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June 25, 2026
Church group calls for Wheatley to resign or be removed from Cabinet
A church body is urging Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness to remove Dr Andrew Wheatley from the Cabinet, arguing that allowing him to remain in office while he faces possible charges of illicit…
June 25, 2026
Thieves use backhoe in attempted ATM robbery in Trinidad and Tobago
Police in Trinidad and Tobago said Wednesday that they are searching for a group of robbers caught on camera who used a backhoe to try and steal a cash machine but bungled the movie-style heist so…
June 25, 2026
Principal: STETHS rebuilding stronger from Hurricane Melissa, school still needs critical infrastructure
Eight months after Hurricane Melissa battered St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), Principal Keith Wellington says the institution is on track to emerge stronger than before but is still in…
June 25, 2026
Court frees Kingston man accused of rape
A Kingston man who was accused of the rape of his teen cousin seven years ago was freed today in the High Court after the matter was dismissed for lack of prosecution.
June 25, 2026
Demerit point system to take effect October 1, drivers urged to pay outstanding tickets
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has announced that the implementation of the demerit point system for traffic violators will take effect on October 1.
June 24, 2026
‘Defective decision’ - UWI professor rips CARICOM over ‘flawed’ reappointment of secretary-general
An independent legal opinion out of Trinidad and Tobago has described the controversial reappointment of CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett as procedurally flawed, and legally void.
The…
June 24, 2026
White coats, golden results - Honours flow for newly minted medical doctors
The name of Brandon Henry, a newly minted medical doctor, reverberated throughout the Main Medical Lecture Theatre at the University Hospital of the West Indies last Thursday as the former Wolmerian…
June 24, 2026
by Sashana Small
Big salute to Fae Ellington - Veteran broadcaster becomes second Jamaican commissioned as honorary colonel in JDF
Veteran broadcaster and media personality Fae Ellington was on Monday officially commissioned as an Honorary Colonel in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), becoming only the second Jamaican to be granted…
June 24, 2026
by Adrian Frater
Murders edge up in west - St James again leads nation in homicides
Western Bureau
After ending 2025 with fewer than 100 murders for the first time in over 20 years, the St James police division is again showing disappointing figures as, based on the latest Serious…