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May 28, 2026
Beryllium: Man dies after garage explosion; two others airlifted to US for treatment
Security company Beryllium Limited says it has moved to provide critical medical assistance and support to the persons who were injured in an explosion and fire at a garage facility adjacent to its…
May 28, 2026
Cabbie gunned down at taxi stand in Linstead
The Linstead police in St Catherine are searching for a gunman who fatally shot a taxi operator along Zepherton main road on Thursday morning.
May 27, 2026
by Kimone Francis
HARSH REALITY - Jamaican medical students in Cuba plead for help amid deepening crisis
Despite Havana’s reported assurances of normalcy, a crippling infrastructure collapse has left Jamaican medical students in Cuba facing severe hardships, including the reduction in teaching sessions,…
May 27, 2026
by Andre Williams
‘It was always the intent’
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Tuesday confirmed that the Western Children’s Hospital in Montego Bay, St James, wouldill be named in honour of former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, who…
May 27, 2026
by Lester Hinds
Applications for J’can citizenship surge across US
Applications for Jamaican citizenship through the United States have surged, with new figures showing a sharp increase in people seeking citizenship by descent and marriage.
Data from the Jamaican…
May 27, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Hanover’s custos wants Labour Day to be taken more seriously
Hanover Custos Lennox Anderson-Jackson has labelled the observance of Labour Day as a powerful symbol of service, sacrifice, nation building, and community spirit, and he wants Jamaicans to treat it…
May 27, 2026
by Livern Barrett
Tivoli shootout case collapses after cops’ testimony - Champagnie renews call for body cameras after businessman cleared in gun case
The trial of a businessman who cops claim was among a group of armed thugs who engaged them in a fierce gun battle in 2023 collapsed in court yesterday after a number of crucial admissions by police…
May 27, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Jury hears DNA profiles tie two dead men to Acadia Drive scene, vehicle
A government forensic analyst on Tuesday testified that DNA profiles matching two of the three men killed by police along Acadia Drive in St Andrew in January 2013 were identified on several exhibits,…
May 27, 2026
by Erica Virtue
UWI med sci dean has strong support in faculty, says deputy
Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Medical Sciences Dr Myrton Smith says Professor Joseph Plummer retains strong support within the faculty despite a failed bid to remove him as dean.
Smith, who was…