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15 May, 2026 0

Group warns against reopening bird-shooting after hurricane damage

BirdLife Jamaica (BLJ) is calling for the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) to maintain the closed season for bird-shooting until there is scientific data showing a full recovery of…
15 May, 2026 0

Replanting the spice - Support flows to pimento farmers post-storm

Jamaica’s pimento industry, one of the country’s most valuable agricultural exports, is beginning a slow recovery after Hurricane Melissa destroyed an estimated 70 per cent of crops across key…
15 May, 2026 0

Auto firm touts decarb process to reduce fuel use 

With instability in the Middle East driving up global fuel prices, including in Jamaica, a local company is offering motorists a service aimed at significantly reducing petrol consumption.
15 May, 2026 0

Music producer 'Countree Hype' pleads guilty in US to smuggling 30 guns to Jamaica

A Jamaican music producer has pleaded guilty in the United States to smuggling 30 firearms and ammunition to Jamaica by concealing the weapons inside furniture shipments, according to the United…
15 May, 2026 0

Police identify woman killed in Linstead Bypass crash

Police have identified the woman who died in a motor vehicle crash along the Linstead Bypass in St Catherine last week as 57-year-old higgler Roselyn Banister of Byndloss district in the parish.
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15 May, 2026 0

Record El Niño threatens extreme weather

Seasonal models are predicting an El Niñoclimate pattern that could be the strongest on record, bringing with it more extreme weather.
15 May, 2026 0

Region faces rising food insecurity risk from El Niño

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), and the World Food Programme (WFP) are strengthening coordination and…
15 May, 2026 0

Road reinstatement works to disrupt traffic along Munroe Road next week

The National Water Commission (NWC) says sections of Munroe Road in St Andrew will be temporarily closed from Monday, May 18, to Friday, May 22, to facilitate road reinstatement works linked to a…
15 May, 2026 0

Xi warns US that differences over Taiwan could lead to conflict

BEIJING (AP): China’s Xi Jinping warned President Donald Trump yesterday that their two countries could clash over Taiwan if the issue is not handled properly, an unusually harsh admonition that…