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25 Aug, 2026 0

Library closure raises fears for students, residents in Oracabessa

“What is a community without a library to help the kids with assignments and things to print?” That is the question a 15-year-old St Mary student is asking as the Oracabessa Branch Library faces…
A hole in a section of the Howard Cooke Boulevard bridge in Montego Bay, St James, where an expansion joint was recently damaged. The bridge has had to be repaired three separate times since 2020.
25 Aug, 2026 0

Expansion joint issue continues to dog Howard Cooke Boulevard bridge

WESTERN BUREAU: Motorists and pedestrians are again calling for a comprehensive repair of an expansion joint on a bridge along Howard Cooke Boulevard in Montego Bay. The bridge has faced recurring…
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25 Aug, 2026 0

US strike on vessel in eastern Pacific kills 2

WASHINGTON (AP): After a pause of more than two months, the US military announced yesterday that it once again carried out a strike on a vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing two people accused…
Prime Minister Mark Carney
25 Aug, 2026 0

Carney pushes back against US trade demands

TORONTO (AP): President Donald Trump told Canadian leaders yesterday to “fall in line” or face consequences that would be “far WORSE” than the tariffs he has already imposed as Prime Minister Mark…
President Donald Trump walks past Secretary of State Marco Rubio as he arrives for a roundtable on the American mining industry on August 7 at the State Department in Washington.
25 Aug, 2026 0

US set for largest mass visa revocation in history

WASHINGTON (AP): The Trump administration is preparing to revoke the business and tourism visas of up to 200,000 foreigners who have applied for or are currently seeking asylum status in the United…
Some of the medical equipment and supplies, valued approximately US$400,000, which were donated to Percy Junor Hospital in Clarendon by United States (US)-based diaspora Organisation, Right Now For Jamaica (RNFJ). The presentation was made during a handove
25 Aug, 2026 0

Diaspora group donates $60m in supplies to Percy Junor Hospital

The partnership between United States-based non-profit Right Now For Jamaica (RNFJ) and Percy Junor Hospital in Clarendon has delivered more than $60 million worth of medical equipment and supplies to…
Visitors listen to the introduction o NVIDIA GB300 NVL72 AI server during the Hon Hai Tech Day in Taipei, Taiwan, November 21, 2025.
25 Aug, 2026 0

Taiwan charges nine over illegal AI server exports to China, including Nvidia and Super Micro staff

Taiwanese prosecutors charged nine people Monday, including one from Nvidia and two from Super Micro, for illegally exporting “high-end AI servers” to mainland China, adding another wave of turbulence…
Amoy Beckford (centre) receives back-to-school supplies from Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas for her children, who will be transitioning to Gregory Park Primary School, as principal Jennifer James Ferguson shares in the moment.
25 Aug, 2026 0

Mayor funds back-to-school supplies for Gregory Park students

Parents of 18 students who attended Gregory Park Basic School and will transition to primary schools in Portmore in September are expressing gratitude to Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas for providing…
Adrian Walker, one of the three music ministers who have joined forces to present the Ezer Gospel Concert on September 26 at NCU in Mandeville.
25 Aug, 2026 0

Gospel ministers to stage Ezer benefit concert at NCU

Music ministers Adrian Walker, Gamel Grant, and David Pryce have joined forces for a worthy cause. Their goal is to support students of the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) who have been severely…