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February 23, 2026
Shinique Walters | How aid financing can help with building back stronger
Almost four months after Hurricane Melissa, Jamaicans have begun the long process of rebuilding, even as some communities continue to grapple with the compounded devastation of storm damage and…
February 23, 2026
JPs urged to uphold integrity in passport, citizenship processes
WESTERN BUREAU: Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert, the state minister in the Ministry of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, says justices of the peace (JPs) are required to play a critical role in…
February 23, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Chinese community gives $1m boost to hurricane-hit St Mary’s Prep
WESTERN BUREAU: The Chinese community in Montego Bay, St James has donated J$1 million to the Montpelier-based St Mary’s Preparatory and Kindergarten School, to assist with its rebuilding, having…
February 23, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Hanover students participate in plant-naming project
Western Bureau: Twenty-six students, five years old and under, from the Passion Basic School and Daycare in Johnson Town, Hanover, were given a first-hand experience in plant identification and naming…
February 22, 2026
After 4 years of war by Russia in Ukraine, peace still elusive despite US push for settlement
When Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine surpassed 1,418 days last month, it officially exceeded a historic milestone — the same span of time it took Moscow to defeat Nazi Germany in World War II.…
February 22, 2026
Men accused of involvement in car-stealing ring remanded
Two men accused of being involved in a motor vehicle stealing ring were remanded when they appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday. Fabian Williams and Thyan Edwards are jointly charged…
February 22, 2026
Education Ministry intensifies search for 1,000 hurricane-displaced students in Region Four
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Region Four, is intensifying efforts to locate approximately 1,000 students who remain unaccounted for following disruptions to the education…
February 22, 2026
Cuba’s health care system pushed to the brink by US fuel blockade, Cuban minister says
HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s debilitated health care system has been pushed to the brink of collapse by the United States blockading the country’s oil supply, a Cuban official said Friday. The country’s…
February 22, 2026
Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says
WASHINGTON (AP) — An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as another vehicle was exiting before being shot and killed early…