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Councillor for the Mount Industry Division, Correl Davis.
Published 9 minutes ago

Councillor seeks $8.2 million annual allocation for Mount Industry Division

Councillor Correll Davis of the Mount Industry Division in the St Catherine Municipal Corporation is recommending that the annual allocation for her division be increased from $3.2 million to $8.2…
Dr Fenley Douglas, Waterford Municipal Division Councillor
Published 42 minutes ago

Councillor calls for increase in PATH grants for schoolchildren

A call has been made for the Government to increase the financial assistance provided to schoolchildren who are beneficiaries of the Programme of Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH). …
Jamaica Teachers’ Association President LaSonja Harrison
Published 2 hours ago

Harrison: Put young men to work on school repairs

Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President LaSonja Harrison says the Government should use the shortage of labourers hampering school repairs as an opportunity to employ young men, expose them to…
Jamaica Teachers’ Association President LaSonja Harrison
Published 3 hours ago

JTA president challenges Holness to act on overheating classrooms

Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President LaSonja Harrison has challenged Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to draw from his personal experiences of overheating classrooms to ensure the Government…
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio (right) and Peruvian President Keiko Fujimori shake hands after a joint news conference at the presidential palace in Lima, Peru, on Thursday. - AP photo
Published 4 hours ago

Rubio pledges US won't take unilateral action against drug trafficking despite recent strikes

LIMA, Peru (AP) – US Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged on Thursday that the United States would not take military action against narcotics traffickers in Latin American countries without the…
Jamaican Olympic sprint champion Usain Bolt poses on the red carpet during the formal opening of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, on Thursday. - AP photo
Published 4 hours ago

Red carpet and $10M in prize money at stake make track look different ahead of Ultimate Championship

BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) – There was a flowing, floor-length ivory gown, an infield with the grass painted jet black and the promise of green – US$10 million to be exact – to be paid out to nearly 400…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade
Published 4 hours ago

Jamaican Government welcomes UK Privy Council decision to scrap visa fees for Commonwealth citizens

The Jamaican government has praised a UK Privy Council decision to scrap visa fees for Commonwealth citizens, marking a significant relief for Jamaicans seeking justice at the country’s highest…
District Court Judge Shelley Joseph departs federal court, April 25, 2019, in Boston.
Published 5 hours ago

US judge accused of enabling immigrant to escape ICE gets rare public reprimand

BOSTON (AP) — The highest court in Massachusetts on Thursday issued a public reprimand against a district court judge who was accused of allowing an immigrant to escape US Immigration and Customs…
People walk through smoke after a fire at a school killed several people in Bukavu, Congo, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026. (AP Photo/Janvier Barhahiga)
Published 6 hours ago

Fire in eastern Congo kills at least 24 students at two schools

BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — A fire swept through two adjacent schools Thursday in Bukavu in eastern Congo, killing at least 24 students and injuring dozens, the rebel administration that controls the city…