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A resident looks at the swollen Trishuli river in Galchhi, Dhading District, Nepal.
31 Aug, 2026 0

Warning of possible fresh flooding as communities grapple with devastation

DHADING (AP): Authorities in Nepal warned of possible fresh flooding on Sunday and urged residents in flood-affected districts to remain on high alert after water levels rose in the Bhotekoshi River.…
A SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket with the space observatory Roman Telescope lifts off from launch complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
31 Aug, 2026 0

NASA’s newest space telescope launched

CAPE CANAVERAL (AP): NASA’s newest crown jewel blasted off Sunday to hunt for planets around other stars, explore secret dark energy, and survey the cosmos like never before. SpaceX launched the $4.3…
Senator Marlon Morgan, parliamentary secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, speaking at the Region Four Back-to-School Conference for principals at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James.
31 Aug, 2026 0

Schools urged to brace for dry spell

WESTERN BUREAU School leaders are being urged to intensify water conservation and rainwater harvesting efforts as Jamaica enters the 2026-27 academic year amid continuing dry conditions and forecasts…
Members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force were on hand during Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’s visit to Coopers Pen in Trelawny on Friday.
31 Aug, 2026 0

Holness puts squatters on notice there’ll be no ‘chopping the line’

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has indicated that he might have to use emergency powers to prevent people from moving onto lands at Coopers Pen, Trelawny, in an attempt to secure a…
Morette Wright
31 Aug, 2026 0

Morette Wright | Beyond survival to dignity, understanding and hope

Sickle cell disease (SCD) remains one of Jamaica’s most significant inherited blood disorders. For many persons living with the condition, the journey extends far beyond medical treatment. It is a…
Tanshea Williams-Johnson (left), Vice Principal, St Mary Technical High school, Marvalee Tomlinson-Russell (right), head of the 6th Form Department, inspects the 6th form block that was damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, 2025.
31 Aug, 2026 0

Ronald Thwaites | What if ...?

Adam Stewart was quoted recently as saying that the Sandals Group had achieved in nine and a half months a Hurricane Melissa damage restoration and remodelling project which would normally have been…
A fireman walks past the burnt out Superior Parts building along Hagley Park Road in St Andrew on Friday.
31 Aug, 2026 0

After the flames

A day after a devastating fire gutted the headquarters of Superior Honda Parts Limited and spread to neighbouring auto-parts supplier Ketro Trading Company Limited, firefighters remained on the scene…
Letters
31 Aug, 2026 0

MoBay police deserve praise for tackling traffic chaos

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing with reference to a recent letter to the editor which highlighted the extreme noise nuisance being caused by motor vehicles fitted with excessively loud and illegal…
O’Brian Heron (left), the president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), chats with Lindsay McFarlane, executive director of SNL Jamaican Tours Limited, following the JHTA’s annual general meeting at the Half Moon Hotel in Montego Bay,
31 Aug, 2026 0

Tourism recovery must not be compromised, says JHTA boss

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President O’Brian Heron says he is hopeful that upcoming talks with the Government will influence its decision to increase general…