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From left: Jaylee Anderson, Leandra Beckford, Jada Brown, Selena Brissett, Deborah Brown, Arianna Clarke (front), Nathan Williams, and Shamar Sicard, all grade five students, proudly display outfits made from recycled materials during Ecofest 2026.
April 24, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Innovation and enviro awareness impress at Ecofest

WESTERN BUREAU: Creativity, sustainability and community spirit took centre stage as Savanna-la-Mar Inclusive Academy in Westmoreland hosted its first-ever Ecofest earlier this week in celebration of…
Double the fun, double the fluff as Talitha Thomas poses with her Pomeranian–Shih Tzu mix pups, Luna (left) and Sirius.
April 24, 2026

Something Extra | Friday

Dog parents and their fur babies made their way to the Jamaica Horticultural Society on Sunday afternoon for Happy Tails’ signature Yappy Hour event, a lively day of treats and activities. Despite…
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Gatorade sports drink in an undated photo.
April 24, 2026

Gatorade, the neon-coloured sports drink broadens target audience beyond athletes

Sixty years after it invented sports drinks, Gatorade is making a surprising pivot: It’s no longer focusing primarily on athletes. PepsiCo, Gatorade’s parent company, said Thursday that the brand…
A section of a bodywork shop along Sun Valley Road in Glendevon, St James, damaged by a fire on Tuesday.
April 24, 2026 by Adrian Frater

Multimillion-dollar fire destroys three Glendevon businesses

Western Bureau: Tears flowed freely along Sun Valley Road in Glendevon, St James, on Tuesday morning as the full extent of a devastating overnight fire, which gutted three business places, was…
Yvette Clarke
April 24, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Veteran US congresswoman Yvette Clarke seeks another term

United States congresswoman Yvette Clarke has launched a re-election campaign as she seeks to retain her seat in the US House of Representatives. The daughter of Jamaican parents, Clarke told The…
April 23, 2026

Court frees St Ann businessman of 2016 cop killing

St Ann businessman Kevin Harris, who was accused of fatally shooting a policeman in Ocho Rios 10 years ago, was on Wednesday freed in the St Ann Circuit Court after the Crown agreed he acted in…
April 23, 2026

Portland police under threat following killing of alleged gang members

The threat level among police personnel in Portland has been heightened following intelligence suggesting that a Corporate Area gang leader has threatened that “at least one police officer must die”…
April 23, 2026

Husband and wife wanted in the US captured

A husband and wife who are wanted by the United States for fraud-related charges were nabbed in a pre-dawn operation in Red Dirt, St James, on Wednesday. They have been identified as 31-year-old…
A forklift operator loading cement for transport.
April 23, 2026

Cement shipments coming amid local production challenges

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce says several interim measures have been implemented to address the shortage of cement locally, one of which will see Jamaica receiving additional…