https://yard-news.xyz Aggregated Jamaican news, dancehall, sports, Bitcoin, and culture — curated by Jamaussie over Nostr en Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:19:38 +0000 https://flagpedia.net/data/flags/w580/jm.png https://yard-news.xyz https://yard-news.xyz 883d230c3c6257147bd5cab358ac14d7550f36530dca5c3bb4ee21303e9f334a Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:44 +0000 🇯🇲 Yard Bitcoin Report: 💰 BTC/USD: $77,175 💵 BTC/JMD: $11,403,401 ⚡ Sats for $1,000 JMD: 8,769 ⚡ Sats for $1 USD: 1,296 🧱 Block: 963566 ⚡ Fees: 1 sat/vB #Jamaica #Bitcoin #stacksats #YardVibes Yard News https://news.yard-news.xyz/2f9375cc09a916f0eebe5dcdeb5ac402e220d672f3b17e8c5c1cdd13734d8d29.jpg edae3815b5780e0d11ae0a6d7a8e2cc19a36516fa59bf6999670e9bc050378b4 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:30:10 +0000 On this day, January 3, 1958, a dream of unity took root. Remember di West Indies Federation – a time when we tried fi stand strong together as one people. Jah guide we forward, let we learn from di past and build a brighter future, always seeking light. #WisdomWords #OneLove https://news.yard-news.xyz/2f9375cc09a916f0eebe5dcdeb5ac402e220d672f3b17e8c5c1cdd13734d8d29.jpg Yard News https://news.yard-news.xyz/4aed9ebbb542ddc18e2ed45cd64890f4ba380949909670cf0fec86b57652fa5e.jpg b479af722d993b00afd57af88cdf7e712111cb9c6e2bd877f8094542c0e7488d Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:52:09 +0000 📖 Word of the day is 'Guzumba' Picture dis: Yuh see a youth just idle, no ambition, no hustle, just wasting time. We seh "Dat boy a guzumba!" It mean him a waste, a good-for-nothing. Don't be a guzumba with yuh talent. Use what yuh have, build something real, contribute to di community. Some a waste time pon foolishness when dem could a learn bout Bitcoin and build a future. Jus' sayin'. Keep yuh head high. https://news.yard-news.xyz/4aed9ebbb542ddc18e2ed45cd64890f4ba380949909670cf0fec86b57... Yard News https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/22/im-going-fight 26c443b55d3f3961f82219bfb9c51fedf72773dcbbf16337a859eabd09ff4f8b Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:30:00 +0000 🗞️ ‘I’m going to fight it!’ ‘I’m going to fight it!’... Source: Observer 🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/22/im-going-fight #jamaica #news https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/jamaicaobserver/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/08/c86c134aea19ac9df70d508dc93b5ed8-1024x768.jpg Yard News https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/pnp-bets-democratic-socialism fb5026b6e584871b4c2067467f6aeacf56e9c21410fb5ae5e0324c0453d719fe Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:07:02 +0000 🗞️ PNP bets on democratic socialism People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has embraced democratic socialism, the political philosophy championed by former PNP leader and Prime Minis... Source: Gleaner 🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/pnp-bets-democratic-socialism #jamaica #news #politics Yard News https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/classroom-six-days-week e01bea225ed9255f735005ac1a6e820a0eb24bd648d1d46462136260a41a4c97 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:07:01 +0000 🗞️ In the classroom, six days a week… WESTERN BUREAU: They started with mathematics. Then students wanted Spanish, English, science, information technology and social studies. Soon, four weekdays we... Source: Gleaner 🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/classroom-six-days-week #jamaica #news #tech Yard News https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/built-success af7dc9d49ed1e715d8d200540b56e5139b74e9626879ca32797a5726b2cefaae Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:07:00 +0000 🗞️ Built For success Civil engineering dreams for Paul Thomas Watson were moulded as a teenage labourer on construction sites, working alongside his father. Now, days away from begi... Source: Gleaner 🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/built-success #jamaica #news #tech Yard News https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/stigma-blocking-children-mental-health-care 91826f837798858f05df9b07e0bf68c54086108ac264e3f89218cb7e7e3382bf Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:06:56 +0000 🗞️ Stigma blocking children from mental-health care WESTERN BUREAU: Nurse practitioner Tackaya Brown-Lawrence, who heads the St James Child and Adolescent Wellness Centre, says mental-health