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May 2, 2026

Gaston Browne wins fourth consecutive term in Antigua snap election

Incumbent Prime Minister Gaston Browne led the Antigua and Barbuda Labour Party (ABLP) to an unprecedented fourth consecutive electoral victory, following a snap election that reduced the main…
May 2, 2026 by Andre Williams

Man charged after firearm, ammunition seized in St Andrew

A 53-year-old mason has been arrested and charged following the seizure of a firearm and ammunition during a police operation in St Andrew on Friday night.
May 2, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Plans afoot to close RIU Palace Montego Bay for major refurbishing

Frank Sondern, the Regional Director for RIU hotels in Jamaica, says the Spanish hotel chain will temporarily close the RIU Palace Hotel, in Montego Bay, for four months to facilitate extensive…
May 2, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Multimillion-dollar bail package for popular attorney

Over strong objections by prosecutors and the police, a judge has offered popular St Ann-based attorney Debby-Ann Samuels a multimillion-dollar bail package with strict conditions.
May 2, 2026

GoodHeart | Immaculate Conception High tops JPS Foundation debate finals

D’Janae Jonas couldn’t hold back the tears which rolled down her cheeks in a mix of relief and joy as her Immaculate Conception High School team, which she captained, claimed first place in the JPS…
May 2, 2026

Jamaica welcomes new direct flights from three Canadian cities

Jamaica will receive new direct flights from Canada after Porter Airlines announced expanded service to Montego Bay for the 2026 to 2027 winter season.
May 2, 2026 by Andre Williams

Cops probe Manchester double murder

Police in Manchester are probing a double murder following the fatal shooting of a man and a woman in Farm district in the south of the parish on Saturday morning.
May 2, 2026

Jamaica set mixed 4x100m world record of 39.99 in Gaborone

The Jamaican quartet of Ackeem Blake, Tina Clayton, Kadrian Goldson and Tia Clayton stormed to a mixed 4x100m world record* in the very first event of the Debswana World Athletics Relays Gaborone 26…
May 2, 2026

Editorial | Addressing the waste conundrum

There have been myriad announcements, and wimpy efforts, along those lines in the past. But coming now from Matthew Samuda, Jamaica is, hopefully, entering a serious path of waste separation and,…