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21 May, 2026 0

Gov’t honours former State Minister and MP Leslie Campbell with official funeral

Former State Minister in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade and former Member of Parliament, Leslie Roy Campbell, has been accorded an official funeral by the Government.
21 May, 2026 0

Road death toll passes 100 amid sharp decline in fatal crashes

The number of people killed on Jamaica’s roadways this year has surpassed 100 amid a significant decline in road fatalities.
21 May, 2026 0

St Catherine prisoner has case to answer in fellow inmate’s fatal stabbing, court rules

An inmate charged for the alleged fatal stabbing of a fellow prisoner at the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre last year has been told that he has a case to answer. Appolos Atkinson, an inmate at…
21 May, 2026 0

Atlantic hurricane season forecast to be milder than normal thanks to El Niño

A developing El Niño that is forecast to get quite strong will likely dampen the upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, but it won’t make the potentially deadly storms disappear, United States federal…
21 May, 2026 0

UK offers cheaper chocolate and tickets to the zoo in bid to ease cost of living squeeze

LONDON (AP) — The British government is offering cheaper chocolate and discounted entry to theme parks as it seeks to ease a cost-of-living squeeze and win back voters. Treasury chief Rachel Reeves on…
20 May, 2026 0

‘Bomma’ killed in alleged police confrontation in Cassava Piece

A man was fatally shot by the police in Cassava Piece, St Andrew, early this morning during an alleged confrontation. He has been identified by the police as Orlando Salmon, otherwise called ‘Bomma’.
20 May, 2026 0

Island Traffic Authority expands learner driver education programme

The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) has expanded its Learner Driver Education Programme to include tertiary institutions, as part of efforts to promote safer road use among young people.
20 May, 2026 0

Gov’t intensifying investment in early childhood education, says Crawford

State Minister in the Ministry of Education Rhoda Moy Crawford says the Government is pursuing a multi-pronged strategy backed by significant investment to strengthen the quality of early childhood…
20 May, 2026 0

Guyana defends increase in fuel prices

The Guyana government has blamed rising global oil prices for the increase in fuel prices, even as the Irfaan Ali administration says it has been absorbing billions of dollars in a bid to cushion the…