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Pakistan faces new frontier against attacks: Balochistan’s Pashtun areas Al Jazeera · 4:44 am A surge in attacks in Balochistan’s Pashtun-majority districts is raising questions about a widening rebellion. | |||||||||
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Paradise, Technique kick off PM’s Cup with victories Barbados Today · 5:45 pm Paradise and Technique made winning starts to their Prime Minister’s Cup campaigns on Monday night, launching their bids for the tournament’s $100 000 first prize with contrasting victories at Friends | |||||||||
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⚑ POLITICS & GOVERNMENT 22 STORIES | |||||||||
Disabilities Act yet to break down barriers... but few successes recorded at tribunal Jamaica Gleaner · 12:06 am Four years after Jamaica implemented the Disabilities Act, structural and communication barriers continue to hamper members of the disabled community, according to inclusion advocate Alister McLean. M 30 years of disinvestment in healthcare hurting service delivery, says Holness Jamaica Observer · 8:43 pm New procurement rules to apply for NaRRA projects Nationwide Radio · 7:39 pm Prime Minister, Dr. Andrew Holness says changes are coming to public administration and procurement to facilitate the work of the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority, NaRRA. He made the a JAMROCC CEO: NaRRA will be held accountable Nationwide Radio · 6:56 pm JAMRROC CEO, Professor Peter Blair-Henry, says the group will ensure NaRRA functions efficiently to the benefit of the Jamaican people. JAMRROC is the oversight committee for NaRRA. Other JAMRROC memb Golding pledges support to NaRRA but... Nationwide Radio · 6:43 pm While still holding reservations regarding NaRRA, Opposition Leader, Mark Golding, says he will provide his support in the interest of the Jamaican people. The Opposition Leader has appointed business | |||||||||
⚑ CRIME & JUSTICE 9 STORIES | |||||||||
Police kill suspect linked to string of murders Jamaica Gleaner · 12:11 am A suspected gangster and contract killer, who the police have linked to a string of murders and other violent crimes across several parishes, was killed during an alleged confrontation with cops on th 'Bothie' gangster killed by police in Spanish Town Nationwide Radio · 5:50 pm A man linked to two of Jamaica’s prominent criminal gangs was shot and killed during an alleged confrontation with the police over the weekend. He is 24-year-old Denzel Hayles, otherwise called 'Tajay St Elizabeth police report incident-free first day of school WESTERN JA Nationwide Radio · 5:40 pm Commanding Officer for the St. Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Coleridge Minto, says the first day of the new school year was incident-free in the parish. Superintendent Minto was speaking w JaBBEM seeking injunction to bar eviction of Jacob Taylor Beach occupants WESTERN JA Nationwide Radio · 2:28 pm The Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement, JaBBEM, is seeking an interim injunction barring the government from evicting the occupants of Jacob Taylor Beach in Trelawny. The matter is expect Protesting tanker drivers ordered back to work by IDT Nationwide Radio · 10:50 am Tankers drivers at Rubis Energy Jamaica Ltd who were on a sick-out have been ordered back to work effective today, September 8. In a statement late Monday, the Industrial Disputes Tribunal said the in | |||||||||
⚑ BUSINESS & ECONOMY 3 STORIES | |||||||||
Canada's retaliatory tariffs on US goods take effect today Nationwide Radio · 10:33 am Canada's retaliatory tariffs on a range of US goods came into effect on Tuesday, following a collapse of trade talks in late August. The counter-tariffs will be as high as 50 per cent. They will apply | |||||||||
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⚑ HEALTH 2 STORIES | |||||||||
UHWI reports overcrowding in A&E Nationwide Radio · 2:26 pm The University Hospital of the West Indies, UHWI, is advising that its Accident and Emergency Department is currently experiencing patient volumes beyond its normal capacity. In a statement on Tuesday | |||||||||
⚑ EDUCATION 13 STORIES | |||||||||
