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May 22, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Hanover businesses ignoring fire safety advice, laments chief … says absence of penalties undermining standards
WESTERN BUREAU:
Dewayne Grant, superintendent for the Hanover Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), has raised alarm over what he describes as the dismissive attitude of some Hanover business…
May 22, 2026
by Janet Silvera
May 22, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
MoBay Boys and Girls’ Club to get music hall roof repaired
WESTERN BUREAU:
The Montego Bay Boys and Girls’ Club (MBB&GC) in St James, whose facilities were extensively damaged by Hurricane Melissa, is set to receive a new $10-million roof for its music…
May 22, 2026
80 St Ann chicken farmers benefit from broiler project
The Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI), in collaboration with Discovery Bauxite, has announced a special economic incentive project set to benefit 80 chicken farmers in the company’s operating areas in…
May 22, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
FAO-backed US$50m programme to support storm-hit farmers
WESTERN BUREAU:
Scores of farmers in St Elizabeth and other western parishes devastated by Hurricane Melissa are expected to benefit from a US$50-million ($7.9 billion) recovery and resilience…
May 22, 2026
Europe hit by stray Ukrainian drones
Over the past months, Ukrainian drones have crashed into the chimney of a power plant in Estonia, hit empty fuel tanks in Latvia and been shot down by Romanian fighter jets stationed in…
May 22, 2026
Residents burn an Ebola treatment centre as anger grows
BUNIA (AP):
People set fire to an Ebola treatment centre in a town at the heart of the outbreak in eastern Congo yesterday after being stopped from retrieving the body of a local man, a witness and a…
May 22, 2026
Rubio doubtful of diplomacy with Cuba
President Donald Trump and America’s top diplomat yesterday again raised the spectre of US military intervention in Cuba, a renewed threat that takes on greater weight a day after the administration…
May 22, 2026
by Keisha Hill
St George’s College celebrates 176 years
For 176 years, St George’s College has been one of Jamaica’s most respected schools, shaping generations of students through academic excellence, discipline, leadership, and service.
This year’s St…