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03 Sep, 2026 0

Gov’t must act on land titles for Non Pariel and Canaan

THE EDITOR, Madam: Every night, the national news showcases land-titling ceremonies across Jamaica. Yet, in the wake of Hurricane Melissa and a brutal drought, a deafening silence surrounds the…
FILE - People rally in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats to Canadian sovereignty on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, March 9, 2025. (Justin Tang/The Canadian Press via AP File)
03 Sep, 2026 0

Amina Taylor | Canada goes toe-to-toe with Trump and he renames a lake!

The Canadian trade delegation did the political equivalent of looking their American counterparts in the eye and saying ‘we can go band for band - eff that - we can go Ms for Ms’. Trade negotiations…
People walk on the street during a blackout in Havana, Cuba, Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
02 Sep, 2026 0

Cuba’s tourism plummets 62 per cent after US pressure and energy embargo

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s tourism has nosedived since the United States has ramped up its pressure on the island this year, threatening international tour operators and imposing an energy embargo. Tourism…

Ammunition seized by the police in Montego Bay, St James.
02 Sep, 2026 0

Over 1,200 rounds of ammunition found at premises in St James

Lawmen assigned to the National Strategic Anti-Gang Division (NSAD) are probing the seizure of more than 1,200 rounds of ammunition in Montego Bay, St James, between Monday, August 31, and Tuesday,…
Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett, providing an update on visitor arrivals and tourism earnings during a Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Think Tank in St Andrew on Wednesday, September 2.
02 Sep, 2026 0

Jamaica welcomes 2.34 million visitors, earns US$2.5 billion despite challenges – Bartlett

Jamaica’s tourism sector continues to demonstrate resilience, recording 2.34 million visitor arrivals and generating US$2.5 billion in earnings as at August 31, despite operating with a reduced room…
Tiger Woods appears in County Judge Darren Steele's courtroom for a plea hearing from an arrest in March, at the Martin County Courthouse in Stuart, Fla., Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2026. (Crystal Vander Weit/Treasure Coast Newspapers via AP, Pool)
02 Sep, 2026 0

Tiger Woods pleads no contest to reckless driving charge over rollover crash in Florida

STUART, Fla. (AP) — Tiger Woods pleaded no contest to a reckless driving charge and his driver’s licence was suspended for five years on Wednesday following a March rollover crash in Florida, where he…