St Hilda’s delays boarders’ return Jamaica Gleaner · 12:10 am Nearly a year after Hurricane Melissa battered St Hilda’s Diocesan High School in Brown’s Town, St Ann, leaving an estimated $40 million in damage, the institution has been forced to delay the full re NCB Foundation boosts Netball Jamaica with $250,000 contribution Nationwide Radio · 8:04 pm President of Netball Jamaica, Karen Baugh, is expressing appreciation to the NCB Foundation for its contribution of $250,000 to the association. The corporate entity donated the funds to assist squad Catherine Hall Primary celebrates 50th anniversary with grand return to school Jamaica Observer · 7:17 pm Child soils herself in class after teacher denies restroom request Nationwide Radio · 6:11 pm A grade five student at a primary school in Kingston is now too embarrassed to return to school after she was denied the opportunity to use the restroom. It's understood that the student had a bowel m Crawford to students: Make school your foundation for success Nationwide Radio · 6:08 pm Opposition Spokesperson on Education, Damion Crawford, is urging students to treat school as a training ground for success as the new academic year gets underway. In a back-to-school message on Tuesda | |||||||||
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West Indies set for October test series tour of Bangladesh Nationwide Radio · 7:55 pm The West Indies will return to test cricket action in October, when they visit Bangladesh for a two game series that forms part of the World Test Championship. Wayne Walker tells us more. The first Te Coach Davis banking on youth to bear fruit at Ferncourt High Jamaica Observer · 9:00 am | |||||||||
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⚑ GENERAL NEWS 22 STORIES | |||||||||
‘Even safer’ at Hydel Cumberland High Jamaica Observer · 12:02 am JDF Warriors crowned Men’s NCC Rugby League Champions Jamaica Observer · 12:01 am JDF Warriors crowned Men’s Real Madrid edge Inter Milan 2-1 in Champions League opener Nationwide Radio · 7:58 pm French World Cup star Kylian Mbappe and captain Freddy Valverde scored a pair of first half goals as 15 time champions Real Madrid beat Inter-Milan 2-1 at the Santiago Bernabéu on Tuesday as the leagu Over 600 flights cancelled at UK airports Nationwide Radio · 5:33 pm More than 600 flights were cancelled on Tuesday due to a technical issue in Britain’s air traffic control system. Britain’s National Air Traffic Services said a problem had been identified in its flig | |||||||||
⚑ WESTERN JAMAICA 6 STORIES | |||||||||
St Elizabeth police report incident-free first day of school WESTERN JA Nationwide Radio · 5:40 pm Commanding Officer for the St. Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Coleridge Minto, says the first day of the new school year was incident-free in the parish. Superintendent Minto was speaking w JaBBEM seeking injunction to bar eviction of Jacob Taylor Beach occupants WESTERN JA Nationwide Radio · 2:28 pm The Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement, JaBBEM, is seeking an interim injunction barring the government from evicting the occupants of Jacob Taylor Beach in Trelawny. The matter is expect Catherine Hall Primary Marks 50th Anniversary Year with Grand Return to School WESTERN JA JIS · 3:13 pm Catherine Hall Primary and Infant School in St. James welcomed students for the 2026/27 academic year on Monday (September 7), marking the start of its 50th anniversary year with a [...] Smooth Start to School Year in St. Elizabeth WESTERN JA JIS · 3:01 pm St. Elizabeth recorded a smooth and incident-free start to the 2026/2027 academic year on Monday, September 7, says Head of the St. Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Coleridge Minto. Supt. Min | |||||||||
⚑ ANNOUNCEMENTS 8 STORIES | |||||||||
Digicel Foundation to Upgrade Port Maria Special Education Unit in St. Mary Min. of Education · 5:11 pm The Digicel Foundation is set to undertake a multimillion-dollar renovation and expansion project at the Port Maria Special Education Unit in St. Mary this financial year, as part of a [...] The post Hydel Cumberland High School Officially Launched Min. of Education · 4:51 pm Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, on Monday (September 7), officially launched Hydel Cumberland High School in St. Catherine, coinciding wit Hurricane Melissa Reconstruction Programme Making Schools More Resilient Min. of Education · 4:44 pm Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says the Hurricane Melissa reconstruction programme has presented an opportunity to make schools more resi Education Ministry to Review Textbook Lists Amid Cost Concerns Min. of Education · 4:32 pm The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information has announced plans to review schools’ textbook lists to ensure that only essential, high-quality texts are required, amid growing concerns abo Catherine Hall Primary Marks 50th Anniversary Year with Grand Return to School WESTERN JA JIS · 3:13 pm Catherine Hall Primary and Infant School in St. James welcomed students for the 2026/27 academic year on Monday (September 7), marking the start of its 50th anniversary year with a [...] | |||||||||
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