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May 23, 2026

Jamaica’s ambassador salutes Mico Alumni for 51 years of service to education

Washington, DC: Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, has hailed the enduring contribution of The Mico University College and its alumni, describing the…
May 23, 2026

What sweet in goat mouth… Reform is a creation of Britain’s systemic culture of racism

Less than 24 hours after polling closed in the recent council and devolved government elections in England, Wales and Scotland, the Labour Party and the political class in Westminster, were having a…
May 23, 2026

JCF mourns death of policeman

The Jamaica Constabulary Force is mourning the death of a member who died in hospital. Detective Sergeant Brenton Armstrong passed away on Thursday night at a Corporate Area hospital.
May 23, 2026

St Catherine businessman fined $500,000 over illegal gaming boxes

St Catherine businessman, Leroy Sharpe, on Friday pleaded guilty to two counts of selling gaming boxes without a licence and was fined $500,000 or three months’ imprisonment in the parish court.
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.
Updated 23 hours ago

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…
Updated 23 hours ago

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.
Updated 22 hours ago 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.
Updated 22 hours ago

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.