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15 Aug, 2026 0

Lucea road repairs halted after first day

Western Bureau: A long-awaited road rehabilitation project in Lucea, Hanover, has been temporarily delayed after seawater affected repair works along the town’s main thoroughfare. The National Works…
From left: Maurva Hines-Stone, operator of the Stone Ridge honey brand in Garlands, St James; Hugh Smith, the chief plant protection officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining’s Apiculture Unit; and Romario Scott, operator of the Scott
15 Aug, 2026 0

Sweet truth - Beekeepers to be educated on how to identify genuine honey

WESTERN BUREAU: Beekeepers and other stakeholders in Jamaica’s apiculture industry are poised to receive educational sessions on how to identify genuine honey and distinguish it from fake or…
NRCA Chairman Christopher Whyms-Stone.
15 Aug, 2026 0

Melissa clips bird hunters’ wings - Major restrictions bar shooting in sections of five western parishes in 2026 season

WESTERN BUREAU: Scientific concerns over the impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica’s game birds almost resulted in no shooting in western Jamaica this year, with some experts going even further and…
Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, DC, Lishann Salmon (left), receives a Mayoral Proclamation from Mayor Phylecia E. Nembhard of New Carrollton, Maryland, during Jamaica Fest at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring, Maryland, o
15 Aug, 2026 0

Jamaica Fest ignites Silver Spring

SILVER SPRING, Maryland: Downtown Silver Spring was transformed into a vibrant Jamaican marketplace on Sunday as the sights, sounds, aromas and spirit of Jamaica filled Veterans Plaza for the fifth…
From left: Lieutenant Taneese Silvera, Detective Nickita Beckford, Detective Stacy Ann Kennedy, Lieutenant Danae McFarlane, Police Officer Rohan Lumsden, Detective Omar Wallace at the BBQ, Glen Island Park, New Rochelle, New York.
15 Aug, 2026 0

JAMLEO kicks off Independence celebrations with 6th Annual Family Day BBQ

The Jamaican American Law Enforcement Organization (JAMLEO) officially launched its month-long celebration of Jamaica’s 64th Independence anniversary with its sixth annual Family Day BBQ on Sunday,…
A billboard depicting the late leader Fidel Castro and reading ‘Homeland or death, we will defeat!’ in Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
15 Aug, 2026 0

Island marks Castro’s 100th birthday as his shadow endures

HAVANA (AP): Fidel Castro would have turned 100 Thursday, and his long shadow continues to loom over the island as he remains revered by some who miss him in the face of a crippling US energy blockade…
Olympian Veronica Campbell Brown (right) hands over a VCB Foundation gift to a student at last year’s Back-to-School Health and Wellness Fair at Vere Technical High School in Clarendon.
15 Aug, 2026 0

VCB Foundation returns to Vere Tech with health fair

The Veronica Campbell Brown (VCB) Foundation will return to Vere Technical High School in Clarendon on Saturday, August 15, for the third staging of its Back-to-School Health and Wellness Fair. The…
15 Aug, 2026 0

40 killed after Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s coast

MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 40 people, collapsing buildings and causing panic in a region prone to…
Army Staff Sergeant Alexis Jaramillo has been reunited with his wife Maisa Lopes Eliaser
15 Aug, 2026 0

Deportation aborted! Wife of US soldier back with family after mid-flight phone call

United States (AP) - An American soldier’s wife who spent more than a month in federal immigration detention is back home after officers removed her from a deportation flight to Brazil, the family has…