The Government’s decision to scale down the office space that will house the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) and cut rental costs, though welcomed, is raising questions about the quality of analysis behind government lease agreements, civil society advocate Carol Narcisse has said. “The decision-making clearly has to be more thoughtful about identifying needs and making sure that what we are expending is commensurate with what is needed and what is sufficient,” Narcisse told The Gleaner yesterday.

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GENEVA (AP): A top official with the World Health Organization said it doesn’t know how a lab worker in Siberia died, and she urged Russia to provide more information about a case that prompted global concerns about suspected pneumonic plague. Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO director of epidemic and pandemic management, said the UN health agency doesn’t know what the “causative agent’ was behind the woman’s October 2 death, which unconfirmed reports in Russia blamed on pneumonic plague — a less common but severe form of plague that can spread from person to person.

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Waterhouse coach Donovan Duckie believes today’s rescheduled Jamaica Premier League match against defending champions Portmore United at Ferdi Neita Park at 3:30 p.m. will provide a true measure of his team’s title credentials. Waterhouse have been perfect so far this season, winning all three matches, scoring 13 goals and conceding none, including a 6-0 demolition of Chapelton Maroons on Monday. Despite the impressive start, Duckie believes his team must prove they can compete with the league’s best if they are serious about going all the way.

08 Oct, 2026 Livingston Scott/Gleaner Writer 0

One year and one month after his passing, family and friends of Allan ‘Skill’ Cole will celebrate his life at an event dubbed ‘Authentic’ at the Ranny Williams Entertainment Centre on Hope Road in St Andrew. David Cole is firmly at the helm of this tribute set for Saturday, October 17, three days after what would have been his father’s 75th birthday. And while a huge part of it emanates from a son’s desire to honour his father, David emphasises that legacy and continuity are securely wrapped up in this first staging.

08 Oct, 2026 Yasmine Peru/Senior Gleaner Writer 0

US stocks are pulling back from their record on Wednesday. The S&P 500 fell 0.2 per cent, a day after topping its prior all-time high set in August. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down some 302 points, or 0.6 per cent, as of midday, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.4 per cent lower. Stocks felt pressure as yields swung in the bond market. The yield on the 10-year Treasury climbed as high as 5.36 per cent in the morning, up from 5.27 per cent late Tuesday.

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