injection in Tennessee…
“Certainly, it could not be suggested that the Parliament or the executive could be bound by the fact that Opposition parliamentarians called for an end to the blockade in their contributions to the debate,” says Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina John
01 Nov, 2026 0

Johnson Smith rejects Patterson's criticisms: 'No parliamentary instructions defied'

Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina Johnson Smith has rejected an assertion by former Prime Minister P J Patterson that the government flouted the authority of Parliament when Jamaica abstained from…
Jamaica Olympic Association President Christopher Samuda re-elected to the board of trustees of the FICTS
01 Nov, 2026 0

Christopher Samuda re-elected to FICTS board of trustee

President of the Jamaica Olympic Association Christopher Samuda has been re-elected to the board of trustees of the International Federation of Cinema, Television (FICTS). He will serve a four-year…
The JCSA says the decision to call off the protest follows discussions with Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams on Saturday and an agreement that was reached to continue the GETS.
01 Nov, 2026 0

JCSA calls off protest

The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) says a planned protest by public sector workers, scheduled for Monday outside the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, has been called off. The…
01 Nov, 2026 0

Bartender collapses and dies at Halloween Scream Festival

A man believed to be a bartender collapsed and died early Sunday at the popular Halloween Scream Festival, held at the National Stadium complex in St Andrew. Police sources believe that Shaquille…
Agbo
01 Nov, 2026 0

Gabriel Agbo | Obedience is key to defying premature death

When we live a holy life and totally walk in obedience to God’s laws and leading, then, it will become almost impossible to die untimely through sickness, diseases, enemy’s attacks, demonic arrows,…
01 Nov, 2026 0

Dwight Fletcher | Your excuses are not the final word

In last week’s article, we looked at how God chose Gideon, an unlikely candidate, to lead Israel out of oppression by the Midianites. Gideon did not see himself as a mighty warrior, but God saw beyond…
Fr. Sean Major-Campbell
01 Nov, 2026 0

Sean Major-Campbell | Poverty in our neighbourhood

Shelter poverty prevails where an individual or family exists at the mercy of the elements. A national poverty rate is not necessarily indicative of the critical structural integrity of the built…
Rio Grande Valley dumping ground.
31 Oct, 2026 0

DAM SHAME - Portland tragedy site desecrated by illegal dumping

RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Portland: A site forever etched in the memory of Portlanders following the tragic loss of 14 lives in a horrific 2008 truck accident has been turned into an illegal dumping ground,…