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Haitians register to vote in the upcoming general election in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, July 30.
August 26, 2026

September 9 candidate registration deadline

PORT-AU-PRINCE (CMC): Candidate registration for Haiti’s upcoming elections will close on September 9, according to the Provisional Electoral Council (CEP). The CEP has circulated the election…
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda (right), in conversation with Principal of the Bunkers Hill Primary and Infant School in Clarendon, Nathalia Lewis (centre), while Chairman of the Rural Water Supply Limited, Omar Sweeney, l
August 26, 2026

Samuda says action plan being taken to ensure that schools and farmers have water

The Government is taking action to ensure that schools, farmers and early-childhood institutions have adequate water supplies amid worsening drought conditions across the island, says Minister of…
August 26, 2026

Update | 24-y-o St Andrew man charged with murder over fatal stabbing over bath pan

The police in St Andrew have arrested and charged a man who allegedly fatally stabbed another man after the two had a physical altercation over a bath pan. Charged with murder is 24-year-old Antonio…
The Jacob Taylor Beach in Trelawny
August 26, 2026

NRCA: Fisherfolk and vendors will not be displaced from Jacob Taylor Beach

The Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) says fisherfolk and vendors operating at Jacob Taylor Beach in Trelawny will not be displaced as part of plans to redevelop the property. The…
August 26, 2026

NEPA says Falmouth development permits were ‘strategic decision’

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says only two of the five permits issued for development projects in Falmouth, Trelawny, fell within the designated conservation area and has…
 St Catherine Parish Court
August 26, 2026

St Catherine man allegedly held with imitation gun granted $600,000 bail

A St Catherine man who was allegedly held with an imitation firearm at his home was on Tuesday granted $600,000 bail with surety in the parish court. Jevaughn Uhuru is charged with possession of a…
A damaged Flow cable.
August 26, 2026

Vandals damage Flow cables in Stony Hill, Red Hills area in St Andrew

Flow is reporting that the disruption in service being experienced by customers in Stony Hill, Red Hills and surrounding communities is due to an act of vandalism that caused extensive damage to its…
The St Jago Park Health Centre in St Catherine.
August 26, 2026

St Jago Park Health Centre to be temporarily closed

The St Jago Park Health Centre in St Catherine will be closed for three days to facilitate the relocation of its network infrastructure and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system to a new building. …
August 26, 2026

MOCA searching homes, other locations linked to senior cops from disbanded C-TOC

Law enforcement authorities are now conducting a series of search operations at the homes and other places linked to at least two high-ranking police officers who were assigned to the disbanded…