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July 20, 2026 by Adrian Frater

GUMS to open in May Pen on August 1

May Pen is set to welcome the Global University of Medical Sciences (GUMS) when the institution officially unveils its main campus in Clarendon on August 1. The university, which will also have an…
July 20, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Teacher’s sons honour legacy of giving

Two outstanding students at Windsor Forest Primary School in eastern Portland were recently presented with scholarships worth $25,000 each to assist with their preparations for the upcoming school…
July 20, 2026

Mount Olympus, home of the ancient Greek gods, vies for World Heritage status

LITOCHORO (AP): Snow-capped for much of the year, Mount Olympus, the mythological home of ancient Greece’s 12 Olympian gods, has captured the imagination through the millennia. Rising to 2,918 metres…
July 20, 2026

Why farm theft is far from a ‘petty crime’

For decades, a dangerous narrative has lingered in Jamaica. To the casual observer in the bustling streets of Kingston, the theft of a bunch of plantains, a few heads of cabbage, or even a single goat…
July 20, 2026

JSE governance programme better equips 19 for boardroom leadership

The Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) is strengthening corporate governance standards through its e-Campus, with 19 professionals completing the 12th cohort of its Directors’ Strategic Guide to Corporate…
July 20, 2026

Licensed firearm holder charged for illegal hunting in St Catherine

A St Andrew licensed firearm holder has been charged for engaging in bird hunting without a permit while in St Catherine.
July 20, 2026

Police warn livestock owners against illegal grazing on private properties

The police's Agricultural Protection Branch (APB) is warning livestock owners against illegally grazing animals on residential and private properties, advising that they could face prosecution…
July 20, 2026

Police in St Catherine hunt gunmen after farmer robbed

The Guanaboa Vale police in St Catherine are searching for two gunmen who held up and robbed a farmer of approximately $100,000.
July 20, 2026

Jamaican woman in Bahamas pleads guilty to injuring ex-boyfriend during fight, fined US$500

A Jamaican woman in the Bahamas is to be handed over to the Department of Immigration after paying a court-ordered fine or completing a prison sentence after she pleaded guilty to injuring her…