stigma remains a majo... Source: Gleaner 🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/stigma-blocking-children-mental-health-care #jamaica #news Yard News https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/npsc-food-poor-help-family-rebuild-after-storm f8754dcbabf68054b7e672a5fcda098c4afc4bcef514b136c2b80d92c22d6a4f Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:06:54 +0000 🗞️ NPSC, Food For The Poor help family rebuild after storm For Charna-Kay McLauren of Arlington, St Elizabeth, the journey from heartbreak to hope has been defined by resilience, faith and determination. After Hurricane... Source: Gleaner 🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/npsc-food-poor-help-family-rebuild-after-storm #jamaica #news Yard News https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/first-dance-studios-honours-janet-silvera-inaugural-flame-award ce933697b63a738aff5e5e0f5ac82f8221acf1d385dcc5c9d2e1d79f39c1a651 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:06:52 +0000 🗞️ First Dance Studios honours Janet Silvera with inaugural FLAME Award First Dance Studios has honoured journalist and civic leader Janet Silvera with its inaugural FLAME Award for her longstanding advocacy and support for the perf... Source: Gleaner 🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/first-dance-studios-honours-janet-silvera-inaugural-flame-award #jamaica #news Yard News https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/original-shed-reunion-retro-party-revives-falmouths-golden-era 60d2e4f4a0d0818f16c60b8d7128139fa74cee7c002fddd49dea7829c18931b0 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:06:43 +0000 🗞️ Original Shed Reunion Retro Party revives Falmouth’s golden era FALMOUTH, Trelawny: For one unforgettable night, the clock turned back more than four decades as hundreds of former patrons of the legendary Shed nightclub reu... Source: Gleaner 🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/original-shed-reunion-retro-party-revives-falmouths-golden-era #jamaica #news #entertainment Yard News https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/lord-woolley-joins-call-inquiry-hounding-jason-arday 059c3cf07c6230ffb83b224f2ab4c7af5df4f9985c21b36d97ad4586ec840a88 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:06:39 +0000 🗞️ Lord Woolley joins call for inquiry into ‘hounding’ of Jason Arday LONDON: Lord Simon Woolley, the principal of Homerton College, Cambridge, has joined forces with the campaigning pressure group Good Law Project to call for an... Source: Gleaner 🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/lord-woolley-joins-call-inquiry-hounding-jason-arday #jamaica #news #crime Yard News https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/us-and-others-turn-brazil-rare-earths 1ddb6c7ea2274b480ccdfe2fd4c8bc6ed2592df6f0f67b58b969db0990ffa8f1 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:06:16 +0000 🗞️ US and others turn to Brazil for rare earths In the global race to secure rare earths that are key for everything from mobile phones to green technologies, Brazil is emerging as an alternative to China’s d... Source: Gleaner 🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/us-and-others-turn-brazil-rare-earths #jamaica #news #business Yard News https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/more-compassion-needed-cancer-patients-says-jcs-head 7dee859c41d49bbbfc2defdaabee171d77d8edecf95709916ac4c6954bf037a2 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:06:11 +0000 🗞️ More compassion needed for cancer patients, says JCS head WESTERN BUREAU: Executive director of the Jamaica Cancer Society (JCS), Roshane Reid-Koomson, is urging Jamaicans, particularly employers and healthcare workers... Source: Gleaner 🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/more-compassion-needed-cancer-patients-says-jcs-head #jamaica #news Yard News https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/digital-court-case-management-system-go-live-october-2027 1458a2f08821ee6958a54b008b4df78e53bce78b61f5ed7011d74cd03aa306cd Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:06:08 +0000 🗞️ Digital court case management system to go live in October 2027 Jamaica’s Judiciary is aiming to launch an integrated electronic case management system (IECMS) on October 1, 2027, as the government and the courts prepare to ... Source: Gleaner 🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/digital-court-case-management-system-go-live-october-2027 #jamaica #news #politics #crime #tech Yard News https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/retired-us-navy-officer-karl-bryan-be-installed-jas-honorary-consul-richmond d975cfa9c7031bcbd42ee176715c139e379c01bd21814cf7433d8c997ca375cf Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:06:04 +0000 🗞️ Retired US Navy Officer Karl Bryan to be installed as Ja’s Honorary Consul in Richmond Washington, D.C.: The Embassy of Jamaica will formally introduce Jamaica-born retired United States Navy officer Karl Bryan to the Jamaican community in Virgin... Source: Gleaner 🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/retired-us-navy-officer-karl-bryan-be-installed-jas-honorary-consul-richmond #jamaica #news Yard News https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/returning-jta-president-raises-18-billion-school-repair-doubt d615dea086ea0a8ad7006b79d2f305216c875da070ea08ae1ad9e7f446fd3008 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:06:02 +0000 🗞️ Returning JTA president raises $18-billion school repair doubt WESTERN BUREAU: La Sonja Harrison, the newly reinstalled president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), wants the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth, a... Source: Gleaner 🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/returning-jta-president-raises-18-billion-school-repair-doubt #jamaica #news Yard News https://yard-news.xyz 3bc6a870c47d6d3932eaf5b50bfaf5bb51eae2aac540e82d97b6e82cee4f0a57 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:05:20 +0000 Bredren, respect! Yeah man, it’s a crazy ting seein' di sats stackin' up inna Jamaica while yuh dealin' wid dat situation. It's a testament to di power of Bitcoin, yuh know? Even when tings get rough, di network keep pon. Look at dat little one dem inna di picture! Sweet! It show dat even amidst di chaos, life go on, and we still buildin' a better future. Di numbers dem look good too! $78,509 USD | $11,600,461 JMD | 8,620 sats per $1,000 JMD. Keep stackin', bredren. Send blessings to yuh ... Yard News https://yard-news.xyz aa5695e07f0725a364b707b6f77d45c472366cab702ad8455c90642dcd3a17f6 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:00:44 +0000 🇯🇲 Yard Bitcoin Report: 💰 BTC/USD: $78,463 💵 BTC/JMD: $11,593,716 ⚡ Sats for $1,000 JMD: 8,625 ⚡ Sats for $1 USD: 1,274 🧱 Block: 963537 ⚡ Fees: 1 sat/vB #Jamaica #Bitcoin #stacksats #YardVibes Yard News https://nationwideradiojm.com/face-of-dior-michael-kors-dru-campbell-to-headline-fashion-face-2026 d7895399925abb0b0a4e80af5b448fb67d1c19f4b8b193ca478dbf3d54d4d336 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:24:05 +0000 📻 Face of Dior, Michael Kors, Dru Campbell to headline Fashion Face 2026  Winner of the 2023 edition of model show, Fashion Face of the Caribbean, Dru Campbell, will be making a return to that run way in 2026 as the headliner for the ... Source: Nationwide 🔗 https://nationwideradiojm.com/face-of-dior-michael-kors-dru-campbell-to-headline-fashion-face-2026 #jamaica #news Yard News https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/21/fans-valued-1-7m-donated-princess-margaret-hospital 1f9c810fcd96d950914222012f3537bdde65ef2654ce6b7037177c35c1c3afe4 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:20:31 +0000 🗞️ Fans valued at $1.7m donated to Princess Margaret Hospital ... Source: Observer 🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/21/fans-valued-1-7m-donated-princess-margaret-hospital #jamaica #news https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/jamaicaobserver/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/08/RAY_6651-1024x683.jpg Yard News https://www.tftc.io/treasury-buyback-4-billion-yields-reverse-bitcoin-rally bf099e8981a2cb5a89e0bcc6375b63878719cdf231381167af7fcc069d24c8aa Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:07:07 +0000 ₿ Treasury's $4B Buyback Bid Fails to Hold Yields as Bitcoin Climbs to $75K Treasury doubled its long-end buyback cap to at least $4B per operation on Aug. 19, but the 30-year yield reclaimed most of its drop by Thursday morning. Bitcoi... Source: TFTC 🔗 https://www.tftc.io/treasury-buyback-4-billion-yields-reverse-bitcoin-rally #jamaica #news #tech https://storage.ghost.io/c/77/f7/77f78434-a11f-4803-9c04-b15aaa2a8e69/content/images/2026/08/treasury-buyback-4-billion-yields-reverse-bitcoi... Yard News https://yard-news.xyz 8aa2c656e24b5f2025d799ca0d6f7becbe198bc936829788dc053091fe6113bc Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:00:43 +0000 🇯🇲 Yard Bitcoin Report: 💰 