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May 23, 2026
August Town man shot dead and burnt, reggae artiste Etana claims family under attack
A man was found dead with what appeared to be gunshot wounds to the head and his body was partially burnt following a fire at a premises along August Town Road in St Andrew early Saturday morning.
May 23, 2026
St Catherine court eases reporting conditions for pregnant Haitian woman charged with illegal entry
A Haitian woman charged with illegal entry will learn her fate when she returns to the St Catherine Parish Court on December 1 after her case was postponed pending further input from immigration…
May 23, 2026
Family searching for missing Hanover elderly man
Relatives of Winston Watson are worried as they search for the elderly man, who went missing from his home in the Lethe district of Hanover last Tuesday.
May 23, 2026
by Mickalia Kington
Businessman fatally shot, tourist wounded in Negril restaurant robbery
A 36-year-old businessman was shot and killed and a visiting Czech medical doctor was injured during a gun attack and robbery along Norman Manley Boulevard in Negril, Westmoreland, on Friday night.
May 23, 2026
NWA tackling flooding and road damage in Hanover amid heavy rains
Minister with responsibility for Works, Robert Nesta Morgan, has instructed the National Works Agency (NWA) to take immediate steps to mitigate flooding in the town of Lucea, Hanover.
May 23, 2026
St Mary police renew road safety appeal after car crashes into shop injuring several
The St Mary police are appealing to motorists to exercise greater caution on the nation’s roadways following a motor vehicle crash in Annotto Bay on Thursday night that left seven people, including…
May 24, 2026
Sex Toys: Good or Evil?
Dealers in sex toys generate billions of dollars every year. Their products are highly diversified and now available worldwide. It appears that the business of artificially or technologically…
May 22, 2026
by Janet Silvera
May 22, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Hanover businesses ignoring fire safety advice, laments chief … says absence of penalties undermining standards
WESTERN BUREAU:
Dewayne Grant, superintendent for the Hanover Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), has raised alarm over what he describes as the dismissive attitude of some Hanover business…