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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres
21 Sep, 2026 0

War, runaway AI and climate shocks to take center stage as world leaders meet at UN

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – Under a global cloud of wars and bitter divisions, world leaders meet at the United Nations this week facing new fears that runaway artificial intelligence could threaten…
Poor road conditions in Petersfield, Westmoreland, and surrounding communities led to a protest by residents and taxi operators on Monday morning. – Mickalia Kington photo
21 Sep, 2026 0

Petersfield residents and taxi operators stage protest over poor road conditions

Residents and taxi operators in Petersfield, Westmoreland, and surrounding communities staged a protest Monday morning over dilapidated roads, citing transportation challenges and damage to vehicles. …
NEPA has now removed the carcass of the whale that washed ashore at Salt Marsh in Trelawny on Friday. – Ashley Anguin photo
21 Sep, 2026 0

Whale carcass removed from Salt Marsh waters as NEPA maintains caution warning

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says a whale carcass that attracted sharks and large crowds to Salt Marsh, Trelawny, has been successfully removed from the nearshore area and towed…
21 Sep, 2026 0

Three men freed after 10 years awaiting trial for cop’s murder

Three men, including a police constable, who have been in custody for over 10 years awaiting trial for the murder of a police corporal, were freed in the Home Circuit Court on Monday morning. Police…
16-year-old Rishane Roberts was electrocuted while picking coconuts in Clarendon on Sunday.
21 Sep, 2026 0

16-year-old boy electrocuted while picking coconuts in Clarendon

A 16-year-old boy is dead after he was reportedly electrocuted at his home in Gimme-Me-Bit, Clarendon, on Sunday. He has been identified as Rishane Roberts, a student of Garvey Maceo High School in…
A fiery roadblock mounted along Red Hills Road in St Andrew by residents protesting a fatal police shooting on September 16, 2026. - Contributed photo
21 Sep, 2026 0

Seiveright calls for impartial probe into fatal police shooting in North Central St Andrew

Member of Parliament for North Central St Andrew, Delano Seiveright, has called for a thorough, impartial and timely investigation into the September 16 fatal police shooting of 35-year-old Shane…
Dr Carl Bruce, medical chief of staff at the University Hospital of the West Indies.
21 Sep, 2026 0

Neurosurgeon Carl Bruce acquitted in 19-year-old assault case

Consultant neurosurgeon Dr Carl Bruce has been found not guilty on all charges in an assault case in which he was accused of beating fellow neurosurgeon Dr Roger Hunter and damaging his shirt and tie…
21 Sep, 2026 0

Police on high alert amid alleged threats against west Kingston cops

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has heightened security in the Kingston Western Division following intelligence about alleged threats against police personnel in the wake of the fatal police…
The entrance to Maldon High School in St James.
21 Sep, 2026 0

ROADBLOCK TO EDUCATION - Maldon High loses hundreds of students amid road crisis

WESTERN BUREAU: Almost a year after Hurricane Melissa hit western Jamaica, a major road collapse in Spring Mount, St James, has resulted in Maldon High School seeing more than 300 students drop off…