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May 15, 2026
House approves conch export levy changes
The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (May 12), approved the Conch Export Levy (Amendment) Act, 2026, granting the minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining greater discretionary authority to…
May 14, 2026
by Andre Williams
A mother’s nightmare - Coma, fear and a family’s fight to save 13-y-o stabbed in domestic dispute
A 13-year-old Excelsior High School student remains in a coma at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) after she was stabbed while trying to intervene in a violent domestic dispute in Bayshore Park in…
May 14, 2026
by Ruddy Mathison
‘Get your facts straight’- Portmore council rejects Morris Dixon’s red‑tape claim on school fencing
The Portmore Municipal Council has sharply rebuked Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, the minister of education, skills, youth and information, accusing her of misleading the public with claims that…
May 14, 2026
by Karen Madden
Coding his future - UTech student eyes Caribbean tech transformation
When the next academic year begins in September 2026, Jamaican Justin Brown will be one of 10 international students starting a Master of Management in Analytics postgraduate programme at McGill…
May 14, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Foster triplets receive Massachusetts honour for helping Westmoreland’s Melissa victims rise
WESTERN BUREAU:
Malaika, Mahari and Mikalli Foster, known in gospel music circles as the Foster Triplets, have been awarded the keys to the city of Worcester, in Massachusetts, for their ongoing ‘We…
May 14, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
Fare fight - Phillips puts proposals on table salvage ‘decaying’ public transport system
Opposition spokesman on Transport Mikael Phillips says the Government’s failure to craft and implement a coherent transport policy in the last 10 years has led to an “embarrassing spectacle” of state…
May 14, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
No red flags for CMU’s chief finance officials’ over compliance to institution’s laws
A senior official in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service yesterday conceded that he had no evidence that the chief financial officers at the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) failed to…
May 14, 2026
by Sashana Small
Near-miss tragedy after 5-y-o falls into manhole at school
A Manchester family is breathing a sigh of relief after their five-year-old child escaped serious injuries following a fall into a manhole at the New Forest Primary and Infant school in the parish on…
May 14, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Woodsville residents repair condemned bridge, while still waiting for Government action
Western Bureau:
Residents of Woodsville, in Hanover, who have been operating with a makeshift bridge they created following the collapse of the 100-year-old Woodsville bridge four years ago, are…