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April 7, 2026
by Janet Silvera
From trainee to trailblazer
WESTERN BUREAU: For 32 years, Shernette Crichton walked the corridors of Half Moon not as a spectator of its legacy, but as a student of it; quietly studying, steadily rising, and preparing for a…
April 7, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Students urged to embrace financial readiness for a changing Jamaica
WESTERN BUREAU: Delano Seiveright, state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, has called on Jamaican students to embrace financial readiness as a fundamental life skill,…
April 7, 2026
UPDATE | PNP triggers disciplinary process after ex-MP charged with incest
The People’s National Party (PNP) says it has referred the membership of a former Member of Parliament charged with incest to its internal disciplinary processes for “immediate action”. In a…
April 6, 2026
Former PNP MP charged with incest
The police have charged a former Member of Parliament with incest following allegations that he sexually assaulted his young teenage daughter in January. The man, who represented the People's…
April 6, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Bartlett seeking to secure job security for medical students from his constituency
WESTERN BUREAU: Following a situation last year, which saw several doctors who were trained in China finding it difficult to get accepted into local hospitals to do their internships, a push is now on…
April 6, 2026
Two boys charged after student robbed at knifepoint in St Andrew, say police
Two teenage boys have been charged with robbery with aggravation after they allegedly held a student at knifepoint and stole $5,000 cash along Half-Way-Tree Road in St Andrew on April 1, the police…
April 6, 2026
JLP youth arm intensifies pressure on Golding in JACDEN controversy
The ruling Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) youth arm is calling on People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding to disclose whether a company at the centre of a tax exemption controversy…
April 6, 2026
Artemis II reaches record distance as astronauts glimpse far side of moon
(AP) — With the moon now filling their windows, the Artemis II astronauts kicked off their lunar flyby Monday, taking in magnificent views of the far side never before witnessed while setting a new…
April 6, 2026
Death toll from earthquake rises
ITTEFAQ (AP) For several minutes after the earthquake struck, he could hear their screams. Then there was silence. Mohibullah Niazi, a neighbour who helped in the rescue efforts, said Saturday that…