Drought conditions are leaving Claverty Cottage Primary in Jamaica’s Blue Mountains facing a serious water shortage after months without substantial rainfall. The school has only six students and eight staff members. It has three 1,000-gallon water tanks, but the supply continues to fall. The last major rainfall that could fill the tanks came in April. […]
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), formalizing a partnership between the two regions. The agreement was signed on the margins of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. PIF Secretary-General Baron Divavesi Waqa and CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett signed the accord. […]
TikTok has agreed to pay Alabama at least $100 million and introduce new restrictions for teenage users, avoiding a trial over allegations that the company misled parents about protections against harmful content. The settlement includes a two-hour daily limit for teens, restricted access between midnight and 6am, and suspended notifications during school hours. TikTok will […]
ROYAL POLICE FORCE OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAOffice of Strategic Communications – STRATCOMMEDIA RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TEVIN WILLOCK SENTENCED TO PRISON FOR AMMUNITION POSSESSION St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, Saturday, September 26, 2026 Tevin Willock of Grays Farm has been sentenced to ten months and twenty days in prison after pleading guilty to possession of ammunition. […]
Guyana Builds Backup Power Network to Reduce Outages Guyana is building backup capacity into its electricity network to help keep power flowing when equipment fails or goes offline for maintenance. Guyana Power and Light Inc. (GPL) Executive Management Committee Team Leader Kesh Nandlall said future infrastructure projects will include additional transmission lines and transformers. These […]
ROYAL POLICE FORCE OF ANTIGUA AND BARBUDAOffice of Strategic Communications – STRATCOMMEDIA RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 21 POUNDS OF CANNABIS SEIZED AT DEEP WATER HARBOUR St. John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, Friday, September 25, 2026 The police and Customs Enforcement Unit have seized 21 pounds of cannabis during a joint drug interdiction operation at the Deep Water […]
Hurricane Nolo is approaching Hawaii as a Category 2 storm, bringing the threat of heavy rainfall, flooding, mudslides, strong winds and dangerous seas. The Big Island is expected to face the strongest impacts as Nolo makes its closest approach from late Friday into Saturday. Forecasters say 10 to 15 inches of rain could fall across […]
Autism and Parenting: When Life Gets Heavy Autism does not pause when life gets heavy. Some days, everything seems to happen at once. Plans can change without warning, relationships may shift, and finances can become difficult. Something you thought was settled may suddenly feel uncertain. While you are still trying to process what happened, another […]
Outbreak response efforts in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are receiving an additional $267 million from the United States. The funding will support efforts to combat the ongoing Ebola epidemic. The US State Department announced the funding on Wednesday during the United Nations General Assembly. The department said the United States has provided $887 […]
Jamaica will place artificial intelligence and digital transformation at the centre of Tourism Awareness Week 2026. The week will run from September 27 to October 3 under the theme, “Digital Agenda and Artificial Intelligence to Redesign Tourism.” The theme reflects the global focus for World Tourism Day, which takes place on September 27. Jamaica’s Ministry […]
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