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12 Oct, 2026 0

Man fatally hit by bus transporting football team in St Ann

A man was fatally hit by a bus along the Llandovery main road in St Ann last night. The bus was transporting the Montego Bay United (MBU) football team from their Jamaica Premier League match in…
12 Oct, 2026 0

NWC says recent rains insufficient to ease Corporate Area water restrictions

The National Water Commission (NWC) says that despite recent rains in the Corporate Area, storage levels at the Mona Reservoir and the Hermitage Dam remain low, and as such, restrictions will remain…
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie (left), assesses the condition of the main road in Top Burnt Ground, St Elizabeth, on Friday (October 9), where plans are being considered for the construction of a retaining wall to
12 Oct, 2026 0

Drainage improvements planned for Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth

The Government is set to undertake drainage improvement works in sections of Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, as part of efforts to reduce flood risks and safeguard livelihoods following the devastation…
Minister of Tourism Edmund Bartlett
12 Oct, 2026 0

Bartlett projects 88 per cent tourism recovery by December

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says Jamaica is on track to recover 88 per cent of its hotel-room capacity by December, despite delays in insurance payouts and supply-chain challenges following…
Prime Minister and Leader of the Jamaica Labour Party Dr Andrew Holness
12 Oct, 2026 0

Holness nominated unopposed for another year as JLP leader

The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Area Council Three on Sunday nominated Dr Andrew Holness unopposed to remain the party’s leader for another political year. Area Council Three Chairman Zavia Mayne…
The man is scheduled to appear before the Manchester Parish Court on Wednesday, October 21.
12 Oct, 2026 0

Man charged after allegedly driving gunman to fatal St Andrew shooting

A St Andrew man who the police say rented a car and drove a man to carry out a fatal gun attack along Hibiscus Avenue in Kingston 11 has been charged in connection with the shooting. He is…
12 Oct, 2026 0

St Catherine ‘obeah man’ charged for alleged rape of 14-y-o girl

A St Catherine man who is a self-professed spiritual healer has been charged for the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl, while the teen’s grandmother has been charged for allegedly consulting a person…
President of the Press Association of Jamaica, Tyrone Reid.
12 Oct, 2026 0

PAJ condemns treatment of media worker at St Thomas municipal meeting, calls for accountability

The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) is demanding accountability after Radio Jamaica News correspondent Henry Shirley was excluded from a St Thomas Municipal Corporation committee meeting on October…
Taking home 18 awards at the 33rd World Travel Awards Caribbean and the Americas, the Sandals team was out in their numbers at the Princess Grand in Hanover on Sunday.
12 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaica shines at World Travel Awards as Sandals bags 17, Princess eight

Jamaica emerged among the major winners at Sunday night's World Travel Awards Caribbean and The Americas Gala Ceremony, capturing seven honours, while Jamaica-founded Sandals Resorts…