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18 Sep, 2026 0

‘Almost scandalous’ - Davis-Whyte slams decadeslong delay in passing workplace safety bill

A senior trade unionist is questioning the will of the Government to retable and pass the long-awaited Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) Bill, which is intended to improve safety at the workplace.…
18 Sep, 2026 0

District Constable charged after more than $400,000 allegedly stolen at FNID

A District Constable has been charged with Simple Larceny and Possession of Criminal Property following the alleged theft of more than $400,000 from the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division…
Police investgators at the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries hours after a fatal ritual in 2021.
18 Sep, 2026 0

Former church member recalls being stabbed after pastor said he had to die

A former member of the flock led by the now-deceased church leader Dr Kevin Smith said he had been perplexed when the pastor told him that he would have to be killed. “When that was said to you, how…
Staff members at Bickersteth Primary and Infant School in St James survey the damage done to a section of the premises, following a break-in at the institution on Wednesday night.
18 Sep, 2026 0

Thieves hit six primary schools in St James, Hanover since August

WESTERN BUREAU: Thieves have broken into six primary schools within the Ministry of Education’s Region 4 jurisdiction since late August, with Bickersteth Primary and Infant School in St James…
Ras Iyah V (left), of the Westmoreland Ganja Farmers Association, and Stephen Reviere, a member of the Hanover Herb Farmers’ Cooperative, have been advocating for many years for small farmers to drafted in the formal ganja sector.
18 Sep, 2026 0

‘It’s like Christmas’

WESTERN BUREAU: For generations, ganja has been more than a crop in communities such as Brighton and Orange Hill in Westmoreland. It has been a source of income, a way to pay bills and, for some…
Kenneth Samuels, a 105-year-old resident of Bogue Heights, Montego Bay, St James, at home with his daughter Jacqueline Dawn Samuels-Plummer. The elder Samuels celebrated his milestone birthday on September 11, 2026.
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Kenneth Samuels thanks God for life at 105

WESTERN BUREAU: Retired pastor Kenneth George Samuels counts it a blessing to have lived to see his 105th birthday, which he celebrated with his relatives and other loved ones at his Bogue Heights…
Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness (second right), commissions a water supply system during a recent ceremony in St Mary Western. Joining him are (from left) Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda; Minister without Portfolio in th
18 Sep, 2026 0

Gov’t secures $5b CDB loan for rural water supply project

The government has signed a loan agreement with the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) to finance the Jamaica Rural Water Supply Programme, a US$36-million ($5.7-billion) initiative aimed at expanding…
From left: Dr Carey Wallace, executive director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund; Andre Campbell, senior manager, learning programmes and innovation at Sandals Corporate University; Dean Challis, AI strategist, managing director and head of media and innova
18 Sep, 2026 0

AI agents becoming major force in travel, hospitality

Artificial-intelligence agents are rapidly moving beyond travel discovery and could soon become the primary gatekeepers of bookings, payments and itinerary management, a panel at JAPEX 2026 heard.
18 Sep, 2026 0

NWA ramps up $38 million road rehabilitation project in Trelawny

The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is ramping up efforts to complete a robust $38 million patching and local rehabilitation project in Trelawny. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s Western…