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Damaged houses stand precariously near the swollen, debris-choked banks of the Trishuli River after flash floods in Nepal’s Nuwakot district yesterday.
27 Aug, 2026 0

At least 98 killed and hundreds missing after flash floods

UDIN DHUNGA (AP): Massive flash floods in a border area of Nepal and China yesterday killed at least 98 people and left hundreds of tourists, workers, and others missing after sweeping through…
A woman, who lost her baby in a hospital fire, reacts at a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan, Wednesday.
27 Aug, 2026 0

Fire in a hospital nursery kills 14 newborns

ISLAMABAD (AP): A fire triggered by an exploding air conditioner killed 14 newborns in a hospital nursery in Pakistan’s capital yesterday, officials said. One baby of the 15 who were in the nursery at…
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27 Aug, 2026 0

Editorial | Urgency on CARICOM SG matter

Although the firm was not named, the Caribbean Community’s (CARICOM’s) reported employment of outside counsel to marshal its request for an advisory opinion from the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ)…
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27 Aug, 2026 0

King Charles to visit The Bahamas, Guyana, and Antigua and Barbuda

LONDON (AP): King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit three countries in and around the Caribbean when he travels to the region for the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting, which begins…
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27 Aug, 2026 0

Protoje, Lila Iké for Food, Rum & Reggae Festival

Grammy-nominated reggae artiste Protoje will return to his home parish of St Elizabeth this November as the headline performer for the 2026 Treasure Beach Food, Rum & Reggae Festival, set for…
From left: Melisha Gordon (Chevening Scholar); Lamar-Shey Grant (Commonwealth Scholar); Emoney Clayton (Commonwealth Scholar); Akeem Campbell (Chevening Scholar); Ricardo Hunter (Commonwealth Scholar); Shaqkeera Douglas (Chevening Scholar); and Jerome Garw
27 Aug, 2026 0

Seven Jamaicans awarded UK government scholarships

Seven Jamaicans have secured fully funded UK Government scholarships for the 2026 academic year, earning places in one-year master’s programmes at some of the United Kingdom’s leading universities.…
Tim Curry attends the Museum of the Moving Image salute to Alec Baldwin in New York on February 28, 2011.
27 Aug, 2026 0

Iconic character actor Tim Curry dies at 80

AP: Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show and the smug concierge in…
Olivia Konar holds a banner with names of young people who advocates say died as a result of social media outside the Ronald V. Dellums Federal Building and US Courthouse on Tuesday, August 18, in Oakland, California. Her sister Coco Konar died in 2022 whe
27 Aug, 2026 0

Meta reaches $17b settlement landmark trial over teen social media addiction

OAKLAND (AP): Meta agreed yesterday to pay US$17 billion and add stronger child-safety measures to its Facebook and Instagram platforms as part of a landmark legal settlement that ended a trial over…
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27 Aug, 2026 0

Letter of the Day | Our boys need more than a grooming policy

THE EDITOR, Madam: It is back-to-school time again, and Jamaica is once more discussing what students should look like when they return to school. This year, however, the conversation is moving…