Lead Stories
July 9, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
INDECOM probing double fatal police shooting in Spanish Town last night
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of two men by the police during an operation in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Wednesday night.
July 9, 2026
by Andre Williams
Mother mourns only daughter killed in double murder in Olympic Gardens
When Maurine Haynes-Taylor sent her 21-year-old daughter to a nearby mall in Portmore, St Catherine on Tuesday, she expected her to return home with a few groceries, proof that her insurance had been…
July 9, 2026
Two men cleared of murder charge in Trelawny killing
Two Trelawny men who were jointly charged with murder were acquitted on Wednesday after a lower court judge found that there was insufficient evidence to transfer the case to the higher circuit court…
July 9, 2026
Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China's deadliest blazes in recent years
BEIJING (AP) — A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
July 9, 2026
CARICOM leaders seek to reassure citizens on third-country national transit agreements
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have sought to reassure citizens that proposed agreements with the United States on the transit of Third Country Nationals (TCNs) are not intended to allow…
July 9, 2026
Karolina Muchova ends Coco Gauff's run at Wimbledon in drama-filled tiebreaker to reach the final
LONDON (AP) – Karolina Muchova ended Coco Gauff's run at Wimbledon in a drama-filled tiebreaker to reach the final on Thursday.
July 9, 2026
Dutch museum honours late artist by covering floor in enough peanut butter to make 15,000 sandwiches
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) – More than 800 pounds of peanut butter – enough for around 15,000 sandwiches – has been spread across the floor of a museum in the Netherlands in tribute to Dutch artist…
July 9, 2026
Bail extended for Jaii Frais and Jahvy Ambassador in Big Wall shooting case
Popular podcaster Jaii Frais and music producer Jahvy Ambassador, who are charged in connection with a shooting incident at the Big Wall carnival after-party in April, are scheduled to return to the…
July 9, 2026
Crews battling fire at Retirement dump in St James; winds hampering containment efforts, agency reports
WPM Waste Management is reporting that crews are currently responding to a fire at the Retirement Disposal Site in St James.