The Jamaica Defence Force Air Wing’s Beechcraft King Air 350ER T-11, based at Norman Manley International Airport, supports maritime surveillance, border security and search-and-rescue across Jamaica’s waters.
Parliamentary Secretary in the Education, Skills, Youth and Information Ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan, is encouraging school leaders to recognise the unique abilities in every student and create learning environments that build confidence, foster self-belief and help children realise their potential. Addressing the Ministry’s Region One Back-to-School Conference at the Grand Palladium Resort in Hanover on July 21, Senator Morgan said educators must look beyond students’ behavioural and academic challenges and instead focus on identifying and nurturing their strengths
Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, says the National Disaster Fund Committee (NDFC) is now in place. “In January of this year, we would have written to the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service requesting that the necessary steps be taken as per the [Disaster Risk Management] Act to cause for a new committee to be established through the Cabinet
Organisers of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA)/Sagicor National Athletics Championships are looking at making the participation of special needs students a permanent feature of the event. This follows the successful inclusion of students with intellectual challenges in the 2026 staging of the championships held from June 26 to 27 at the National Stadium in Kingston
Hundreds of men turned out at Turtle River Park in Ocho Rios for a free health fair focused on prostate screening and chronic disease checks, organised with the Jamaica Cancer Society.
Tehran, Iran – A public rift has emerged between Iran’s government and state television over how to portray the state of war and negotiations with the United States, as mediators try to nudge both countries towards diplomacy. The Government Information Council on Friday accused state broadcaster IRIB of “censorship” after parts of a speech by President Masoud Pezeshkian earlier in the week were not shown to the public
Opposition Spokesperson on Science, Technology, and Digital Transformation Christopher Brown Photo: Contributed The revelations at Wednesday’s meeting of the Public Accounts Committee regarding the Support Jamaica website are deeply concerning and raise serious questions about governance, cybersecurity, data protection, and accountability. The Committee learned that the platform, created after Hurricane Melissa to provide relief information and facilitate donations, is not owned by the Government of Jamaica
Sir Garfield Sobers Photo: Contriubuted At the age of 17, Garry Sobers was recruited to the Barbados team as a replacement for the medium pace bowler Frank King. It was as a left-arm spin bowler, when Alfred Valentine was injured, that this gangling prodigy was summoned by the Test Selectors to launch his glittering career
Red Stripe Sky Box at 2026 Reggae Sumfest Photo: Contributed Reggae Sumfest may be known as the Greatest Reggae Show on Earth, but beyond the stage, the festival has also become a meeting place for some of Jamaica’s most recognisable figures across business, government and entertainment. That convergence was on display inside the Red Stripe Sky Box Lounge, where guests connected between performances while enjoying the festival atmosphere and took in highly anticipated sets from Vybz Kartel, Mavado and other leading acts
Young Jamaica, the youth arm of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), is describing as inappropriate and vulgar pictures emerging of St. Elizabeth North Eastern Member of Parliament, Zuleika Jess’ image on trucks that have been delivering water under the Government of Jamaica (GOJ)-funded drought mitigation programme
Main-road rehabilitation activities across Jamaica are being intensified and will continue through December 2026 under the Government’s Islandwide GO Road Rehabilitation Programme. Cabinet has approved an additional $1.5 billion for the programme, which will support urgent rehabilitation of national roads across the island, with particular emphasis on western Jamaica and other corridors requiring immediate intervention
Senator Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Jamaica’s Business Ministry, representing Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, met with members of the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday, July 22, 2026. Photo: Contributed Senator Aubyn Hill, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Jamaica’s Business Ministry, representing Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, met with members of the Westmoreland Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Wednesday, July 22, 2026
Eligible healthcare students can now seek support from the NHF's 2026 EduCare Grant, which will distribute $25 million towards tuition. Applications close on Wednesday, August 12.
School leaders are being encouraged to take advantage of a $75-million allocation by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information to implement targeted intervention programmes aimed at improving student literacy and numeracy outcomes. Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry, Senator Marlon Morgan, said the funding will support schools that develop innovative strategies to help struggling learners achieve their full potential
DJ Fambo, known for the 2010 hit Frogg a Dancehall, is sharing his struggles with addiction and sex work online while recording new music and planning baptism on his late mother’s birthday.
