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May 11, 2026
BANGLADESH - Iran war disruptions spark higher costs and lost income DHAKA (AP)
DHAKA (AP)
Tariqul Islam lost his savings after setbacks in his clothing business about a year and a half ago and turned to ride-sharing on his motorbike to make ends meet. Until recently, he spent…
May 11, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Man accused of attempted rape remanded pending ODPP ruling
The St Catherine Parish Court is awaiting a ruling from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) in a case involving a man accused of breaking into a woman’s home and attempting to…
May 11, 2026
Moscow marks Victory Day with a scaled down Red Square parade under tight security
MOSCOW (AP)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Saturday that the conflict in Ukraine is nearing its end after he oversaw a military parade on Red Square commemorating the defeat of Nazi Germany…
May 11, 2026
by Leon Jackson
Southern Trelawny tree planting project in full swing
Western Bureau:
The Southern Trelawny Environmental Agency (STEA) says it has already planted 9,700 of the 40,000 native trees which it is planting in Rock Spring and Albert Town, in Southern…
May 11, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
RIU set to doubling down, not slow down
WESTERN BUREAU:
Niurka Garcia Linton, the director of sales for RIU Resorts Jamaica, says the Spanish hospitality giant, which is marking its 25th anniversary in Jamaica next month, will be doubling…
May 11, 2026
by Mickalia Kington
$2m not enough to Westmoreland Western drain cleaning
Western Bureau:
Parliamentarian Ian Hayles, the member of parliament (MP) for Westmoreland Western, says the J$2 million allocated to constituencies under the Government’s newly announced…
May 11, 2026
by Curtis Myrie
Holland’s GLOW - The strides of Shanoya Douglas and Holland High
GLOW — Growing, Learning, Overcoming and Winning — as the acronym guiding the development of students at Holland High in Falmouth, Trelawny, is a graphic tale of the gallant strides of student athlete…
May 11, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Homeward push - Efforts ramp up in diaspora to secure registration as biennial conference preparations head into final month
With a little over a month to go before the 11th Biennial Diaspora Conference takes place in Jamaica, efforts are being ramped up to generate interest and get more people in the diaspora to register…
May 11, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
‘No Justice’ deals second major blow to author
Businessman and author Dwight Clacken has been ordered to discontinue the publication of the offending material contained in the book No Justice in Jamaica after the High Court found it contained…