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May 11, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Case delayed for principal accused of $4M Clifton land fraud
St Catherine resident Suelyn Ward-Brown, who is accused of collecting $4 million from buyers for lots later found to belong to the state, will have to wait a while longer to hear whether her case will…
May 11, 2026
Trump says he'll move to suspend federal gasoline tax
President Donald Trump said Monday he will move to suspend the federal tax on gasoline to help Americans shoulder surging fuel prices caused by the Iran war.
May 11, 2026
‘Mining Matters’ app empowers motorists to report aggregate spillage
Motorists are encouraged to download the ‘Mining Matters’ mobile application to report incidents of aggregate spillage during transit.
May 11, 2026
CARPHA seeks to reassure the region about hantavirus
The Trinidad-based Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) on Monday sought to reassure people in the Caribbean region that there is no need for panic in light of the recent outbreak of the hantavirus…
May 11, 2026
Trump taps former news anchor Kari Lake to be US ambassador to Jamaica
United States President Donald Trump has nominated politician and former television news anchor Kari Lake of Arizona to serve as the country's next ambassador to Jamaica, the White House…
May 11, 2026
by Gareth Davis Sr
Taxi rams into school bus in Portland
Several students who were aboard an alleged illegal taxi were treated and released after the vehicle slammed into a school bus on Monday morning, in the vicinity of Tom's Hope in the Rio Grande…
May 11, 2026
Second suspect charged in alleged strangulation of St Ann retiree
The St Ann police have charged a second man in connection with the 2024 murder of 72-year-old retiree Allan Rattigan in Ocho Rios in the parish.
He is 23-year-old Ashan Gallimore of Rectory Road,…
May 11, 2026
Beverage makers get more time to register under new sugar tax
Manufacturers of non-alcoholic sweetened beverages have been given until Friday, May 15, to complete licensing under the new Special Consumption Tax regime.
May 11, 2026
South Africa to establish impeachment committee after president's cash scandal is revived
The South African Parliament said Monday it will establish an impeachment committee to reinvestigate four-year-old allegations that President Cyril Ramaphosa committed serious misconduct by hiding the…