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February 12, 2026

Judge questions police station bail practices during SSP Wayne Cameron court appearance

A judge in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court today raised questions about the police’s station bail practices as she expressed concerns about the sum of the station bail granted to Chairman of…
The Mexican Navy ship Papaloapan arrives to Havana Bay, Cuba, Thursday, February 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
February 12, 2026

Mexico delivers humanitarian aid to Cuba as US blockade sparks energy crisis

HAVANA (AP) — Two Mexican Navy ships laden with humanitarian aid docked in Cuba on Thursday as a United States blockade deepens the island’s energy crisis. The ships arrived two weeks after US…
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February 12, 2026

Man accused of posing as police to carry out fatal Manchester home invasion charged

A man accused of being one of two men who posed as the police and fatally shot a man inside his home in Newport, Manchester has been charged with murder. He is 27-year-old Ceejay Wilson, a…
Leroy Fearon, lecturer, multi-disciplinary researcher, author, geography specialist, and columnist
February 12, 2026

Leroy Fearon | Can Jamaicans really manage another tax increase?

The announcement from the Finance Ministry for the new financial year has once again placed taxation at the center of national conversation. For many Jamaicans already navigating rising food prices,…
Janiel McEwan, economic consultant
February 12, 2026

Janiel McEwan | New taxes ahead: Jamaica faces fiscal reality after Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa did more than rip off roofs and flatten farms. It tore through the foundations of Jamaica’s public finances. The Independent Fiscal Commission’s January assessment places the damage…
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February 12, 2026

Father killed, son injured in highway crash

A father was killed and his son injured in a crash along a section of the North South Highway on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified by police as Kenneth Johnson of Red Ground in Old Harbour,…
February 12, 2026

Three minors arrested and charged over security incidents at schools

The police are reporting that three minors have been arrested and charged in relation to a series of security incidents that targeted educational institutions since the start of the year. The minors,…
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Mottley addressing supporters early Thursday morning (February 12) after her Barbados Labour Party won the general election.
February 12, 2026

Mia Mottley leads BLP to another clean sweep in general election

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Prime Minister Mia Mottley has become the second Caribbean politician to win all the seats in a national parliament on three occasions as she led her Barbados Labour Party…
February 12, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Brave Mighty Gully debuts in stacked Reggae Month Trophy

MIGHTY GULLY returns with the scale and five furlongs straight as bonuses, sweetened by Tajay Suckoo’s four-pound claim, making her seasonal debut in Saturday’s Reggae Month Trophy after a brave run…