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Romero-Williams fired up for Jamaica Dragon Boat Festival
1+ hour, 31+ min ago (467+ words) DENISE Romero-Williams, captain of Jamaica's mixed 200m team which set a national record 1: 01. 82 minutes in Nassau, The Bahamas, has eyes set on Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) for the International Dragon Boat Federation's Club Crew World Championships, from August 29 to September 6. Romero-Williams has…...
Havana quietly advises Cubans on how to survive "enemy attacks
1+ hour, 48+ min ago (324+ words) HAVANA, Cuba " Cuba has posted a "family guide" on provincial websites on how to survive "potential enemy attacks", as the communist-run island reels from US pressure and energy shortages. The release of the document " which has not been reported by…...
He'll kill again
16+ min ago (545+ words) PORT MARIA, ST MARY " Tears filled Phillipa Walker's eyes last Friday when the man who attacked her and her three-year-old son as they walked home from school in May 2024 received a 15-year sentence for the heinous crime. "Not enough," the…...
Mt Pleasant edge Portmore in JPL semis first-leg
2+ hour, 44+ min ago (208+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica " Mt Pleasant FA have a slender lead over Portmore United after they won their Jamaica Premier League first leg semi-final game 1-0 on Sunday at the National Stadium. A second half goal from substitute Warner Brown gave Mt Pleasant…...
Woman allegedly shot by police in Granville
15+ hour, 1+ min ago (119+ words) ST JAMES, Jamaica " The Granville community is again tense following reports that a woman was allegedly shot by the police, a short while ago. Reports reaching Observer Online are that the woman was shot by the police in the torso…...
Gov't moves to take back agro-park lands not put to production, says Green
8+ hour, 18+ min ago (76+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica'The Ministry of Agriculture has moved to take back agro-park lands from holders who have not put the properties into production. Agriculture Minister Floyd Green has informed that 120 acres were reclaimed in 2025, and an additional 280 acres have been identified…...
Nine hantavirus contact cases due in at UK'health agency
16+ hour, 12+ min ago (73+ words) LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP)Nine people were due to fly into Britain Sunday from UK overseas territories after coming into contact with a person with hantavirus, Britain' s health security agency said. The UKSHA confirmed in a statement that "…...
Phillips says Govt's decision to securitise future cash flow at Jamaica's airports mortgages future generations
8+ hour, 16+ min ago (167+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica'Opposition spokesman on Transport, Mikael Phillips, has asserted that "the Government's short-sighted decision" to securitise future cash flow at the island's two international airports to address fiscal demands, including the SPARK road programme, has "effectively mortgages the future of…...
Woman dies after alleged police shooting at protest in Granville
12+ hour, 39+ min ago (114+ words) ST JAMES, Jamaica " A woman who was shot earlier Sunday, allegedly by the police, has died. READ: Woman allegedly shot by police in Granville She has been identified as Latoya Bulgin, popularly known as Buju, of a Granville address in…...