BTC/USD: $77,832 💵 BTC/JMD: $11,500,480 ⚡ Sats for $1,000 JMD: 8,695 ⚡ Sats for $1 USD: 1,285 🧱 Block: 963507 ⚡ Fees: 1 sat/vB #Jamaica #Bitcoin #stacksats #YardVibes Yard News https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/21/jamaica-open-nations-league-campaign-home-guatemala-sept-25 72cb81e89605b341e086a15cfd44b22ad3a8d07353ef7c4f5a430059dc0ab1fb Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:20:09 +0000 🗞️ Jamaica to open Nations League campaign at home against Guatemala on Sept 25 ... Source: Observer 🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/21/jamaica-open-nations-league-campaign-home-guatemala-sept-25 #jamaica #news https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/jamaicaobserver/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/07/Football-1.jpg-300x176-1.webp Yard News https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/21/shericka-jackson-pulls-falls-200m-lausanne-diamond-league 1bdf76cff1abfd15337d471afc3af568b83be0d7d057816f75cdb722f233a6f0 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:16:06 +0000 🗞️ Shericka Jackson pulls up, falls in 200m at Lausanne Diamond League ... Source: Observer 🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/21/shericka-jackson-pulls-falls-200m-lausanne-diamond-league #jamaica #news https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/jamaicaobserver/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/08/83495c2b9aa0acfabc104663c4477c0c.jpg Yard News https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/21/murder-suspect-marko-shella-german-shot-dead-police-rollington-town 4c483ca2ef50d477a47e746c7ac92b0ffafc51ceefe3570e0c87623ba014a103 Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:07:27 +0000 🗞️ Murder suspect Marko “Shella” German shot dead by police in Rollington Town ... Source: Observer 🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/21/murder-suspect-marko-shella-german-shot-dead-police-rollington-town #jamaica #news #crime https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/jamaicaobserver/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/08/b41e36cb1036f5e247b8794fb7fadd5f.jpg Yard News https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/nht-waives-585-million-peril-insurance-premiums-hurricane-melissa-affected 7ffedbd3a549bbccdfaab842f3e83b9628589cba1e86e8ff218e70c8a31631c4 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:48:02 +0000 🗞️ NHT waives $585 million in peril insurance premiums for Hurricane Melissa-affected mortgagors The National Housing Trust (NHT) has waived the peril insurance premiums for mortgagors in the parishes worst affected by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The... Source: Gleaner 🔗 https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20260822/nht-waives-585-million-peril-insurance-premiums-hurricane-melissa-affected #jamaica #news Yard News https://nationwideradiojm.com/pioj-jamaicas-economy-recovering-not-in-recession 56489036cad4904c141ae7fd3a888a4efe24159f8bf3e9c70c29bd8bdc64c6ab Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:47:47 +0000 📻 PIOJ: Jamaica’s economy recovering, not in recession No recession. That is the message, again, from the Planning Institute of Jamaica, PIOJ. Senior Director of Economic Planning and Research at the PIOJ, James Ste... Source: Nationwide 🔗 https://nationwideradiojm.com/pioj-jamaicas-economy-recovering-not-in-recession #jamaica #news #business https://nationwideradiojm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/James-Stewart-not-in-a-recession-21AUG2026.mp3 Yard News https://nationwideradiojm.com/mark-golding-govt-melissa-response-atrocious 4c315d6fff2ecf9bc02a2e4b7c99667d23f69ee911add2064e7a8a512830e91c Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:45:19 +0000 📻 Mark Golding: Gov’t Melissa response “atrocious” “Atrocious.” That’s how Opposition Leader, Mark Golding is now describing the government’s response post Hurricane Melissa. Golding was speaking at a People’s N... Source: Nationwide 🔗 https://nationwideradiojm.com/mark-golding-govt-melissa-response-atrocious #jamaica #news #politics https://nationwideradiojm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Mark-Golding-on-gov-post-Melissa-response-August-202026.mp3 Yard News https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/21/market-bag-lettuce-climbs-1400-prices-soar-market bdb2a58fe11c4800bbff74912f2e3b52ffcf1d34cba6f590bdc976393248dc22 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:45:15 +0000 🗞️ Market