Firefighters in St. Elizabeth have been kept busy battling several bushfires across the parish in recent weeks.

Meanwhile, Jamaica and the United States have forged a new military partnership aimed at tackling narco-terrorism and cartel activity in the Caribbean. The announcement was made by U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth at the Americas Counter Cartel Coalition Conference in Panama.

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Airdate: August 13, 2026.

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