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12 Sep, 2026 0

El Nino could bring record slow storm season

(AP) The Atlantic is quiet— record quiet — this hurricane season thanks to an enormous El Nino that crushes storms before they get going. No Atlantic hurricane shave formed so far this year and none…
12 Sep, 2026 0

Trial remains elusive for alleged mastermind of 9/11 attacks

NEW YORK (AP) — Two decades after United States (US) authorities locked Khalid Sheikh Mohammed away at a military detention centre in Cuba, the purported mastermind of the deadly September 11 attacks…
Samson Cameron, 4, and Keriecia Hutchinson, 7, were killed in the fire.
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Two children, ages 4 and 7, killed in fire

Two young children were killed in a fire that destroyed a house located on Smith Lane in downtown Kingston on Saturday. They have been identified by family members as Samson Cameron, 4, and Keriecia…
12 Sep, 2026 0

Businessman found with lobster outside designated season fined $1M

A St Catherine businessman has been fined a total of $1 million for having lobster in his possession outside of the designated season. The fine was imposed on Andrew Bennett in the St Catherine…
12 Sep, 2026 0

Liverpool and Chelsea stumble in EPL

Liverpool and Chelsea dropped more points in the English Premier League after being held to surprise draws at home on Saturday. Liverpool’s big money forwards Alexander Isak and Bradley Barcola…
12 Sep, 2026 0

Arsenal goes clear atop EPL

Bruno Guimaraes sent Arsenal three points clear at the top of the English Premier League with a moment of brilliance that was doubly painful for Sunderland. The Brazil midfielder helped to set up a…
Peter Champagnie, KC.
11 Sep, 2026 0

PARTIAL RELIEF - Fees waived, but lawyers still question access to UK-based Privy Council

Two noted attorneys have welcomed the United Kingdom’s (UK) decision to waive visa fees for Jamaicans travelling to argue cases before the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council (JCPC) but remain…
Ignacio Goicoechea, HCCH representative for Latin America and the Caribbean, addressing yesterday’s multistakeholder engagement session at the US Embassy.
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Int’l experts to help fix adoption gaps

Local policymakers have partnered with international legal experts to overhaul Jamaica’s adoption and foster care frameworks, aiming to strengthen child-safety protocols and eliminate bureaucratic…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness speaking at the groundbreaking at the National Housing Trust’s Bernard Lodge Housing Development in St Catherine on Friday.
11 Sep, 2026 0

Holness dismisses ‘closer to nature’ criticism as ‘nonsense’

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has dismissed public outrage over his comments about students studying under trees as “nonsense”, fiercely defending his claim that they are simply “learning closer to…