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A resident checks damage to buildings as she walks near charred cars, at the site of Wednesday’s Israeli airstrike, in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday.
13 Apr, 2026 0

Ronald Thwaites | Stick-ups and splash-downs

“How can you clasp your hands to pray when they are full of blood?” This was the challenge posed by Pope Leo to his fellow Americans and their increasingly murderous government. Of course the same…
A Pakistani official is seen during the arrival of the US Vice President JD Vance for talks with Iranian officials in Islamabad.
13 Apr, 2026 0

Editorial | Physical goods still matter

There is now in place a fragile two-week ceasefire in the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran. While the world anxiously awaits the outcome of negotiations between the US and Iran,…
Tona-Lee Lewis Wright.
13 Apr, 2026 0

Humble start, elite success

Few would have imagined that a humble little girl from the cool hills of Manchester in Jamaica would one day become the number-one ranked insurance agent within one of the most prestigious agencies in…
Superintendent Andrew Nish.
13 Apr, 2026 0

Slight uptick in murders a concern in Hanover

Western Bureau: Despite the best efforts of the police and an overall decline in major crimes in the parish, Superintendent Andrew Nish, the police commander for Hanover, says there has been a slight…
From left: Dr Mark Smith, immediate past president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association [JTA]; La Sonja Harrison, JTA president elect; Dr Kevin Brown, president of the University of Technology Jamaica [UTech]; and Mark Malabver, the current JTA president
13 Apr, 2026 0

UTech president wants Jamaica to be a leader in technology

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Kevin Brown, president of the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), says Jamaica needs to prepare to be a leader in technological advancement, arguing that the implementation…
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13 Apr, 2026 0

MoBay court tosses defunct company’s multimillion-dollar rent claim

The Montego Bay Parish Court recently struck down a multi-million dollar claim brought by SBV Company Limited and Arla Vernon-Gordon against their former tenant Karett Brown, operator of a supermarket…
12 Apr, 2026 0

Sisters charged after woman stabbed in Spanish Town dispute

Two sisters have been charged with wounding with intent after a woman was stabbed during an alleged dispute in Spanish Town, St Catherine in March. Charged are 28-year-old Sandrene Hayden and…
Kia-Simone Bell of Yard Mas parades along East Kings House Road on Sunday, carrying a photo poster of her absent friend while celebrating Carnival in Jamaica’s road march.
12 Apr, 2026 0

No flight, no problem: Absent friend honoured on Carnival road march

A missed flight meant Melissa Jones could not make it to Jamaica for Carnival, but her best friend Kia-Simone Bell made sure she was still on the road in spirit. While whining and trekking along the…
Tiffany Hill of the Xodus OlympiX band takes part in Carnival road march in St Andrew on April 12, 2026.
12 Apr, 2026 0

Carnival in Jamaica: A Chance to 'release everything' on the road, says veteran reveller

Carnival in Jamaica continues to be, for many revellers, a space to release the pressures of the year and “release everything” on the road. “Just being on the road, finally being able to release the…