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Dutch institute issues 'red alert' over Trump-shaped ecstasy pills BBC World · 3:48 am The drugs have a delayed effect which "increases the risk of overdose", the institute has advised. | |||||||||
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Newton burial ground set for November opening Barbados Today · 6:35 pm The historic Newton Slave Burial Ground, the final resting place for as many as 600 enslaved people, is on track for a grand opening in November, to coincide with the... The post Newton burial ground | |||||||||
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⚑ POLITICS & GOVERNMENT 8 STORIES | |||||||||
$50m research push as Gov’t invests in health talent Jamaica Gleaner · 12:07 am The Government is investing $50 million in healthcare research while spending an average of $500 million annually to train healthcare workers in areas where there are critical shortages, Health and We Holness knocks "freeness mentality" Nationwide Radio · 6:39 pm Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Coopers Pen incident should expel the "freeness mentality" that's embedded in sections of society. He says it should instead serve as a turning point in discu Meadows: Holness should apologise to Coopers Pen residents WESTERN JA Nationwide Radio · 6:35 pm Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness should apologise to the residents of Coopers Pen in Trelawny, given the perception surrounding the extent of state resources deployed during the demolition of their h Public warned against starting fires amid drought Nationwide Radio · 5:54 pm Stop lighting open fires amid the ongoing drought across the island. Local Government Minister, Desmond McKenzie, made the appeal while speaking on Nationwide This Morning on Friday. The Minister says Gov't pumps millions into repairing bus routes islandwide Nationwide Radio · 5:42 pm The Government will spend $365 million over the next two months to repair bus routes across the island. The money comes from the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development's recurrent | |||||||||
⚑ CRIME & JUSTICE 6 STORIES | |||||||||
National Strategic Anti-Gang Division Urges Vigilance as Students Return to School JCF (Police) · 9:10 pm St. Catherine Higgler Charged with Murder JCF (Police) · 9:01 pm JCF Assures Public of Heightened Security Attention in Half-Way Tree JCF (Police) · 8:56 pm JCF ramps up presence in HWT amid simmering gang feud Nationwide Radio · 6:01 pm The Jamaica Constabulary Force, JCF, says it has intensified its operations in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, amid reports of a possible conflict involving criminal elements in the area. In a statement on | |||||||||
⚑ BUSINESS & ECONOMY 7 STORIES | |||||||||
‘Dervan made the diaspora feel seen, heard, and connected’ Jamaica Gleaner · 12:07 am Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora woke Friday morning to news that Dervan Malcolm, the popular host of The Jamaican Diaspora Live Online, heard Saturdays on Power 106 FM, had died. The Jamaican Di Market Bag: Prices skyrocket as shoppers feel the pinch Jamaica Observer · 6:29 pm Fayval: Public sector wage rise should be linked to GDP Nationwide Radio · 6:06 pm Finance Minister, Fayval Williams, is suggesting that he country must return to capping the public sector wage bill to a percentage of Gross Domestic Product, GDP. During a heads of agreement signing Barita, subsidiaries get credit rating boost Nationwide Radio · 6:00 pm Barita Investments and its subsidiaries have been upgraded one notch across all four of their credit ratings by the Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services CariCRIS. It's a move the investmen Derrimon suit progresses over New York roof collapse Jamaica Gleaner · 12:06 am Trading conglome-rate Derrimon Trading Company Limited said it wants to recover the full cost of its New York investment, along with lost opportunity over the period, but stopped short of revealing a | |||||||||
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⚑ HEALTH 1 STORIES | |||||||||
Medical doctors restive Nationwide Radio · 5:49 pm The Jamaica Medical Doctors' Association, JMDA, says its members are becoming increasingly restive, five months after the Industrial Disputes Tribunal, IDT, closed hearings in the doctors' long-runnin | |||||||||
⚑ EDUCATION 4 STORIES | |||||||||
‘Speaking from lived experience’ WESTERN JA Jamaica Gleaner · 12:06 am Western Bureau: Twelve-year-old Khadijah Wright, an outgoing student of Revival Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, has emerged as the winner of the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica (LMA Campbell targets championship return for St Jago Nationwide Radio · 7:47 pm Olympian Juliet Campbell says the desire to see St Jago High School return to the top of the medal standings at the ISSA GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Championships is a major reason behind her decision Finally! repair works begin at Burnt Savannah Primary WESTERN JA Nationwide Radio · 6:33 pm Work has commenced to repair Burnt Savannah Primary School in St Elizabeth, almost 10 months after Hurricane Melissa devastated the institution. The start of repairs follows an outcry from parents and | |||||||||
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Dolly weakens; now a tropical wave Nationwide Radio · 5:38 pm Tropical Storm Dolly has weakened into an open tropical wave. According to The Guardian, the remnants of Dolly continue to move across the Atlantic Ocean toward the Leeward Islands. What's left of the | |||||||||
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Jamaica Empress bolster CPL roster with former Australian star Meg Lanning Nationwide Radio · 7:42 pm Jamaica Empress have added former Australian Meg Lanning to their Women's Caribbean Premier League roster ahead of their inaugural season in the tournament, set to bowl off on September 5. Lanning ret | |||||||||
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⚑ GENERAL NEWS 9 STORIES | |||||||||
Rural parishes shine at JLS National Awards Jamaica Gleaner · 12:06 am Rural parishes swept the national awards at the Jamaica Library Service (JLS) 2026 National Reading Competition finale, with Portland copping two top honours and a mother and her son being named paris Demerit point system implementation delayed Jamaica Observer · 7:50 pm 17 Jamaicans through to Diamond League finals Nationwide Radio · 7:46 pm Seventeen Jamaicans will have the opportunity in just over a week's time to go for a share of the millions in Wanda Diamond League prize monies when the curtain comes down on the 2026 season in Brusse Superior Parts Ltd cooperating with probe into Hagley Park fire Jamaica Observer · 7:19 pm Tributes continue to pour in for respected broadcaster Dervan Malcolm Nationwide Radio · 5:44 pm The Press Association of Jamaica says the death of veteran broadcaster Dervan Malcolm is a significant loss to Jamaican journalism. Malcolm, who hosted Both Sides of the Story on Power 106 FM, died ye | |||||||||
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‘Speaking from lived experience’ WESTERN JA Jamaica Gleaner · 12:06 am Western Bureau: Twelve-year-old Khadijah Wright, an outgoing student of Revival Primary and Infant School in Westmoreland, has emerged as the winner of the Lay Magistrates’ Association of Jamaica (LMA | |||||||||
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JLS Crowns Five National Reading Champions for 2026 JIS · 4:33 pm The Jamaica Library Service (JLS), on Thursday (August 27), crowned five champions in the 2026 National Reading Competition, with two of the top readers coming from Portland. They are Liam [...] | |||||||||
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