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⚑ WORLD NEWS 4 STORIES | |||||||||
University suspends US academic leading Jason Arday plagiarism accusations Al Jazeera · 2:13 pm Researcher Nathan Cofnas, an outspoken critic of DEI, was himself sacked from Cambridge in 2024 over his views on race. | |||||||||
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Kings suffer third CPL season defeat St. Lucia Times · 12:58 pm The Saint Lucia Kings lost again at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground on Wednesday, this time to the Guyana Amazon Warriors. The match was played in front of an enthusiastic crowd, with both home and awa | |||||||||
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⚑ POLITICS & GOVERNMENT 9 STORIES | |||||||||
Back Pastures, Point Hill residents want water and road issues fixed Nationwide Radio · 2:52 pm Residents of Back Pastures and Point Hill in West Central St Catherine are demanding urgent action to address a persistent water shortage and deteriorating road conditions in their communities. The re Health ministry cautions food service industry to maintain adequate supplies of potable water Nationwide Radio · 2:51 pm The Ministry of Health is urging food service operators to maintain adequate supplies of potable water amid the drought and water prohibition orders. Food and safety specialist in the ministry, Fritz Fitz-Henley chides Golding's failure to condemn 'delay tactics' & 'chop e line' comments Nationwide Radio · 11:21 am Chairman of the Jamaica Labour Party's, JLP, Communication Task Force, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley, is chiding People's National Party, PNP, president, Mark Golding, for weak leadership. Senator Fitz-Hen Iran dismisses US economic threats Nationwide Radio · 11:02 am Iran on Thursday dismissed U.S. President Donald Trump’s threats of economic pain and isolation. In a social media post, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi describes the threats as failed policies which US national debt balloons to US$40 trillion Nationwide Radio · 10:57 am Treasury figures show the US national debt has more than doubled in a decade, reaching a milestone US$40 trillion. The Congressional Budget Office, CBO, says the US$40.5 trillion, as of August 18, cov | |||||||||
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Chang calls trans-national gangs a danger to regional states Nationwide Radio · 11:25 am National security minister, Dr. Horace Chang, says trans-national criminal syndicates are a danger to regional states, including Jamaica. He says Jamaica's participation in the Americas Counter Cartel Wanted man from Dominican Republic captured in St Mary Nationwide Radio · 11:17 am A man wanted for murder in the Dominican Republic was captured by the police in St. Mary, on Tuesday. He is 26-year-old Jhovanny De Jesus Metz Cruz, a national of the Dom Rep. Cruz was being sought by Trinidad hit with wave of bomb threats Nationwide Radio · 11:04 am In Trinidad and Tobago, the police and fire service reported 11 bomb threats over a 40-minute period on Wednesday. The threats targeted courts, a shopping plaza and a government ministry. The wave of | |||||||||
⚑ BUSINESS & ECONOMY 6 STORIES | |||||||||
BOJ holds rates at 5.5% despite inflation climbing to 7.5% Nationwide Radio · 11:32 am The Bank of Jamaica, BOJ, has left its policy interest rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent, even as inflation accelerated to 7.5 per cent in July. This is the second straight month that inflation has moved Jamaica returning to pre-Melissa economic output will depend on NaRRA – economist Nationwide Radio · 11:29 am Economist Keenan Falconer says the revised timeline for Jamaica to return to pre-Hurricane Melissa economic output will depend heavily on the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority, NaRRA. H KSAMC, TAJ partner to target tax dodgers Nationwide Radio · 11:15 am The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation, KSAMC, and Tax Administration of Jamaica, TAJ, have joined forces to target property tax dodgers in the Half Way Tree commercial area. Mayor of Kingst UK inflation ticks up slightly in July Nationwide Radio · 10:54 am In the UK, inflation rate rose to 2.9 per cent in the year to July, up from 2.6 per cent the month before. This is the highest level since March and in the early days of the Middle East conflict. The FOREX: JM$159.39 to US$1 Nationwide Radio · 10:51 am The Jamaican dollar has gained 1 cent and will open against the benchmark US dollar selling for an average $159.39. Against the Canadian, the Jamaican has lost $1.99 will open selling for an average $ | |||||||||
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⚑ HEALTH 3 STORIES | |||||||||
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⚑ EDUCATION 12 STORIES | |||||||||