Casey’s side took on the James family in a lively hula hoop relay, racing to place and retrieve hoops in a lighthearted Something To Smile About challenge.
Father-coach Marcus James and daughters Alyssa and Arianna share how family tennis, from Mona Prep roots to overseas academies and ITF play, is shaping their rise on the international stage.
Shopkeeper Fatally Shot at Roadside Business in ClarendonBy Mckoy's News / July 25, 2026 A shopkeeper was shot and killed at her roadside establishment along the Alston main road near Spalding in northern Clarendon on Friday afternoon. The victim, known only by her alias “Shine,” was attacked at about 4:30 p.m
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Share Dancehall Artiste Hot Frass has returned to the musical spotlight under new management. The deejay who emerged on the scene in 2019 with the hit "Polo" ft
Concerns Raised at European Academy of Religion’s International Conference Held in Rome – Strong Appeals Over Violation of International Law CARIBPR WIRE, Washington, D.C., Sat. July 25, 2026: European scholars of religion are making strong appeals to the South Korean government to release Lee Man-hee, the 95-year-old Chairman of Shincheonji Church, who remains in detention
The Rural Agricultural Development Authority has endorsed a mobile app created by its senior livestock specialist, Maxine Brown, that helps farmers work out how much silage their cattle, goats and sheep will need.
TVJ Daytime Live featured emerging singer Jahmari, who discussed his new single No Days Off, a breakthrough collaboration with 450, and the personal experiences shaping his sound.
Iran has accused the United States of trying to force open a new route through the Strait of Hormuz, bypassing Iranian authorities, a move it says violates the two countries’ interim peace deal and caused tensions there to spike. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made the remarks in an interview published by Iranian media on Saturday, saying the US-Iran Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed in June gives Tehran the right to set transit routes and mechanisms for the strategic waterway
Vybz Kartel's "Fever" Surpasses 150 Million Spotify Streams Following UK Gold MilestoneKaboom Editors1 hour ago2 min readThe 2016 dancehall anthem extends its reign as the entertainer's most-streamed song, weeks after earning Kartel his first-ever UK Gold certificationVybz Kartel during his recent Sumfest appearance (Photo: Roderick Edwards)Dancehall megastar Vybz Kartel's 2016 smash hit "Fever" has surpassed 150 million Spotify streams, further cementing its status as the deejay's most-streamed song on the platform.Released on June 10, 2016 as the lead single from his critically acclaimed album King of the Dancehall, "Fever" was co-produced by Linton "TJ" White. The song became an instant classic despite Kartel being incarcerated at the time, with portions of his vocals famously recorded on an iPad and iPhone wrapped in a mattress inside his prison cell.The milestone comes just weeks after "Fever" earned its first-ever Gold certification in the United Kingdom
A hilltop tour of Rolandfield, St. Thomas, finds a living mountain community of hundreds, new houses rising, and residents pressing for water after a fortnight without supply.
CVM Lead Story examined questions over private ownership of the Support Jamaica relief platform, renewed calls to publish the sex offenders registry after a Trelawny child killing, education reform progress, and a Jamaican attorney’s landmark CALC presidency.
India’s young protesters are mocking their government. And the jokes are landing
Two passenger buses smashed into each other on a key central Syrian road on Saturday, leaving at least 35 dead and many hurt, state media said as airlifts began.
A Trelawny child was found with her throat cut before a mob killing; the prime minister said he paid his own way to the FIFA final, while doctors pressed Tufton for an apology over intern protests.
A shopkeeper known as Shine was shot dead near Spaldings Friday, while St. Mary police charged five wanted men and courts heard job-scam, assault and Trelawny protest matters.
