Scores of residents in Manchester receive land titles One hundred and twenty-four residents in Manchester received land titles from the National Land Agency (NLA) during a ceremony held at the Garden Hotel in Mandeville on May 27.
Brazil star Neymar injured and unlikely to be fit for first game at World Cup Picking injury-prone Neymar in Brazil’s World Cup squad seemed a risk and so it proved just 10 days later on Thursday.
Meteorological service cautions against hurricane complacency Although a below-average hurricane season is anticipated this year, Climate Services Manager at the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Jacqueline Spence-Hemmings, is emphasising that there is no room for complacency.
Beryllium: Man dies after garage explosion; two others airlifted to US for treatment Security company Beryllium Limited says it has moved to provide critical medical assistance and support to the persons who were injured in an explosion and fire at a garage facility adjacent to its compound on South Camp Road in Kingston on Wednesday.
Cabbie gunned down at taxi stand in Linstead The Linstead police in St Catherine are searching for a gunman who fatally shot a taxi operator along Zepherton main road on Thursday morning.
US Treasury Secretary Bessent confirms limited steps toward a $250 bill featuring Donald Trump Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Thursday that his department has prepared the design for a $250 bill featuring President Donald Trump, anticipating the passage of stalled legislation in Congress to put the president on a new denomination of legal tender.
Water shortages worsen across Cuba as oil supplies dwindle Nearly three million Cubans experience water shortages every day because of a severe oil shortage that government officials blame on a US energy blockade, authorities said late Wednesday during a roundtable discussion regarding the impact of the ongoing blockade.
Gas prices go down Motorists will pay less for gas on Thursday.
NWC ramps up preparation for 2026 hurricane season The National Water Commission (NWC) is ramping up preparation for the upcoming 2026 Atlantic Hurricane Season, drawing on major lessons learned from the severe impact of Hurricane Melissa in 2025, to strengthen the agency’s resilience and response capacity.
Sole player who lives in Haiti awaits US visa as his squad prepares for World Cup in Florida The only member of Haiti’s national soccer team who is based in the troubled Caribbean country is awaiting a United States visa to join the squad in Florida just weeks before the start of the World Cup. Woodensky Pierre is a defensive midfielder who plays for Violette AC in Haiti’s capital, Port-au-Prince.