Education ministry urges public to use special education scholarships Nationwide Radio · 2:51 pm The Ministry of Education is renewing a call for the public to take advantage of scholarships being offered in special education. This, amid what it says is an urgent need for trained professionals eq UWI professor condemns 'viral lynching' of British academic Jason Arday Nationwide Radio · 2:48 pm Viral lynching! That's how Professor of Culture, Gender and Society at the University of the West Indies, UWI, Mona Campus, Donna Hope, has described the media's treatment of late British academic Jas Credit goes to teachers, stakeholders for Jamaica's CXC exam performance – minister Nationwide Radio · 11:38 am Education Minister, Senator Dr. Dana Morris Dixon is crediting the nation's teachers and other stakeholders for the performance of students in the recent Caribbean Examination Council exams. According UWI tracking potential ransomware cyber threat Nationwide Radio · 11:06 am The University of West Indies, UWI says it has received an alert about a potential cybersecurity issue involving ransomware. Ransomware is a type of malicious software that holds a victim’s sensitive Phillips demands update on rural school bus maintenance ahead of new term Jamaica Observer · 8:15 am | |||||||||
⚑ ENVIRONMENT & WEATHER 3 STORIES | |||||||||
St Elizabeth farms reducing production amid drought WESTERN JA Nationwide Radio · 2:51 pm Farmers in St. Elizabeth are scaling back production of crops due to the ongoing drought. One farmer, Enricko Parchment, told Nationwide on Tuesday that he and his colleagues are planting fewer crops | |||||||||
⚑ TOURISM 3 STORIES | |||||||||
Amazon Warriors comfortably beat Kings in the CPL Nationwide Radio · 10:49 am The Guyana Amazon Warriors continue their winning ways in the Caribbean Premier League after beating the St. Lucia Kings by seven wickets on Wednesday night. Set 152 to win, the Warriors cruised to 15 | |||||||||
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Hillel Academy targets knock-out run in second Manning Cup campaign Nationwide Radio · 10:47 am Head coach of Manning Cup hopefuls, Hillel Academy, Sean Fraser, says his team is poised for a good showing in the 2026 schoolboy football campaign, in this their second appearance in the competition. | |||||||||
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⚑ GENERAL NEWS 10 STORIES | |||||||||
Guyana hosts US delegation in talks to strengthen relations Nationwide Radio · 2:41 pm A bipartisan U.S. congressional delegation was in Georgetown, Guyana this week for talks on strengthening the Guyana-U.S. relationship. The delegation met with Guyana President Irfaan Ali on Tuesday. Bodies of more than 40 people recovered after Nigeria boat capsizes Nationwide Radio · 2:41 pm The bodies of more than 40 people,mostly children, have been recovered after an overloaded boat capsized in Nigeria's northwest Sokoto state on Thursday. The National Inland Waterways Authority says Prince Harry and Meghan to move back to the UK Nationwide Radio · 11:00 am UK media are reporting that the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are planning to move back to the UK. Reports are Prince Harry and Meghan intend to relocate from the US later this month to a private, non-ro Samuda calls for sports infrastructure overhaul Jamaica Observer · 12:05 am Declan James stopped in PanAm squash qualifiers semis Jamaica Observer · 12:04 am | |||||||||
⚑ WESTERN JAMAICA 2 STORIES | |||||||||
Battered schools, resilient results - Storm-hit western institutions make major gains in CSEC, CAPE WESTERN JA Jamaica Gleaner · 12:07 am WESTERN BUREAU: Before Beverley Feare could prepare her students for the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, she first had to find them. Hurricane Melissa had torn through t St Elizabeth farms reducing production amid drought WESTERN JA Nationwide Radio · 2:51 pm Farmers in St. Elizabeth are scaling back production of crops due to the ongoing drought. One farmer, Enricko Parchment, told Nationwide on Tuesday that he and his colleagues are planting fewer crops | |||||||||
⚑ ANNOUNCEMENTS 8 STORIES | |||||||||
US$50M Investment for Rural Water and Infrastructure JIS · 2:46 pm The Government is set to invest US$50 million over the next 18 months to improve water services and other critical infrastructure in rural communities across Jamaica. This was disclosed by [...] Governor’s Monetary Policy Press Statement – August 2026 Bank of Jamaica · 12:05 pm The post Governor’s Monetary Policy Press Statement – August 2026 appeared first on Bank of Jamaica . Jamaican Students Register Improved Results in 18 CSEC Subjects This Year JIS · 11:37 am Jamaican students recorded improved results in 18 of the 34 subjects offered in this year’s Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, including Mathematics. Minister of Education, St. Thomas Renaissance Foundation Promotes Investment, Collaboration and Economic Growth JIS · 11:24 am The St. Thomas Renaissance Foundation is seeking to advance its mandate of positioning the parish as a premier destination for investment, entrepreneurship and sustainable economic development. The no TEF and UTech Jamaica Sign Agreement JIS · 9:53 am The Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF) and the University of Technology (UTech) Jamaica have signed an agreement for business service intermediary support to the TEF's Tourism Innovation Incubator. This i | |||||||||
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