Multiple persons shot in Toledo Ohio. This is an area where they have a two day festival.
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Saturday, 6 June 2026
Support Santa Cruz Call For Water
The following messages have been received from Santa Cruz
Santa Plaza In Santa Cruz
Good day Mr Derby again. From time to time I talk to you about Santa Plaza in Santa Cruz. I told you about that green area in the middle of the Plaza which houses the pit. An unsound man has again taken over this area putting a host of used stuff like old Zinc, and a lot of other old stuff, wood, tarpaulin must to sleep under. When the NWCA worker came around to collect for the garbage pickup, we told her about the condition there. She said she would bring it to the authority attention. Mr Derby the man is still there with all sorts of garbage. He even built a shack urinal from Zinc and broken blocks.
The Parish Council is to come and move this man with his pile of garbage before any disease break out from this urinal.
There is a sanitary convenience at the front of the market already.
One of the problem is the police will not stop the PPVs from coming into the Plaza.
Buying Gas From Guyana
Mr Derby, good morning. Thinking about this gas price. I am wondering if the government can have a special arrangement with Guyana to buy oil from them and do the gas here seeing we have the refinery until things stabilize
Lack Of Water
Mr Derby good day.
From the first week in October 2025 Santa Cruz ( I think I told you) and it's environs have not gotten any water in the pipe.i do not know what is happening with NWC.
The Minister need to tell us what's happening. How can we have a contract with NWC to provide us with water and no water from October 2015. We need to know what's happening. It is very costly to buy water. Business people and others have to buy black drums and have these water topping up the drums. It is also costing immensely the homes.
Need answers man.
Thanks Mr Derby.
Cost of Water In Santa Cruz
Mr Derby, good day.
The people and business places of Santa Cruz and environs are meeting hell with the cost of water. Its and arm abd leg. Truck men are making a kilking from this water thing.Why Nwc will not do whath needs to be done so we the customers can get back water in the pipe. From first week in October until now and no water.
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Residents in Santa Cruz, please add your comments to this blog. For other residents, please support the people living in Santa Cruz.
Councillor Christopher Williams, have you taken any action to have this matter resolved? MP Zuleika Jess, can we hear from you on this matter?
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Oh What A Night, JPSCo Down... Up Park Camp On Fire!
I received a few videos showing a massive fire at Up Park Camp tonight. The JPS power was also out for over four hours in some areas. I wonder if this was connected to the fire or to the little rain that fell last night!
If there was indeed a massive fire at Up Park Camp and we have not heard a word from the Jamaica Fire Brigade Service, then something is very wrong. I understand that the JDF sent out a press release, but Bark Di Trute has not received that release. Probably that's why people have to depend on other sources on social media to get news. The Jamaica Fire Brigade service should give an on-the-spot press conference. I don't think they even have a public relations department.
Traditional media could have played a key role by having live reporting from the scene of the fire. Probably a station did. You can let me know.
We need an in-depth investigation of that fire at Up Park Camp and also the failure of the JPSCo system. We also need to look at how we communicate with the public when there is a disaster. We should learn a lot from last night's experience. A fire at the JDF is big news, and so is a JPSco lack of its service for over four hours.
I wonder how we will handle other crises. I hope no life has been lost at Up Park Camp and no ammunition has been lost.
While I was composing this blog, the JPSCo service went out at 11:35 pm, and it came back at 1:27 am. This means that JPSCo was out for over four hours in some areas. It seems that Digicel's data service is also down. Pupa Jesus, teck di case. We need to keep the nation abreast in real time of what is happening, or else this is the time when conspiracy theories develop.
I just remember the days of the Tilly lamp or the Home Sweet Home lamp, and we did not have any light challenges then. These modern times are really madern. Someone called me to say that they are wondering if JPSCo ran out of fuel. Soon, you will hear that the US aircraft carrier that visited us recently had something to do with all of this.
Hopefully, Prime Minister Holness will address the nation later on these matters. Some people will have to spend the morning writing reports, which will be submitted to the prime minister.
What to do but make up a song in the darkness—Michael Spence
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Friday, 5 June 2026
St. James Bee Farmers Association
Press Release From The St. James Bee Farmers Association - June 1, 2026
The St James Bee Farmers Association is once again fulfilling its mandate to educate and inform the people of St. James about bees and their importance to our environment.
This time was a presentation and an apiary visit to the Ophel Pathfinders Club of the Glendevon Seventh Day Adventist Church.
