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June 18, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

Driver with no licence or insurance charged after fatal Ocho Rios crash

The police have charged the driver of a motor car that reportedly got out of control and killed a 62-year-old woman in Ocho Rios, St Ann on Saturday.
June 18, 2026

Gov’t says Marks was involved in bid ‘to attract skilled workers to Jamaica’, not deportee proposal

Government is insisting that the United States initiated a controversial deportee deal, arguing that an American diplomatic note mischaracterised a separate effort involving Cabinet Minister Audrey…
June 18, 2026

Ebola cases increase almost 40% in a week as death toll passes 200

The Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda has claimed more than 200 lives in its first month and is the worst known outbreak at this stage, with up to 35,000 suspected potential contacts, Africa’s…
June 18, 2026

Olympian Shaneika Ricketts expecting first child

Olympian Shaneika Ricketts and her husband and coach, Kerrylee Ricketts, are expecting their first child. The couple shared the news in a social media post on Thursday as they celebrated 10 years…
June 19, 2026 by Rasbert Turner

Lawyer criticises police in court after client held for five days on traffic warrant

An attorney criticised the St Catherine police in court on Thursday after his client was reportedly held in custody for five days on a bench warrant stemming from a traffic ticket valued at $5,000…
June 18, 2026

Man charged in shooting of father and six-year-old son in St James

A St James man has been charged in connection with the shooting of a father and his six-year-old son during an attack in the parish earlier this year.
June 18, 2026

Neymar ruled out of Brazil’s second match at World Cup because of calf injury

Neymar has been ruled out of Brazil’s second World Cup match because of a lingering calf injury.
June 18, 2026

Update | Ivory Coast says striker Elye Wahi will be allowed into Canada for team’s next World Cup match

Ivory Coast striker Elye Wahi, under investigation for alleged betting-related offences, has received authorisation to enter Canada for his nation’s World Cup match against Germany, the Ivorian…