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NWA to rehabilitate Lucea main road with $39-million concrete pavement

The National Works Agency (NWA) has awarded a $39-million contract for the rehabilitation of Seaview Drive, the main roadway providing access to Lucea in Hanover from Montego Bay, St James. The project is aimed at improving the entrance and exit to the town, while addressing longstanding flooding problems along the roadway. Seaview Drive is low-lying and located close to the sea, making it vulnerable to flooding during periods of heavy rainfall and high wave action.

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25 Sep, 2026 0

Fi We Children raises concern over violence among Jamaican teens

The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is raising concern about what it describes as the increasing visibility of violence among children and young people following two recent disturbing incidents…
APIn this photo provided by Kyrgyzstan’s Presidential Press Office, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (left) and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov shake hands during their meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization S
25 Sep, 2026 0

UN chief urges global AI cooperation, says world can’t afford ‘race to the bottom on AI safety’

The United Nations chief urged global competitors in artificial intelligence (AI) on Wednesday to cooperate in addressing threats from the technology, warning that “the world cannot afford a race to…
AP Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg speaks during the Meta Connect conference on Wednesday, September 23 in Menio Park, California, USA.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Meta bets big on wearable AI as Zuckerberg pushes back against AI doom

Meta is going all in on a consumer-friendly AI agent and pushing forward with AI-powered wearable devices during a moment in the industry when its CEO Mark Zuckerberg acknowledged it is a “wild time…
AP Sam Altman at the UN on September 23.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Tech leaders to UN: For the sake of humanity, please control the AI technology we created

The heads of major artificial intelligence (AI) firms pleaded with the United Nations on Wednesday to save the world or at least its people — by somehow regulating the fast-expanding technology that…
FIFA President Gianni Infantino arrives for the inauguration of Colombia’s new president Abelardo de la Espriella in Cali, Colombia, Friday, August. 7, 2026.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Infantino’s Jamaica visit comes at important time, says Ricketts

PRESIDENT OF the Jamaica Football Federation, Michael Ricketts, says today’s visit by embattled FIFA president Gianni Infantino, in Jamaica to watch the Reggae Boyz take on Guatemala tonight at 7…
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25 Sep, 2026 0

CWI cuts deep as financial crisis bites

PLAYERS AND domestic cricket across the region will feel the brunt of financial cuts as Cricket West Indies (CWI) moves to slash costs. This, with CEO Chris Dehring confirming the suspension of two…
Members of the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries being taken away in a Jamaica Defence Force vehicle on October 17, 2021, following a deadly service.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Police witness: Smith ordered church members to kill cops

A police constable yesterday testified that the now-deceased leader of Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries, Kevin Smith, had reportedly instructed church members to kill the police…
Kari Lake, US President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Jamaica.
25 Sep, 2026 0

LAKE IN LIMBO

As Kari Lake’s nomination to become the next United States (US) ambassador to Jamaica faces uncertainty, one of her predecessors, Don Tapia, has raised concerns about whether she can be trusted to…
West Indies Women’s captain Hayley Matthews (right) celebrates after scoring her 13th ODI century against Zimbabwe.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Sunday’s Typewriter Trophy a gift for The Prince’s Spur

FACED with Mouttet Mile-qualifying options whittling down ahead of the US$300,000 event set for December 5, Rohan Crichton’s American, THE PRINCE’S SPUR, gets a gift of points in Sunday’s Typewriter…