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Matthew Samuda, Jamaica’s Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, addressing the United Nations’ Solutions Dialogue on Ocean Action and Leadership summit at UN Headquarters in New York on Tuesday. – Contributed photo
24 Sep, 2026 0

Samuda calls for simpler ocean governance at UN

Jamaica’s Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, has called for a simpler and more coordinated international system to address challenges facing the world’s oceans. …
Otis Brown, Director of Regional Education Services in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, delivers remarks during the official launch of the 2026/2027 Trees for Peace Competition on Monday at Tavares Gardens Primary School in Kingsto
24 Sep, 2026 0

Children urged to choose peace

The nation’s children are being encouraged to choose peace by showing love to each other and avoiding unnecessary conflicts. Director of Regional Education Services in the Ministry of Education,…
New York Attorney General Letitia James. - AP photo
24 Sep, 2026 0

Court halts Trump’s ‘unlawful attempt’ to gut social services for Caribbean immigrants

NEW YORK, CMC – New York Attorney General Letitia James has welcomed a court ruling preventing the Trump administration’s “unlawful attempt” to stop essential health, education and social service…
Vaughn Hillyard, White House correspondent for MS NOW, does a report near the White House in Washington on Monday. - AP photo
24 Sep, 2026 0

Judge orders White House to restore access to CNN, MS NOW and Politico

NEW YORK (AP) – A federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's ban of three news outlets from the White House, ordering early Thursday that CNN, MS NOW and Politico must have their…
HIllel Academy’s Christian Foster (right) comes under a crunching challenge from St Mary’s College’s Dellano Nelson during their ISSA Manning Cup game at the Hillel playfield yesterday.
24 Sep, 2026 0

Turner double lifts Hillel to within sight of qualification

Hillel Academy took a major step towards qualifying for the second round of the ISSA Manning Cup with a crucial 3-0 win over St Mary’s College at the Constant Spring field yesterday, moving into…
DON KWESI, ridden by Demar Williams, wins the Linval McFarlane Trophy over six-and-a-half furlongs at Caymanas Park.
24 Sep, 2026 0

Don Kwesi takes shot at Distinctly Irish redemption

DON KWESI, the most improved local-bred in training, should make amends for his rather odd disqualification in last month’s Poorlittlerichgirl by landing Saturday’s Distinctly Irish Trophy at nine…
The ill-fated 144 Albion Road property in St James, where the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries was located.
24 Sep, 2026 0

Blame game over church killing

Defence attorney Anthony Williams yesterday sought to shift blame for the 2021 alleged religious killing from his client, Andre Ruddock, to late church leader Dr Kevin Smith, while challenging the…
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24 Sep, 2026 0

Bembridge treble sinks BB Coke

A hat-trick from Tyraun Bembridge powered Lacovia High to a convincing 3-0 victory over B.B. Coke in their ISSA daCosta Cup preliminary-round contest at the B.B. Coke playfield yesterday. Bembridge…
Defence lawyers across Jamaica withdrawing their services from the country’s criminal courts, escalating their dispute with the Government over mandatory minimum sentences under the Firearms Act.
24 Sep, 2026 0

‘Silent’ attorneys declare decisions on gun crimes must be left to judges

Arguing that the law must be applied with regard to the circumstances of individual cases, attorney Peter Champagnie is urging that the debate around Jamaica’s firearms legislation not be reduced to a…