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August 8, 2026
Robust infrastructure leadership critical for road development
THE EDITOR, Madam: Public discussion about Jamaica’s roads often focuses on potholes, traffic congestion, construction delays, road closures and the cost of repairs. These are important concerns, but…
August 8, 2026
GoodHeart | Lamoie Bingham-Polson finds purpose through psychiatric nursing
What began as a career in nursing quickly became a journey of compassion, resilience and purpose for Bellevue Hospital psychiatric nurse Lamoie Bing ham-Polson. Although nursing school provided the…
August 8, 2026
Tony Deyal | Nostalgia News Report 1945 to now!
(For my wife, Indranie Deyal, who gave me the 1945 Nostalgia News Report) I was born on August 10, 1945, in a small town called Carapichaima in Trinidad and Tobago, where we lived with our…
August 8, 2026
MoBay rolls out red carpet for historic Special Olympics Caribbean Beach Games
WESTERN BUREAU Montego Bay is preparing to welcome hundreds of athletes and officials from across the Caribbean this November as Jamaica hosts the inaugural Special Olympics Caribbean Beach Games,…
August 8, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Knockalva racing against time - Principal laments lack of post-Melissa repair ahead of new school year, says warp-speed operation ‘won’t be fast enough’
WESTERN BUREAU: Gregory Brown, principal of Knockalva Technical High School in Hanover, says the institution will not be able to properly welcome incoming students for the approaching September term,…
August 7, 2026
Several port workers arrested as part of major cocaine seizure probe – Police
The police are reporting that several employees at Kingston Container Terminal suspected of being part of a drug-smuggling syndicate operating at the facility have been taken into custody. They say…
August 7, 2026
Trump again tries to restrict birthright citizenship after Supreme Court ruling
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Thursday that he is once more trying to limit the number of people who are born in the country who can become American citizens, in a sign that even after…
August 7, 2026
Businessman accused of $1.2 million car-buying fraud granted $300,000 bail
A businessman accused of defrauding a senior member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force of $1.2 million after he allegedly failed to supply a motor car was today granted $300,000 bail with surety in the…
August 7, 2026
Beryllium fire survivors return home after US treatment
The two remaining survivors from the Beryllium garage fire are back in Jamaica after receiving extensive treatment in the United States. The men, Richard McPherson and Fabian Brown, arrived at the…