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April 24, 2026
Supervisor accused of embezzling over $1.3 million freed
A woman who was employed as a supervisor at a business in Portmore, St Catherine, was freed of a charge of embezzlement on Friday after the Crown conceded it could not mount a successful prosecution. …
April 24, 2026
Restricted bird shooting season approved following Hurricane Melissa
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) has decided to grant approval in principle for a restricted bird shooting season for 2026. …
April 24, 2026
T&T Government encouraged by talks to restart closed refinery
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC -The Trinidad and Tobago government says it remains optimistic that it will restart the state-owned Petrotrin oil refinery that had been shut down by the Keith Rowley…
April 24, 2026
Customs warns of auction scam messages
The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is warning the public to beware of a fraudulent message being circulated which falsely suggests insider access to items being auctioned by the agency. The message,…
April 24, 2026
Gov’t developing gender-based violence mobile app
The Government is developing a gender-based violence (GBV) mobile app, which will provide faster, more discreet access to support services for persons experiencing domestic abuse. Minister of…
April 24, 2026
Civil society groups deeply concerned about Chang's comments on body-worn cameras
A coalition of Jamaican civil society organisations and human rights activists are expressing deep concern over comments made by Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr Horace Chang, that police…
April 24, 2026
US Justice Department to allow firing squads for executions in move to ramp up capital punishment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States Justice Department will adopt firing squads as a permitted method of execution as the Trump administration moves to ramp up and expedite capital punishment cases,…
April 24, 2026
Two killed and several injured after two cars crash, overturn in St Mary
Two people were killed and several others were reportedly injured in a two-vehicle crash along the Boscobel Main Road in St Mary on Friday morning, which saw both cars run off the road and overturn. …
April 24, 2026
St James taxi operator charged for allegedly keeping rental car, claiming it was stolen
A St James man, who is a taxi operator, has been charged for allegedly failing to return a motor vehicle he rented from a St Mary-based company and claiming that the vehicle was stolen. Charged with…