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July 15, 2026

Something Extra | Tuesday
Yaksta celebrated his recently released sophomore album, The Microphone Saved Me, at The Yakocustics – Album Jam Session last Friday, held at D’Lux Restaurant & Lounge on Caledonia Avenue in St…
July 15, 2026 by Janet Silvera

PEP scholar Yori ready for next chapter - Western Jamaica’s top boy heading east to Campion
WESTERN BUREAU: Eleven-year-old Yori Vanriel has emerged as western Jamaica’s top-performing boy in this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, earning 394.9 out of 400 and ending a…
July 15, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Cop charged in Buju’s killing offered $1m bail
WESTERN BUREAU: A call is being made for people to refrain from prematurely trying the case against Police Constable Andrew Wilson, who is charged with murder in the controversial May 17 shooting…
July 14, 2026 by Bryan Miller

HMC calls for ministry’s intervention to save crumbling municipal building
WESTERN BUREAU: As the 300-year-old Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) building continues to crumble, employees have been forced to undertake whatever remedial work they can to keep the building…
July 14, 2026 by Karen Madden

Local French, Spanish fans divided ahead of blockbuster semi-final
In what is being billed as the clash of the titans of European football, two-time champions France face 2010 champions Spain today in the first semi-final of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
July 14, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

SCAM ALERT FOR GANJA GROWERS
WESTERN BUREAU: Traditional cannabis cultivators and prospective investors are being warned to guard against scams, misinformation and false promises as Jamaica’s regulated medicinal cannabis…
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July 14, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Diaspora gears up for Jamaica 64 events
As Jamaicans across the diaspora in the United States prepare to celebrate the island’s 64th year of Independence, a series of activities, including church services, flag-raising ceremonies and galas,…
July 15, 2026 by Ruth

Island Wedding | ‘Brown’ to be yours: Kamau-Akeele and Anna-Kay say ‘I do’
One ride home from the gym was all it took to change everything for Anna-Kay Green and Kamau-Akeele Brown. The pair, who currently work as personal trainers, met in the summer of 2021, when a mutual…
July 15, 2026 by Yasmine Peru

Jamaica 64 celebration in Lauderhill ‘more than an event’
Excitement is permeating the Lauderhill air as the date draws closer for Jamaica’s 64th Independence celebration, which is being packaged as “an unforgettable evening of culture, music, and national…