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May 7, 2026
by Andre Williams
Woodpecker Avenue residents protest dust nuisance from road work
Tension is mounting along Woodpecker Avenue in St Andrew after frustrated residents staged a roadblock on Thursday in protest of what they describe as an unbearable dust nuisance caused by stalled…
May 7, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Man who slapped policeman in the face fined over $500,000
A St Catherine man who pleaded guilty to slapping a policeman across the face was fined over $500,000 on Wednesday.
May 7, 2026
NWA finalising plans for $39M flood mitigation works in three southern parishes
The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is in the final stages of preparing a $39 million programme dedicated to drain cleaning and bushing in St Elizabeth, Manchester and Clarendon.
May 7, 2026
BVI government eyes price controls to protect consumers
Premier of the British Virgin Islands Dr Natalio Wheatley has warned supermarkets and importers across the territory that government concessions introduced to ease rising living costs must benefit…
May 7, 2026
by Andre Williams
Illegal gun and ammunition seized in St Andrew, man arrested
Members of the St Andrew North Police seized an illegal firearm and ammunition during an early morning operation in Havendale, St Andrew, on Thursday.
May 7, 2026
by Andre Williams
Cops seek four men following stabbing in Cassava Piece
Police are searching for four men in connection with a stabbing incident that occurred at Glen Drive in Cassava Piece, St Andrew, on Wednesday evening.
May 7, 2026
Dozens of passengers left hantavirus-stricken cruise ship after first fatality
More than two dozen passengers from at least 12 different countries left a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak without contact tracing nearly two weeks after the first passenger died on…
May 7, 2026
by Sashana Small
PATH lunches reinstated at Greater Portmore High
Students at Greater Portmore High School in St Catherine are now receiving lunches under the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) programme, after a temporary suspension was…
May 7, 2026
Shipping firms punished over Strait of Hormuz impasse
With hundreds of vessels still stuck in the Persian Gulf and costs piling up, shipping companies are being whipsawed by uncertainty over how and when the Strait of Hormuz might reopen more than two…