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May 17, 2026
Imani Tafari-Ama | Regional moment for Rastafari rights
The annual April 21 commemoration of His Imperial Majesty, Haile Selassie I’s historic 1966 visit to Jamaica carried special weight this year. In 2026, marked the 60th anniversary of that…
May 17, 2026
Mark Wignall | The ghosts of Hurricane Melissa
If you were living in or close to areas that were heavily impacted by Hurricane Melissa in late last year, your judgment of the quality of recovery would be much different to someone else who lived in…
May 17, 2026
by Janet Silvera
Holness: Jamaica winning gang war, but homes becoming new battleground
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness believes Jamaica’s war on gangs is entering a new and complicated chapter.
After years of aggressive anti-gang operations and murder figures now falling, Holness says…
May 17, 2026
by Livern Barrett
‘Honey, sell your house’ - Relentless Jamaican fraudster jailed after US$22m jackpot lie bankrupts American retiree
Jamaican lottery scammer Roshard Carty urged a 73-year-old American woman to sell her house and send him the proceeds after she complained in early 2021 that she had run out of money paying the…
May 17, 2026
Update | Policeman in Granville fatal shooting interdicted
The High Command of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has ordered the immediate interdiction of the policeman involved in Sunday afternoon's fatal shooting of a woman in Granville, St James.
May 17, 2026
by Adrian Frater
Woman shot dead by police in Granville; 'It doesn't look good,' says MP
A woman was allegedly shot and killed by the police in Granville, St James, Sunday afternoon, during a protest to highlight an incident in which a 17-year-old boy was killed a week ago in another…
May 17, 2026
Westmoreland man charged for allegedly injuring woman during dispute
A 20-year-old Westmoreland man has been charged after allegedly hitting a woman with a stone and a piece of board during a dispute.
May 17, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Kingston man electrocuted while picking breadfruit
A 33-year-old man died from suspected electrocution while picking breadfruit in Pink Lane, Kingston on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Damani Stewart, a labourer of Pink Lane.
May 17, 2026
Teen girl charged after cash stolen from home in Spalding
A teen has been charged with housebreaking and larceny in connection with the theft of $83,000 from a house in Spalding, Clarendon, on May 12.