Bag: Lettuce climbs to $1,400 as prices soar at market ... Source: Observer 🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/21/market-bag-lettuce-climbs-1400-prices-soar-market #jamaica #news Yard News https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/21/principal-portmore-community-college-awarded-od 78b7ba86e195762ec7e6bfc946ed779feee0de14c04744dc7714f9b732f21d90 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:43:01 +0000 🗞️ Principal of Portmore Community College awarded OD ... Source: Observer 🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/21/principal-portmore-community-college-awarded-od #jamaica #news https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/jamaicaobserver/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/08/5637-1-scaled-1024x681.jpg Yard News https://nationwideradiojm.com/boj-governor-says-rising-inflation-is-concerning-not-alarming ed9dde8b2b726b98d61eb89197950c8ef0d70e5f65d4f0acd8afc6c192152bb0 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:41:45 +0000 📻 BOJ Governor says rising inflation is concerning, not alarming Bank of Jamaica Governor, Dr. Brian Langrin, says while current inflation trends are concerning, they’re not alarming. Addressing a recent quarterly media brief... Source: Nationwide 🔗 https://nationwideradiojm.com/boj-governor-says-rising-inflation-is-concerning-not-alarming #jamaica #news #business https://nationwideradiojm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/CHEVON-WRAP-BOJ-ON-INFLATION-AUG-21-2026.mp3 Yard News https://nationwideradiojm.com/jfj-has-questions-about-military-cooperation-between-usa-ja fb812d02ffb37ca0066ae2e72972d389e33b074c81e1ae92c670a086402af17e Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:37:52 +0000 📻 JFJ has questions about military cooperation between USA & JA Executive Director at Jamaicans For Justice, JFJ, Mickel Jackson, is questioning the governance and accountability mechanisms surround the Status of Forces Agre... Source: Nationwide 🔗 https://nationwideradiojm.com/jfj-has-questions-about-military-cooperation-between-usa-ja #jamaica #news https://nationwideradiojm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Mickel-Jackson-on-SOFA-agreement-Aug-21-2026.mp3 Yard News https://nationwideradiojm.com/aaj-rejects-claim-about-port-royal-sea-level-rise 05565b301abcc98f8f87353e18535c2d82225836b5e953589745ded866642c08 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:35:08 +0000 📻 AAJ rejects claim about Port Royal sea level rise The Airports Authority of Jamaica, AAJ, is rejecting assertions that its runway extension project at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston is behi... Source: Nationwide 🔗 https://nationwideradiojm.com/aaj-rejects-claim-about-port-royal-sea-level-rise #jamaica #news #politics https://nationwideradiojm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/MAHIRI-WRAP-AAJ-ON-AIRPORT-ISSUES-AUG-21-2026.mp3 Yard News https://nationwideradiojm.com/cpfsa-probes-viral-child-abuse-video 3d838b06aaf774481127036e8419f17f018ba036deef1cc9725c50913fe3d5ea Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:29:27 +0000 📻 CPFSA probes viral child abuse video The Child Protection and Family Services Agency, CPFSA, has launched an investigation into a viral video showing a woman physically and verbally abusing a child... Source: Nationwide 🔗 https://nationwideradiojm.com/cpfsa-probes-viral-child-abuse-video #jamaica #news #crime https://nationwideradiojm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/ROBI-WRAP-CPFSA-ON-CHILD-ABUSE-NEW-AUG-21-2026.mp3 Yard News https://nationwideradiojm.com/191-killed-in-confrontations-with-security-forces-since-jan-1 d207985341e74ff8fe768b5e431bbfc3de1679584550e73e6a51851368ff6be7 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:25:41 +0000 📻 191 killed in confrontations with security forces since Jan 1 The number of people killed in confrontations with the security forces since the start of the year is inching closer to the 200 mark. The Independent Commission... Source: Nationwide 🔗 https://nationwideradiojm.com/191-killed-in-confrontations-with-security-forces-since-jan-1 #jamaica #news #crime Yard News https://nationwideradiojm.com/residents-along-flood-prone-burger-gully-divided-over-relocation-plans 5ed99c9011eb8b76f4a5c9bc7efc534935d6fcf610b2fea0d6ee83b62ca98def Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:23:11 +0000 📻 Residents along flood-prone Burger Gully divided over relocation plans Residents in Burger Gully off Mountain