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Armored police vehicles that are part of the Gang Suppression Force (GSF) patrol the Tabarre neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, October 19.
30 Oct, 2026 0

Haiti announces new election dates

SAN JUAN (AP): Haiti’s government has announced new election dates as the armed gangs who terrorise the country continue to fight against Haitian police and soldiers, who are now backed by the recent…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to his supporters at Likud party headquarters in Jerusalem after the release of the first exit poll results in Israel’s general election, Wednesday.
30 Oct, 2026 0

Netanyahu claims Arab-led parties ‘stole’ election

JERUSALEM (AP): Israeli Prime Minister party on Thursday amplified unsubstantiated allegations that Arab-led parties had “stolen” the election, potentially with foreign assistance, as final results…
O’Neil Brown (right), president of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors, presents the 2026 Public Health Inspector of the Year Award to Edward Cunningham, of the Hanover Health Department.
30 Oct, 2026 0

Hanover’s Edward Cunningham named Public Health Inspector of the Year

Western Bureau: Veteran public health inspector Edward Cunningham, who works out of the Hanover Health Department (HHD), was named the 2026 Public Health Inspector of the Year at last week’s 80th…
Deputy Superintendent of Police Pilmar Powell receives a plaque for her service from Senior Superintendent of Police Leighton Grey, commanding officer of the St Catherine South Police Division, at Tuesday’s HEART/NSTA Trust Multi-Agency Graduation Ceremo
30 Oct, 2026 0

Public sector workers complete HEART/NSTA Trust training

Some 260 people from six public-sector agencies have graduated from a HEART/NSTA Trust training initiative designed to equip participants with technical and professional skills. The graduates, who…
This image released by Apple TV shows Stephen Graham in a scene from ‘Nocturne’.
30 Oct, 2026 0

Movie Review | A serial killer’s deadly game in Apple’s ‘Nocturne’

NEW YORK (AP): To play a serial killer in the new Apple TV series Nocturne, Stephen Graham did what all good actors do: He watched a bunch of serial killers. The Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning actor…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, assists students of Alpha Primary School in using a laptop computer during the opening of the institution’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Lab an
30 Oct, 2026 0

Gov’t to provide 30 computers to every primary school

The Government says it will provide 30 computers to every primary school across Jamaica, to equip computer laboratories as part of an initiative aimed at expanding students’ access to technology and…
From left: Dr Nathaniel Peat, co-founder of the British Jamaican Chamber of Commerce (BritJACC); Mahari Hay, charter vice-president (UK) of the British Jamaican Chamber of Commerce; Claudine Reid, charter president of the British Jamaican Chamber of Commer
30 Oct, 2026 0

New UK-Jamaica chamber names leadership team

The British Jamaican Chamber of Commerce (BritJACC) has appointed Claudine Reid as charter president and Mahari Hay as charter vice-president (UK), naming its inaugural leadership team as it seeks to…
Hayden Panettiere
30 Oct, 2026 0

South Carolina police close Hayden Panettiere death investigation

AP: Police in South Carolina have closed their investigation into the overdose death of actress Hayden Panettiere, following a coroner’s finding that it was accidental. The decision was based on the…
The results of a vote on ending the United States’ blockade of Cuba are displayed at United Nations headquarters.
30 Oct, 2026 0

Editorial | The Cuba UN vote

The seven Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries that resisted US pressure to vote against the UN resolution calling on America to end its economic embargo of Cuba are to be commended. They are: The…