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A section of the title for 21 Tucker Avenue.
01 Oct, 2026 0

COVENANT CLASH

Residents of a quiet Kingston 6 community are threatening court action to block Porter Centre for Knowledge from launching school operations on Tucker Avenue, citing traffic concerns, fears of…
Phillipa Campbell-Francis, acting vice-president of operations at the NWC.
01 Oct, 2026 0

Drought drains 107 water systems

With more than 100 water systems impacted by the ongoing drought, the National Water Commission (NWC) is making a renewed call for customers to conserve water. The appeal was made by Dr Phillippa…
An armoured vehicle drives to the location of Pathways International in Montego Bay, St James in October 2021. The vehicle was at the scene following the fatal incident.
01 Oct, 2026 0

Detective denies lying about Pathways murder accused giving false name

The defence yesterday accused a Pathways murder investigator of lying about Andre Ruddock giving police a false name following Taneka Gardner’s killing. Attorney Anthony Williams, during…
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Tom Cruise (left) and Riz Ahmed in a scene from ‘Digger’.
01 Oct, 2026 0

Movie Review | In ‘Digger’, a ‘Dr Strangelove’ for the climate change era

Just as the fate of the world hangs in the balance in Digger, Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s over-the-top, climate-disaster satire teeters on the brink. It’s an audacious plate-spinning act, juggling…
Fatima Zahra Mansouri.
01 Oct, 2026 0

First female prime minister appointed

CASABLANCA (AP): Morocco’s King Mohammed VI on Tuesday named Urban Planning Minister Fatima Zahra Mansouri as the country’s prime minister, making the 50-year-old attorney the first woman to hold the…
Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth gives a State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico, Wednesday, in Quantico, Virgina.
01 Oct, 2026 0

Hegseth orders 20% cut in military’s top ranks

QUANTICO (AP): Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed yesterday that the United States military will cut 20 per cent of its generals and admirals as he made a series of announcements about a new…
Billionaire Ken Griffin speaks at a news conference in Chicago, USA on April 18, 2018.
01 Oct, 2026 0

Hedge fund CEO Ken Griffin gives record US$3b to Carnegie Mellon to build Miami campus

Carnegie Mellon University announced on Wednesday that hedge fund chief executive Ken Griffin is donating $3 billion, with the bulk of the money for a new campus in Miami focused on societal…
Motorbikes drive past Iranian missiles and banners showing portraits of the Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and the late armed forces commanders and nuclear scientists, who were killed in Israeli and US strikes, displayed in a military ex
01 Oct, 2026 0

Iran receives US response to latest peace proposal

Iranian officials indicated yesterday that they have received an official US response to Tehran’s latest proposal to end the seven-month war, which US President Donald Trump had publicly rejected just…
Matthew Samuda, minister with responsibility for water, speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday, July 16.
01 Oct, 2026 0

Samuda warns tougher water curbs coming

Water Minister Matthew Samuda is warning that tougher water restrictions are coming as Jamaica continues to grapple with a crippling drought, signalling an escalation in the Government’s response to…