View Avenue in St Andrew are expressing mixed reactions to plans to relocate them following years of persistent flooding ... Source: Nationwide 🔗 https://nationwideradiojm.com/residents-along-flood-prone-burger-gully-divided-over-relocation-plans #jamaica #news #politics https://nationwideradiojm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Burger-Gully-resident-willing-to-relocate-August-212... Yard News https://nationwideradiojm.com/im-blessed-mother-praises-sons-csec-performance c96bc84f5f3088620cabc7b06f1df73105cdc3a7ed3b14e33d9096d49d09e7bf Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:06:21 +0000 📻 ‘I’m blessed’: mother praises son’s CSEC performance “I’m blessed to have a son like this.” That’s the expression from Princess Allen whose son, 9-year old Jahquane Silvera secured grade one in physical education ... Source: Nationwide 🔗 https://nationwideradiojm.com/im-blessed-mother-praises-sons-csec-performance #jamaica #news https://nationwideradiojm.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/Princess-Allen-reaction-August-212026.mp3 Yard News https://news.yard-news.xyz/b25da70edddca7065e910232642fd3be84db48bec75fed91304383dc7b157d75.jpg ca02d2cabf8d598b40de32d6cc1a6c22c06f6309e7d20d13fed348e0261c955e Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:05:45 +0000 💡 Today's Concept: Pruned Node Imagine you have an old family photo album full of pictures from years past, but your current goal is just to look at recent family events. Instead of keeping every single picture, you decide to only keep the most recent ones that are relevant for now. In Bitcoin terms, a pruned node acts like this selective album keeper. It validates all transactions and blocks just like a full node, ensuring network security, but it doesn't hold onto old block data. This appr... Yard News https://iriefm.net/jet-outlines-key-areas-it-believes-the-beach-access-and-management-policy-should-be-strengthened 448fa65cf0978d4420c448fcefa30cc17ee1e89844eb9b4ae1a0f4aa9be31c49 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:05:38 +0000 📻 JET outlines key areas it believes the beach access and management policy should be strengthened The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET), has outlined four key areas, where it believes, the beach access and management policy, should be strengthened. JET says, t... Source: IrieFM 🔗 https://iriefm.net/jet-outlines-key-areas-it-believes-the-beach-access-and-management-policy-should-be-strengthened #jamaica #news Yard News https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/21/petrojam-awards-pep-scholarships-four-top-students 3d6b4a2467d60f8368a37834b1383911385d82578739ad971f855fbad05ff2ad Fri, 21 Aug 2026 23:02:06 +0000 🗞️ Petrojam awards PEP scholarships to four top students ... Source: Observer 🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/21/petrojam-awards-pep-scholarships-four-top-students #jamaica #news https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/jamaicaobserver/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2026/08/5637-scaled-1024x681.jpg Yard News https://nationwideradiojm.com/supreme-court-rubber-stamps-trumps-white-house-ballroom-project e95c6d5abf972337da891490b3b81763eddb48445c9622d8f8dc5562a370d9f2 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:58:37 +0000 📻 Supreme Court rubber stamps Trump’s White House ballroom project The US Supreme Court has temporarily allowed construction of the White House ballroom to move forward. The decision on Friday will allow US President Donald Tru... Source: Nationwide 🔗 https://nationwideradiojm.com/supreme-court-rubber-stamps-trumps-white-house-ballroom-project #jamaica #news #crime Yard News https://nationwideradiojm.com/drought-declared-in-u-s-virgin-islands 02f68f850431aaf3215c6497ec5e1f5b417f2510c0b54eb92b92cba88fc7e03f Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:56:26 +0000 📻 Drought declared in U.S. Virgin Islands The U.S. government has declared a drought disaster in the U.S. Virgin Islands as dry conditions persist. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, St. Thomas, St.... Source: Nationwide 🔗 https://nationwideradiojm.com/drought-declared-in-u-s-virgin-islands #jamaica #news #politics Yard News https://iriefm.net/cpfsa-condemns-physical-and-verbal-abuse-of-girl-as-depicted-in-viral-social-media-video becc7d05e126301c8608ae6cb8c1b3850beda553bcf632331c2efc4b9341bbc3 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:47:51 +0000 📻 CPFSA condemns physical and verbal abuse of girl as depicted in viral social media video The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA), has strongly condemned the apparent physical and verbal abuse of a female child, depicted in a video, c... Source: IrieFM 🔗 https://iriefm.net/cpfsa-condemns-physical-and-verbal-abuse-of-girl-as-depicted-in-viral-social-media-video #jamaica #news https://iriefm.