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News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Fri. July 24, 2026: The MV Barima, the ferry that capsized off Guyana’s coast on July 19, killing at least 65 people with dozens more still unaccounted for, was not built for Guyana
News Americas, GEORGETOWN, Guyana, Fri, July 25, 2026: Families across Guyana have begun burying their dead as the confirmed recovery total from the Guyana ferry disaster, the MV Barima, rose to 72 Thursday night, with 65 victims positively identified, Prime Minister Brigadier (Ret’d) Mark Phillips said in his latest update. With 179 people confirmed to have been aboard the ferry when it capsized on July 18, and 76 to 77 rescued in the days that followed, roughly 30 people remain unaccounted for as search and recovery operations continue
Keegan Harricharan News Americas, CORAL SPRINGS, FL, Fri. July 24, 2026: A Coral Springs man was sentenced to 20 years in federal prison Thursday for laundering fraudulently obtained pandemic relief funds that helped finance the 2021 assassination of Haiti President Jovenel Moise
Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Iwo Jima returns to Naval Station Norfolk on June 6, 2026 in Norfolk, Virginia. (Photo by Mike Kropf/Getty Images) News Americas, WASHINGTON, D.C., Thurs
The Court of Appeal on Friday upheld the sentence and conviction of killer Wade Blackwood, who in 2021 was sentenced to life in prison after confessing to being the trigger man in the 2018 murder of 32-year-old businesswoman Simone Campbell-Collymore. The then 24-year-old, in a confession, detailed how he had been subcontracted to kill Campbell-Collymore in a $2-million murder-for-hire plot hatched by her then husband Omar “Best” Collymore
St James Bee Farmers' Association president Dennis McKay says Hurricane Melissa flattened the nectar trees bees depend on, leaving colonies unable to store honey and pushing retail prices sharply higher ahead of Christmas.
Decarlos Christie repaid two women $200,000 after pleading guilty to conspiracy to defraud, but remains remanded over an unpaid balance and a third alleged victim.
Savanna-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — While a key stakeholder in the cannabis industry continues to call for an amnesty to regularise farmers operating outside the regulated sector, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill has sounded a cautionary note. He pointed to the complex international legal landscape in explaining his stance on the matter
Nearly 200,000 people have been forced from their homes and holiday resorts in the face of massive, uncontained wildfires in France and Spain. Spanish firefighters hoped to get control of wildfires raging near capital Madrid on Saturday, but an official warned that erratic winds threatened to fan the blazes further, as thick grey smoke filled the sky west of the city
Taiz, Yemen – Um Yousef knew that living on the front line in Taiz was dangerous. The area had been quieter for the past few years thanks to a general de-escalation of the war in Yemen, but it still lay between territory controlled by Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels
Masicka Pops Up at HOT 97 Summer Jam During French Montana's SetKaboom Editors7 hours ago1 min readDancehall star performs the "Whites" remix with American rapper French Montana before a sold-out crowd of more than 19,000 fans at HOT 97's Summer Jam at the Prudential Center in New JerseyMasicka shares backstage moments with French Montana, Lola Brooke Dancehall superstar Masicka made a surprise appearance during French Montana's set at HOT 97's Summer Jam at the Prudential Center in New Jersey, joining the rapper to perform the remix of their collaboration, "Whites."The "Whites" deejay marked his second consecutive appearance at HOT 97's annual Summer Jam, the iconic concert curated by legendary DJ Funk Flex and widely regarded as one of the biggest nights in hip-hop and urban culture in the tri-state area. The sold-out event packed more than 19,000 fans into the Prudential Center and featured performances from Yung Miami, DaBaby, Ice Spice, Mariah The Scientist, Fetty Wap, and a host of surprise guests.Coincidentally, the appearance comes just weeks after Masicka made his debut at Summerjam Festival in Germany - Europe's largest reggae and dancehall festival
News|United Nations United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has landed in Syria, marking the first official visit by a serving UN chief in 17 years. Guterres arrived on Saturday morning at Damascus international airport, where he and his delegation were met by Syria’s Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani, Syria’s state news agency reported
Kingston, Jamaica — International dancehall artiste Patra is in high spirits about her partnership with American DJ, producer, and CEO of JHouse Entertainment, Freddy Browne. The two recently signed an agreement that sees the artiste’s +Plus Entertainment Inc distributed globally through JHOUSE Entertainment/ The Orchard/ Sony Music
Kingston, Jamaica — Commanding Officer for the Trelawny Division, Superintendent Velonique Campbell, is imploring residents of Troy in the parish to desist from blocking the roads following Thursday’s protest over a man who they say was arrested in relation to a fatal mobbing three days ago following the gruesome murder of 10-year-old Shani Coke. “Yesterday, we had persons blocking the road and causing further instability
A roadside shopkeeper known only as Shine was fatally shot Friday afternoon at her business on the Alston main road near Spalding in northern Clarendon.
St Ann dancehall act Dyum has released his debut album Voice Inside, with pundits tipping chart potential as the single Portland Gyal nears its video drop.
