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May 21, 2026
Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing
Republicans struggled Thursday to find the votes to dismiss legislation that would compel President Donald Trump to withdraw from the war with Iran, delaying planned votes on the matter into June.
May 21, 2026
by Andre Williams
Licensed firearm holder suspected to have committed suicide in St Andrew
A 62-year-old man is suspected to have died by suicide at his home in Kingston 8 on Thursday morning. He is David Burke of Bucknell Avenue, Kingston 8.
May 21, 2026
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…
May 21, 2026
by Erica Virtue
Anniona Jones elected as new JAPSS president
Haile Selassie High School Principal, Anniona Jones, is the new head of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPPS) following elections held at Church Teachers' College in…
May 21, 2026
Morgan says One Road Authority not intended to displace workers
The Government is seeking to assure employees within agencies that are likely to be affected by the establishment of the One Road Authority that the move is not intended to displace workers.
May 21, 2026
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…
May 21, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
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…
May 21, 2026
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.
May 21, 2026
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.