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The National Water Commission released a photo it says shows a water distribution valve in Alligator Pond blocked with foam. The commission says it is one of several cases of "illegal tampering" identified in the area.
04 Dec, 2025 0

Farmers among suspects in Alligator Pond water sabotage, says NWC

The National Water Commission (NWC) is condemning what it describes as “rising incidents of illegal water connections and deliberate valve tampering” that are disrupting water supply in Alligator Pond…
The red carpet is delivered prior to the final draw for the 2026 football World Cup at the Kennedy Center in Washington yesterday.
04 Dec, 2025 0

A supersized World Cup field begins taking shape at today’s draw

WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP): FIFA has invited more teams than ever for a World Cup priced largely for fans in the one per cent. The process of figuring out which teams in the expanded 48-nation field will…
Dr David Lowe, managing director of the Development Bank of Jamaica.
04 Dec, 2025 0

$1b already released to banks to kickstart business recovery, says DBJ

Managing director of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Dr David Lowe says the first phase of the institution’s M5 Business Recovery Programme will be launched in the fourth quarter of the current…
Manchester United’s Bruno Fernandes (right) reacts after West Ham’s Soungoutou Magassa scored his side’s first goal during the English Premier League match between Manchester United and West Ham United in Manchester, England, yesterday.
04 Dec, 2025 0

Man United waste chance to reach EPL top five

MANCHESTER, England (AP): Manchester United blew the chance to move up to fifth in the English Premier League (EPL) yesterday when West Ham salvaged a late 1-1 draw at Old Trafford. Soungoutou…
Former Trinidad and Tobago goalkeeper Shaka Hislop.
04 Dec, 2025 0

Hislop reveals prostate cancer diagnosis

Former Newcastle goal-keeper Shaka Hislop said yesterday that he has prostate cancer. The 56-year-old Hislop, who also played in the Premier League for West Ham and Portsmouth, said he had been…
EduFocal, an online learning and exam preparation platform operated by entrepreneur Gordon Swaby, is listed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, having gone public in 2022.
04 Dec, 2025 0

JSE clears EduFocal for return to trading

Trading in the ordinary shares of EduFocal Limited will resume on Friday, after the company submitted all outstanding financial statements, the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) announced Thursday. …
Ena Collymore-Woodstock
04 Dec, 2025 0

Judiciary hails life and legacy of 'transformational' jurist Ena Collymore-Woodstock

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes says the legacy of Ena Collymore-Woodstock lives on “in every courtroom where a woman now presides,” as the judiciary pays tribute to the pioneering jurist and World War II…
Left: Gospel worshipper Christina Broderick performs at the Woman Ignite Success Summit media launch held at the Courtleigh Hotel and Suites in St Andrew on Thursday, November 27.
04 Dec, 2025 0

Woman Ignite Success Summit 2026 to focus on elevation, impact

The fifth staging of the Woman Ignite Foundation (WIF) Woman Ignite Success Summit (WISS) is set for Saturday, January 31, 2026, at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. With the theme of…
The ship will operate in Montego Bay, Kingston and Falmouth and will undertake elective surgeries, including hernia procedures, over the coming week.
04 Dec, 2025 0

Chinese medical ship with over 100 clinicians begins operations in Jamaica

The Chinese medical ship Silk Road Ark, staffed by “over 100 clinicians and support team members,” has begun providing outpatient medical services in Montego Bay as Jamaica bolsters its healthcare…