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Current Affairs, Troubles

August 2026

“The Spirit of the Sea”: Jamaica’s Taino Chief’s historic address at International Seabed Authority calls for moratorium on deep sea mining

Happy Emancipation Day, Jamaica! Random thoughts…

Gun Court Frees Man After Prosecutors Fail to Produce Key Video

July 2026

It is amazing how appealing evil still is in the 21st century

It’s a crying shame

The West Indies Federation – revisiting the crash site

UTech Students’ Union Vacancies Cloud Financial Policies

Montego Bay Jerk and Food Festival Unveils Star-Studded Entertainment Lineup for 2026 Staging

Pan Folk O Rama 2026

Manhunt Underway After Prisoner Escapes Annotto Bay Police Lock-up

They Were Promised Jobs. Then This Happened #blackhistory #history https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hbbn1-CsQ0A

Three Men Acquitted in 2020 Torrington Park Double Murder Case

Beyond the Shower Posse: the system that changed Jamaica. ????????

Southern Coastal Highway Section Renamed Paul Bogle Highway

Justin Burrowes Qualifies for Texas State Open Golf Championship

Tribute to Rt. Excellent Sir Garfield Sobers

Ex Central Bank Governor says don’t hoard foreign exchange

Inside Cuba’s Fuel Lines: Taxi Drivers Struggle Under U.S. Oil Blockade

Civil Society’s Silence Raises Questions in the Wake of Voice Note Scandal

Buccoo Heritage Fair

Governor-General Urges Jamaicans to Unite in Rebuilding After Hurricane Melissa

Jamaican-American Fugitive Returned to US After Arrest in Jamaica

Female Among Three Killed as Police Target Criminal Network After Triple Fatal Shoot-out

The People Inside Cuba’s Alleged Russian Spy Base: There Are No Russian Spies Here

Man Fatally Shot During Alleged Gunfight With Police in West Kingston

Maritime tragedies are preventable

Power, paranoia and the rule of law

When ‘gifts’ of public land ignore reparative justice

Who’s out to get you now, PM?

‘BIM paying’ for blind loyalty to Mottley

10-y-o girl killed | World Cup Final trip paid by PM | JMDA wants apology from Tufton

Why Is This Cuban University Empty?

Top U.S. Diplomat Mike Hammer Visits U.S.-Funded Aid Distribution in Cuba

Members of Congress Call for End to “Inhumane” Blockade on Cuba

We Asked Cubans About the Russian “Spy Base”

MV Barima Disaster: Rescue Operations and Government Failure

Jamaica's Darkest Secret: The 1963 Coral Gardens Massacre

Protection of persons under investigation by Anti Corruption Agencies (IC)!

The “Labour Exchange” or a Failure to Invest in Caribbean People?

Sumfest Comes to Plantation Cove, St. Ann

Planting concrete on agriculture lands at Constant plantation

Former Miss Universe Jamaica contestant LaToya Malcolm dies

2026 World Cup final | Desmond McKenzie pepper-sprayed by police | IC sued by doctor

To the political cynics – you cannot have your cake and eat it

Bad deal with the TCNs

A common endeavour: Realizing the Promise of America – Washington D.C June 26, 2026

Family Caregivers Programme Expands to Spanish Town Hospital

Floyd Green Urges Young Jamaicans to See Agriculture as a Path to Wealth

No Amnesty from Demerit Points as Govt Adopts Zero-Tolerance Road Traffic Enforcement

Another Crash Reported Along North Coast Highway in Trelawny

Jamaica’s Procurement Performance Compared to Small OECD Economies

Trump’s Cryptic Cuba Warning. What Did He Mean?

Tourism 3.0: Same Script, Same Cast?

Haiti won its freedom, then paid France for 143 years. #Haiti #BlackHistory

The New York Times Says This Is a Spy Base in Cuba

Oversight of the Integrity Commission must be independent.

JFJ Opposes FID examining Statutory declarations of Oversight Committee but not the Prime Minister ?

They Went to Cuba. Now They're Challenging Trump.

CARICOM Reparations Commission Delegation in London

Constable Granted $1 Million Bail in Latoya ‘Buju’ Bulgin Murder Case

District Constable Nathaniel McKenzie Dies Weeks After Clarendon Car Crash

Government Expands Animal Tagging Programme to Combat Praedial Larceny

St Catherine Home Invasion: Armed Robbers Steal $10 Million from Couple

Vendor Shot Dead in Ball Ground, St Thomas

Body Found in St Ann Believed to Be Missing Man Owen Hamilton

Barbados energy consumption at record high

The Integrity Commission must take steps to ensure its not being weaponized

PNP Gen Sec settles defamation suit | Stephen Francis dies |Senator under investigation

The Shower Posse was created by a political party. The FBI linked them to 1,400 murders. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4tRxw72GKsw

How Camila Guevara Milanés Is Making Her Own Legacy in Music

The damaging effects of data breaches: The Digicel scenario

U.S. Policy Causes Cuba’s Blackouts. U.S. Citizens Bring Solar Panels for Pregnant Women

Cuba Calls Out Mike Waltz at the UN With ICE Photos

CARICOM’s Leadership Crisis: The Persad-Bissessar Carla Barnett Controversy

PNP seeks to weaponize the Integrity Commission especially near elections !

A few questions for Commissioner Sonia Boyce

CIA interference in Jamaica is documented history, not conspiracy.

Bruno Rodríguez Calls Out US Ambassador at UN General Assembly

Office Of The Chief Secretary - THA MEDIA BRIEFING 05.03.2026

Romania’s Constitutional Court handed down a significant ruling that reshapes how civil servants must complete statutory declarations.

Patois is not broken English. The grammar comes from West Africa. Jamaica built something new.

Information Department at TIC

Legislators must change the Integrity Commission declaration form.

Governance and Transparency Concerns at National Integrity Action (NIA)

JADA Construction fingered by union

Camila Guevara Milanés: Between Legacy and Her Own Voice

Woman Fatally Shot During Reported Struggle Over Licensed Firearm in St Elizabeth

Bridgetown: a ‘rusty’ city stroll

Manchester Man Jailed 18½ Years for Sexually Assaulting Two Young Relatives

Ritchies Real Deal Fabric Store Reopens Across the Street After Devastating Falmouth Fire

Trump’s Sanctions Disrupt UNICEF Aid for Newborns and Mothers

Will Persia Have its Revenge?

Retired Clarendon Haulage Contractor Charged In Alleged $250 Million Money Laundering Scheme

U.S. “Pressure, Blackmail and Threats” to Stop UN Debate on Embargo

St Catherine Farmer Charged with Murder After Alleged Pitchfork Attack

St Ann Man Charged with Ex-Girlfriend’s Murder

Why this Cuban American Returned to Cuba After 20 Years Away | U.S. Voices Against the Blockade

Beard Boss Bus Shed

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