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CCJ president rejects ‘panel fixing’ claims - Anderson pushes back amid emails controversy plaguing court

Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) President Justice Winston Anderson has rejected allegations that judges at the region’s highest court have been subjected to improper influence or that judicial panels…
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JFJ raises rights alarm over arrest of men at Cooper’s Pen demolition

Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) wants the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to indicate why its members were present as part of what appears to have been a private demolition exercise. The lobby made the…
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Jamaican drafts legacy in Commonwealth

The Caribbean has strengthened its influence in legislative drafting across the Commonwealth with the presidency now occupied by Jamaican attorney-at-law and legislative drafter Michelle Daley, who…
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Lucea road repairs halted after first day

Western Bureau: A long-awaited road rehabilitation project in Lucea, Hanover, has been temporarily delayed after seawater affected repair works along the town’s main thoroughfare. The National Works…
From left: Maurva Hines-Stone, operator of the Stone Ridge honey brand in Garlands, St James; Hugh Smith, the chief plant protection officer in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Mining’s Apiculture Unit; and Romario Scott, operator of the Scott
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Sweet truth - Beekeepers to be educated on how to identify genuine honey

WESTERN BUREAU: Beekeepers and other stakeholders in Jamaica’s apiculture industry are poised to receive educational sessions on how to identify genuine honey and distinguish it from fake or…
NRCA Chairman Christopher Whyms-Stone.
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Melissa clips bird hunters’ wings - Major restrictions bar shooting in sections of five western parishes in 2026 season

WESTERN BUREAU: Scientific concerns over the impact of Hurricane Melissa on Jamaica’s game birds almost resulted in no shooting in western Jamaica this year, with some experts going even further and…
Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, DC, Lishann Salmon (left), receives a Mayoral Proclamation from Mayor Phylecia E. Nembhard of New Carrollton, Maryland, during Jamaica Fest at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring, Maryland, o
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Jamaica Fest ignites Silver Spring

SILVER SPRING, Maryland: Downtown Silver Spring was transformed into a vibrant Jamaican marketplace on Sunday as the sights, sounds, aromas and spirit of Jamaica filled Veterans Plaza for the fifth…
From left: Lieutenant Taneese Silvera, Detective Nickita Beckford, Detective Stacy Ann Kennedy, Lieutenant Danae McFarlane, Police Officer Rohan Lumsden, Detective Omar Wallace at the BBQ, Glen Island Park, New Rochelle, New York.
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JAMLEO kicks off Independence celebrations with 6th Annual Family Day BBQ

The Jamaican American Law Enforcement Organization (JAMLEO) officially launched its month-long celebration of Jamaica’s 64th Independence anniversary with its sixth annual Family Day BBQ on Sunday,…
A billboard depicting the late leader Fidel Castro and reading ‘Homeland or death, we will defeat!’ in Pinar del Rio, Cuba.
15 Aug, 2026 0

Island marks Castro’s 100th birthday as his shadow endures

HAVANA (AP): Fidel Castro would have turned 100 Thursday, and his long shadow continues to loom over the island as he remains revered by some who miss him in the face of a crippling US energy blockade…