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Sarah’s Children Chairman Janet Silvera and Odette Dyer, regional director of the Jamaica Tourist Board, share lens time with Festival at Sea representatives and students from.schools across western Jamaica during the donation of books at Historic Falmou
July 31, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Cruise passengers donate 1,000 books to western schools

WESTERN BUREAU: Fifteen schools from across St James, Trelawny, and St Elizabeth have received a share of 1,000 reading books donated to their respective libraries on Wednesday, courtesy of the…
Health professionals examine a patient’s eyes during a Zion Care International medical outreach.
July 31, 2026

Medical mission delivers 3,100 treatments

Carl Gilchrist/Gleaner Writer United States-based Zion Care International (ZCI) continued its nearly two-decade medical outreach in Jamaica earlier this month, delivering more than 3,100 medical…
Workers at the Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant during a site tour on Wednesday.
July 31, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

Rio Cobre plant on target to deliver 15 million gallons daily by May 2027

Amid persistent drought conditions in Kingston, St Andrew and parts of St Catherine, the US$92-million ($14.5-billion) Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant, now 60 per cent complete, is on track to deliver…
Cover of ‘Presumption of Guilt’ authored by attorney-at-law David Wong Ken.
July 31, 2026 by Keisha Hill

Attorney explores justice, power in new book

Attorney, entrepreneur and author David Wong Ken is inviting readers into a world where justice, power and history collide in his latest legal thriller, Presumption of Guilt. Rich in courtroom drama,…
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July 31, 2026

National collection of children’s books launched

The Jamaica Children’s Book Collective (JCBC) has launched a national call for published children’s books that reflect Jamaican culture and experience, as part of a first-of-its-kind initiative to…
July 31, 2026

Clarendon cashier charged for allegedly stealing from her job

A 35-year-old Clarendon cashier has been charged with larceny as a servant after she allegedly stole more than $145,000 from the business where she worked. Charged is Anna-Kay Robinson of Alley…
Prime Minister and Minister of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Dr Andrew Holness (centre), unveils the sign officially naming the Paul Bogle Highway during a ceremony at the Morant Bay Roundabout in St Thomas on July 30.
July 31, 2026

Section of highway in St Thomas named in honour of Paul Bogle

A section of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) in St Thomas was officially named the Paul Bogle Highway during a ceremony held at the Morant Bay Roundabout on Thursday. The…
Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis (second from left) listens as officials from the Bahamas Power and Light (BPL) explain the situation at the Blue Hills Power Station.
July 31, 2026

Gov’t and Opposition in Bahamas trade blame over islandwide blackout

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Government and the Opposition in the Bahamas have traded blame over Thursday’s islandwide power outage, which the government said was due to a suspected underground cable fault…
July 30, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Licence to deal - More casino resorts on horizon as Princess targets winter opening
WESTERN BUREAU: The granting of Jamaica’s first casino gaming licence is expected to pave the way for additional integrated resort developments (IRDs), with at least three other investors, including…