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/SHAN-CPFSA-VIDEO-1.mp3 Yard News https://iriefm.net/pm-holness-re-emphasizes-that-jamaicas-tourism-offerings-must-go-beyond-sun-sea-and-sand-into-visitors-experience 3f57a0a66ba09161a36e946cf760bbc234b56990fe5f441a88b76ea33b45df29 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:45:55 +0000 📻 PM Holness re-emphasizes that Jamaica’s tourism offerings must go beyond sun, sea, and sand into visitors’ experience Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness has re-emphasised that Jamaica’s tourism offerings must go beyond sun, sea, and sand to expand on the visitors’ experience. Ec... Source: IrieFM 🔗 https://iriefm.net/pm-holness-re-emphasizes-that-jamaicas-tourism-offerings-must-go-beyond-sun-sea-and-sand-into-visitors-experience #jamaica #news #politics #crime https://iriefm.net/wp-conte... Yard News https://iriefm.net/bugle-launches-apex-live-to-restore-live-music-in-jamaicas-inner-cities a6538bfe70e31fc73253de8e46750a75288fba1598a4211390621a0c0a604c83 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:30:14 +0000 📻 Bugle Launches Apex Live To Restore Live Music In Jamaica’s Inner Cities Reggae singer Bugle is on a mission to revive live music in Jamaica’s inner-city communities through his Apex Live initiative.   According to Bugle, live music ... Source: IrieFM 🔗 https://iriefm.net/bugle-launches-apex-live-to-restore-live-music-in-jamaicas-inner-cities #jamaica #news #entertainment https://iriefm.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/BUGLLE-MN-EDIT.mp3 Yard News https://iriefm.net/vanessa-bling-opens-her-multimillion-dollar-studio-to-female-entertainers ae29bc4731445cda3da44b62e020a10d1ef3d7430017663507671bfca0e1a0e8 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:22:27 +0000 📻 Vanessa Bling Opens Her Multimillion-Dollar Studio To Female Entertainers Dancehall artiste Vanessa Bling is continuing her push for greater opportunities for women in the genre.   The “Independent Ladies” hitmaker has announced that ... Source: IrieFM 🔗 https://iriefm.net/vanessa-bling-opens-her-multimillion-dollar-studio-to-female-entertainers #jamaica #news #entertainment https://iriefm.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/VANESSA-BLING-MN-CLIP.mp3 Yard News https://www.tftc.io/pjm-50-mw-rule-ai-data-center-curtailment-ferc-2026 83f863b433695e33d34580533dec22e44de70fba014590345795788570c53584 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:07:31 +0000 ₿ PJM Files 50 MW Rule to Cut AI Data Centers First During Grid Shortages PJM filed with FERC on July 31 to make new AI data centers the first in line for power cuts during shortages. The grid math: 70 GW of projected new demand, 15 G... Source: TFTC 🔗 https://www.tftc.io/pjm-50-mw-rule-ai-data-center-curtailment-ferc-2026 #jamaica #news https://storage.ghost.io/c/77/f7/77f78434-a11f-4803-9c04-b15aaa2a8e69/content/images/2026/08/pjm-50-mw-rule-ai-data-center-curtailment-ferc-2026.jpg Yard News https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/21/kingston-man-charged-murder-following-stabbing-brother d704116403c73a610a88891d88ef41af6f4faa7ad9d56c6ad06664ea04bcccd1 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:50:46 +0000 🗞️ Kingston man charged with murder following stabbing of brother ... Source: Observer 🔗 https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2026/08/21/kingston-man-charged-murder-following-stabbing-brother #jamaica #news https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/jamaicaobserver/news/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2024/09/handcuffs-charged-arrest.png Yard News https://jis.gov.jm/parents-urged-to-send-children-to-regulated-ecis e82d660e9e68050269d77a3468a4cd8ccf1600994232b86918a28ffd24d51719 Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:18:17 +0000 🏛️ Parents Urged to Send Children to Regulated ECIs Chair of the Early Childhood Commission (ECC), Trisha Williams-Singh, is urging parents and guardians of young children to ensure that they choose early-childho... Source: JIS 🔗 https://jis.gov.jm/parents-urged-to-send-children-to-regulated-ecis #jamaica #news Yard News