News
June 4, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Bartlett challenges industry to deliver 10m visitors
WESTERN BUREAU:
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has raised the bar for Jamaica's tourism industry, unveiling a new 10x10x10 growth strategy after coming within reach of his landmark 5x5x5…
June 4, 2026
Jess slams mandatory min gun sentences, calls for retroactive review of convictions
Opposition Spokesperson on Justice Zulieka Jess has called on the Government to urgently amend the Firearms (Prohibition Restriction and Regulation) Act to restore unrestricted sentencing discretion…
June 4, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Court rejects husband’s bid for 80% share of family home
A man who wanted 80 per cent ownership of a family home he jointly shared with his wife was left disappointed after the Supreme Court ruled that the couple is entitled to equal shares of the…
June 4, 2026
Jamaica urges greater support for small island states at ocean summit in Japan
Jamaica has called for increased financing, technology transfer and technical support for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) as it seeks to strengthen ocean governance and expand its blue economy.
June 4, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
One dead, three injured in Spanish Town gun attack
A 36-year-old man was shot and killed and three other people injured when gunmen allegedly opened fire along Corletts Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Wednesday night.
June 4, 2026
Civil service union presses Gov't to settle claims or risk 'further action'
The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) has warned that thousands of Government workers could “consider further action” if issues related to travelling allowances and wage talks remain…
June 4, 2026
by Andre Williams
Dismissed JCF probationer killed in police shooting after alleged taxi hijacking in Kingston
Details have emerged that the man fatally shot by police following an alleged taxi hijacking along Camp Road in Kingston on Wednesday was a former Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) probationer.
June 4, 2026
by Andre Williams
27-y-o shot dead in St James
A 27-year-old man was shot and killed by unknown assailants in Maroon Town, St James on Wednesday evening.
June 4, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
St Catherine man fined $100,000 or 60 days in ganja possession case
A St Catherine man has been fined a total of $100,000 or 60 days imprisonment in relation to the possession of approximately 11 pounds of ganja.
Sheldon Hines, who was sentenced in the St Catherine…