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Nakashima pounds Fritz, Bejlek beats Keys in Cincinnati upsets Al Jazeera · 3:30 am Frances Tiafoe and Brandon Nakashima set up one all-American men's semifinal, Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula also win. | |||||||||
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Court file delays leave cases hanging for years Barbados Today · 7:45 pm Two senior attorneys say accused people can wait up to three years or more for case files in the Magistrates’ Courts, a situation which can prolong remand periods for some... The post Court file delay | |||||||||
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⚑ POLITICS & GOVERNMENT 4 STORIES | |||||||||
PNP bets on democratic socialism - Golding embraces Manley’s 1970s philosophy, vows to build on former PM’s legacy Jamaica Gleaner · 12:07 am People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has embraced democratic socialism, the political philosophy championed by former PNP leader and Prime Minister Michael Manley in the 1970s, declari Drought declared in U.S. Virgin Islands Nationwide Radio · 5:56 pm The U.S. government has declared a drought disaster in the U.S. Virgin Islands as dry conditions persist. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix are all experiencing | |||||||||
⚑ CRIME & JUSTICE 5 STORIES | |||||||||
CPFSA probes viral child abuse video Nationwide Radio · 6:29 pm The Child Protection and Family Services Agency, CPFSA, has launched an investigation into a viral video showing a woman physically and verbally abusing a child. The location and date of the incident 191 killed in confrontations with security forces since Jan 1 Nationwide Radio · 6:25 pm The number of people killed in confrontations with the security forces since the start of the year is inching closer to the 200 mark. The Independent Commission of Investigations, INDECOM, reports tha Supreme Court rubber stamps Trump’s White House ballroom project Nationwide Radio · 5:58 pm The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed construction of the White House ballroom to move forward. The decision on Friday will allow US President Donald Trump's US$400M project to continue as the | |||||||||
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PIOJ: Jamaica’s economy recovering, not in recession Nationwide Radio · 6:47 pm No recession. That is the message, again, from the Planning Institute of Jamaica, PIOJ. Senior Director of Economic Planning and Research at the PIOJ, James Stewart, pointed to improved employment and Market Bag: Lettuce climbs to $1,400 as prices soar at market Jamaica Observer · 6:45 pm BOJ Governor says rising inflation is concerning, not alarming Nationwide Radio · 6:41 pm Bank of Jamaica Governor, Dr. Brian Langrin, says while current inflation trends are concerning, they're not alarming. Addressing a recent quarterly media briefing, Dr. Langrin sought to allay fears r | |||||||||
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⚑ HEALTH 2 STORIES | |||||||||
Stigma blocking children from mental-health care WESTERN JA Jamaica Gleaner · 12:06 am WESTERN BUREAU: Nurse practitioner Tackaya Brown-Lawrence, who heads the St James Child and Adolescent Wellness Centre, says mental-health stigma remains a major barrier preventing children and adoles | |||||||||
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In the classroom, six days a week…Region Four’s 36 volunteer educators rally students after Melissa – and the results are in Jamaica Gleaner · 12:07 am WESTERN BUREAU: They started with mathematics. Then students wanted Spanish, English, science, information technology and social studies. Soon, four weekdays were not enough. “Miss, we’re ready,” they Built For success - Aspiring civil and medical engineer among JPS Foundation scholars Jamaica Gleaner · 12:07 am Civil engineering dreams for Paul Thomas Watson were moulded as a teenage labourer on construction sites, working alongside his father. Now, days away from beginning his degree at the University of Te Coley Nicholson: Focus on physical schooling over AI Jamaica Gleaner · 12:06 am WESTERN BUREAU: Attorney-at-law Helene Coley Nicholson, president of Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship Jamaica, is encouraging educators to prioritise interpersonal interaction with students to develop th Returning JTA president raises $18-billion school repair doubt Jamaica Gleaner · 12:06 am WESTERN BUREAU: La Sonja Harrison, the newly reinstalled president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), wants the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information to say whether the $18 bi Principal of Portmore Community College awarded OD Jamaica Observer · 6:43 pm | |||||||||
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Face of Dior, Michael Kors, Dru Campbell to headline Fashion Face 2026 Nationwide Radio · 9:24 pm Winner of the 2023 edition of model show, Fashion Face of the Caribbean, Dru Campbell, will be making a return to that run way in 2026 as the headliner for the grand finals set for Saturday, August 29 | |||||||||
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JFJ has questions about military cooperation between USA & JA Nationwide Radio · 6:37 pm Executive Director at Jamaicans For Justice, JFJ, Mickel Jackson, is questioning the governance and accountability mechanisms surround the Status of Forces Agreement, SOFA, signed between Jamaica and | |||||||||
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Stigma blocking children from mental-health care WESTERN JA Jamaica Gleaner · 12:06 am WESTERN BUREAU: Nurse practitioner Tackaya Brown-Lawrence, who heads the St James Child and Adolescent Wellness Centre, says mental-health stigma remains a major barrier preventing children and adoles | |||||||||
⚑ ANNOUNCEMENTS 4 STORIES | |||||||||
Parents Urged to Send Children to Regulated ECIs JIS · 4:18 pm Chair of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Trisha Williams-Singh, is urging parents and guardians of young children to ensure that they choose early-childhood institutions (ECIs) that have receive CAC Urges Smart Back-to-School Shopping JIS · 4:08 pm The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging Jamaicans to exercise due diligence when purchasing back-to-school items. Speaking on the Jamaica Information Service (JIS) Television programme, ‘ NHT Waives Peril Insurance Premiums JIS · 3:54 pm The National Housing Trust (NHT) has waived the peril insurance premiums for mortgagors in the parishes worst affected by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The $585-million waiver was applied to [...] Applications Open for 2026 National Science, Technology and Innovation Awards JIS · 3:48 pm Applications are now open for the 2026 Prime Minister’s National Medal for Science, Technology and Innovation and the National Innovation Awards, under the theme, ‘Science Solves’. Principal Director | |||||||||
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