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April 27, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Free after 15 years

Two St Catherine men, who had spent more than 15 years behind bars for the killing of a mother of five in Central Village, were on Friday freed after the Court of Appeal quashed their murder…
A section of Seaforth High School in St Thomas.
April 27, 2026

PALS: Recent tragedies show conflict resolution needed in Jamaica’s classrooms

The Board and members of Peace and Love in Society (PALS) Jamaica is mourning the death of 13-year-old Kland Doyle, a Seaforth High School student fatally stabbed last week following a long-standing…
A look at the congested town of Annotto Bay in St Mary.
April 27, 2026 by Gareth Davis Sr

From market to mayhem

Annotto Bay, St Mary: Inadequate parking – further compounded by higglers peddling their produce in the streets and along corridors, blocking entrances to commercial entities – is one of the chronic…
Lorna Goodison, former poet laureate.
April 27, 2026

Goodison brings Caribbean heat to ‘Dante’s Inferno’

The PJ Patterson Institute for Africa-Caribbean Advocacy, housed at The University of the West Indies, Mona, will officially launch Dante’s Inferno: A New Translation by Jamaica’s former Poet…
National Solid Waste Management Authority’s head offices on Half Way Tree Road in St Andrew.
April 26, 2026 by Kimone Francis

NSWMA hiring row sparks two-year tension between senior officials

An “irregular” recruitment exercise at the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has triggered a two-year impasse between the entity’s executive director and its internal audit manager,…
Dr Carla Barnett, secretary-general of CARICOM.
April 26, 2026 by Erica Virtue

CARICOM faces test over top post standoff

Influential leaders in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are confident that the current division within the 15 full-member bloc will not fracture the regional body, even as an active search continues…
Consultant urologist Dr Elon Thompson stressed that early detection is critical and pointed to prevention through vaccination.
April 26, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Penile cancer warning

Penile cancer, a rare but serious disease often linked to the human papillomavirus (HPV), is leaving some Jamaican men facing devastating consequences, including the loss of their penis and the end of…
Some of the buses procured by the Government for the rural school bus system.
April 26, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Fuel price shocks threaten school attendance, nutrition amid transport strain

Rising fuel prices amid the US-Israel war against Iran are now threatening school attendance, with transportation emerging as the primary concern for administrators across the island. Several school…
Zahir Davis, 18, getting walked out of the 113th Precinct in Queens, New York, on Saturday.
April 26, 2026

18-y-o murder suspect arrested after flight from Jamaica lands in New York

An American teen who left Jamaica on Friday night was arrested for murder on arrival in New York City. Eighteen-year-old Zahir Davis was charged in connection with the fatal shooting of 15-year-old…