Topaz Lewis-Barrett, Director, Ophel Pathfinders Club, expressed sincere gratitude on behalf of the club for inspiring our young people to appreciate nature, agriculture, and the vital role bees play in our ecosystem.
The presentation was done by Chairman Dennis McKay and Director Romario Scott, setting the pace for the upcoming major event “HEALTHY Life Style Day” on August 13, 2026, partnering with the St. James Parish Council and the St James Health Department, to be held at Sam Sharpe Square.
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| Visiting the apiaries. |
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| Dennis McKay, Topaz Lewis-Barrett, and Romario Scott. |
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| Dennis McKay. |
Thursday, 4 June 2026
Mark Golding 2024 Statutory Declarations Not Certified By Integrity Commission?
Press Release From Young Jamaica - June 4, 2026
Young Jamaica, the youth arm of the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), is calling on Opposition Leader and President of the People's National Party (PNP), Mark Golding, to provide the Jamaican people with a full and transparent explanation regarding the status of his 2024 Statutory Declaration, which, to date, has not been certified by the Integrity Commission.
In April of this year, when questioned during a media briefing about the absence of certification, Golding blamed alleged "staffing issues" at the Integrity Commission for the Commission not publishing certification of his 2024 statutory declarations. Young Jamaica finds this explanation unsatisfactory and insufficient to account for the prolonged delay in the certification process.
Young Jamaica rejects that explanation for the two-year delay proffered by Golding as implausible and fanciful. The Integrity Commission is mandated by law to publish notices confirming the certification of the Statutory Declarations submitted by both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition.
It is a matter of public record that Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has challenged aspects of the Integrity Commission's handling of his Statutory Declarations through the Courts. That matter remains before the judiciary and is therefore subject to the sub judice principle.
However, no such legal proceedings have been cited by Golding as an explanation for the outstanding certification of his declarations. Accordingly, Young Jamaica reiterates its call for Golding to provide a full account of the circumstances surrounding this matter and to address the concerns that have arisen in the interest of transparency and public accountability.
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I am still of the opinion that the Integrity Commission (IC) is a bureaucratic organization for some Jamaicans to earn a good salary. I would like to know how much it costs annually to have the Integrity Commission and how much it has saved Jamaica so far. We have enough institutions that can investigate and bring charges if a political leader or anyone is corrupt. The IC's main function seems to be to create fodder for political controversy.
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Jamaica Ex- Police Association of South Florida (USA) Supports Jamaica
On Friday, May 21, 2026, members of the Jamaica Ex-Police Association of South Florida (JEPA) completed several charity projects in the Parish of St. Elizabeth.
JEPA members, with their president, Sheryl Marsh, and former presidents Avis Jarrett-Miller, Roy Bennett, and Malachi Smith, along with other members of the 34-year-old South Florida-based organization, visited the Black River Police Station, the Police Convalescence Home in Black River, and Peacock Heights, New Town, and Black River. JEPA awarded two of our three Jamaican scholarships and presented gifts to the Black River Police, the Convalescence Home, and hurricane supplies, including tarpaulins, hammers, nails, paint brushes, corking materials, screwdrivers, clothing, and other gifts to families in Peacock Heights, New Town, and Black River. Members also paid a special visit to a female ex-police officer, who is a major social media influencer but is now admitted to the Black River Hospital with a major illness.
The group participated in Labour Day projects in Bog Walk and at the May Pen Police Station.
On Tuesday, May 27, the group hosted its Adopt a Basic School for a Day Project at the Burnt Savannah Basic School. The following day, the group concluded its mission at the Strawberry District in Westmoreland. The third scholarship was awarded there.
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| Members of the Jamaica Ex-Police Association of South Florida making presentation of a printer and ink cartridge to DSP Brown of the St. Elizabeth Police Division |
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| JEPA members: L-R: Leon McIntyre, Roy Bennett, Avis Jarrett-Miller, Fitzroy Barnes, Orville Forrester, DSP Brown and Malachi Smith |
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| JEPA''s Secretary Avis Jarrett-Miller presenting a scholarship to student Raheem Davis |
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Bog Walk Gorge Now Open
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The following is an Update From SSP Hopeton Nicholson
The Bog Walk Gorge is now open for vehicular traffic.
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Emergency Report From SSP Hopeton Nicholson
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The following is an Emergency Report From SSP Hopeton Nicholson
Good afternoon, please note that the Flat Bridge is presently impassable. A tractor-trailer overturned on the Flat Bridge.
Motorists are encouraged to use the alternative routes via Sligoville, Barry, or the toll road.
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