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A police report cited “excess speed[ing] with no regards to condition”, inattention or diverted attention and “losing control” as the possible main causes of the 10:26p.m. crash.
August 15, 2026

Driver killed in 3-vehicle crash in Half-Way Tree, road deaths surpass 200

The driver of a motor car was killed in a three-vehicle crash near the Fire Station in Half Way Tree, St Andrew on Friday. His name and details about the crash have not been publicly disclosed. A…
Army Staff Sergeant Alexis Jaramillo has been reunited with his wife Maisa Lopes Eliaser
August 15, 2026

Deportation aborted! Wife of US soldier back with family after mid-flight phone call

United States (AP) - An American soldier’s wife who spent more than a month in federal immigration detention is back home after officers removed her from a deportation flight to Brazil, the family has…
August 15, 2026

40 killed after Magnitude 7.7 earthquake strikes off Indonesia’s coast

MAUMERE, Indonesia (AP) — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck off the coast of Indonesia early Saturday, killing at least 40 people, collapsing buildings and causing panic in a region prone to…
August 15, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

CCJ president rejects ‘panel fixing’ claims - Anderson pushes back amid emails controversy plaguing court

Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) President Justice Winston Anderson has rejected allegations that judges at the region’s highest court have been subjected to improper influence or that judicial panels…
Lorne Donaldson
August 15, 2026 by Brian Lewis

Donaldson back at Chicago Stars

Sixteen months after former Reggae Girlz coach Lorne Donaldson and National Women’s Soccer League (NWSL) club Chicago Stars parted ways, the two have reunited. The move follows a shake‑up at the…
Stephen Francis
August 15, 2026 by Gregory Bryce

Farewell to Franno

The thanksgiving service for veteran track and field coach Stephen ‘Franno’ Francis will be held today at the National Indoor Sports Centre, Independence Park, beginning at 11 a.m. Francis, founder…
McKay New Raiders’ centre back, Richard Brown (centre) departed the island yesterday, accompanied by club executive Tye McKay (left) and owner Jason McKay, to start a 15-day trial at newly promoted North Macedonian First League team FK Skopje.
August 15, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

New Raiders’ Brown gets Macedonia trial

New Raiders Football Club centre back Richard Brown departed the island yesterday for a 15‑day trial with Macedonian First League outfit FK Skopje. The 25‑year‑old travelled alongside members of the…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
August 15, 2026 by Janet Silvera

‘Humanitarian crisis’ - Holness pledges Government support to displaced families at Cooper’s Pen demolition site

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has described Monday’s mass demolition at Cooper’s Pen in Trelawny as a “humanitarian crisis”, declaring that neither he, his ministers nor the…
Blaise Bicknell
August 15, 2026 by Robert Bailey

High‑calibre field for Kingston Open Tennis

Tournament director Stefan Wilson says tennis fans can expect a high‑quality and fiercely competitive spectacle when the inaugural Kingston Open Tennis Championships, an ATP Challenger event, serves…