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Current Affairs, Troubles

August 2026

Education Ministry Says Students Must Not Be Locked Out Over Grooming, Uniform Breaches

Holness Tells Cooper’s Pen Residents He Has No Power to Stop Evictions

A Nation of Terrorists

Barbados Energy Transition in Disarray

Nepal-Tibet Flood Disaster Death Toll Rises to 584

Norway’s King Harald V Dies at 89

Fire Breaks Out at Petrojam Refinery in Kingston

Veteran Broadcaster Dervan Malcolm Dies After Brief Illness

U.S. Sabotages Cuba’s Hospitals — Then Calls Universal Healthcare a Failure

When BLP and DLP agree, Barbadians pay

This History Professor Graded Marco Rubio's Cuba Report. He Got an F.

AI and the Future of Barbadian Work

Prosperity and Fiscal Discipline under the JLP

Man Fatally Shot During Targeted Police Operation in St Elizabeth

Dolly Parton, Country Music Icon, Dies at 80

St Catherine Farmer Charged with Murder of Bus Conductor

Six Cuban Nationals Held After Illegal Entry Into Jamaica

Fatal Collision Claims One in St Mary

USA’s influence is fading worldwide

Annie Palmer: The Truth Behind the White Witch https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a86iWllOyZA

JA,USA sign security agreement | JA improves in CXC Maths | No to new wage offer - JTA

General Secretary, MP and NISSS Board Member Toni Moore serving three MASTERS

Cuba Can’t Keep the Lights On. Rubio Says It’s a Superpower

If Bajan Zr drivers could fly

The Contradiction Of U.S. Aid To Cuba

Who killed Jim Brown? one of Jamaica's most notorious criminals #truecrimestories #jamaica

Inside the Cambridge University Clash: Race, Academic Standards, and the Bajan Connection

In Havana, Garbage Trucks Replaced by Solar-Powered Tricycles

BAMC Breaks Contract With CoopEnergy, Mediation Fails

When PM Mottley cries GUN

Cardi B Set to Perform in Jamaica as BZR WKND Headliner

Indonesia Earthquake Kills at Least 40, Triggers Tsunami and Landslides

Support for Cooper’s Pen residents | Zimi Seh saga | JA signs to co-host 2031 World Cup

The Jamaica Constitution – what do you know?

Lessons from the Heart

Understanding the reaction to the Suarez Circus controversy in Barbados

Mark Golding Denies Interest in Coopers Pen Property

Man Fatally Stabbed During Altercation With Nephew in Greenwich Farm

Alabama Executes Jeremy Williams for 2021 Murder of 5-Year-Old Kamarie Holland

Reparations: Not a Generational Solution

Westmoreland Bike Taxi Operator Charged After Ammunition Seized

Goodwill or Good Marketing? The Contradiction Of U.S. Aid To Cuba

Sir Garry Sobers, when you hear his name…

Is Walk Holy Band a Wukkup Holy Band?

UTech Amends Fee Increase Following Negotiations with Students’ Union

Two songs that got it right

UTT’s academic mandate

Epstein Island – Part 2 of 2

A cautionary tale for Barbados – Mount Vernon leadership under fire

Man Shot Dead By Brother-In-Law During Dispute In St Elizabeth

Wreath-Hanging ceremony in honour of the late Mr. Allan Richards

140 J’cans to get Nat’l awards | 4 suicides in 24hrs |Fmr PM criticises US ‘friendship’

Several Employees Detained Amid Cocaine Investigation At Kingston Container Terminal

27-year-old Man Shot Dead at Family Home in Hanover

Three-Year-Old Boy Dies in Suspected Drowning at Westmoreland Attraction

JMMB Opens First Digital Smart Branch in St Andrew as Group Pushes Digital Expansion

Family Appeals for Help to Find Missing St. Elizabeth Teen

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

Crop Over 2026: Success or Cultural Decline?

The Story About Cuba That No One Was Telling

The Ship Bringing Aid to Power Cuba’s Hospital

After Visiting Cuba, Gustavo Petro Had a Message for Washington

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

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