Lead Stories
Updated 10 hours ago
by Andre Williams
Mother mourns only daughter killed in double murder in Olympic Gardens
When Maurine Haynes-Taylor sent her 21-year-old daughter to a nearby mall in Portmore, St Catherine on Tuesday, she expected her to return home with a few groceries, proof that her insurance had been…
Updated 9 hours ago
Two men cleared of murder charge in Trelawny killing
Two Trelawny men who were jointly charged with murder were acquitted on Wednesday after a lower court judge found that there was insufficient evidence to transfer the case to the higher circuit court…
Updated 9 hours ago
Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China's deadliest blazes in recent years
BEIJING (AP) — A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Updated 8 hours ago
CARICOM leaders seek to reassure citizens on third-country national transit agreements
Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have sought to reassure citizens that proposed agreements with the United States on the transit of Third Country Nationals (TCNs) are not intended to allow…
Updated 9 hours ago
Karolina Muchova ends Coco Gauff's run at Wimbledon in drama-filled tiebreaker to reach the final
LONDON (AP) – Karolina Muchova ended Coco Gauff's run at Wimbledon in a drama-filled tiebreaker to reach the final on Thursday.
Updated 8 hours ago
Dutch museum honours late artist by covering floor in enough peanut butter to make 15,000 sandwiches
ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) – More than 800 pounds of peanut butter – enough for around 15,000 sandwiches – has been spread across the floor of a museum in the Netherlands in tribute to Dutch artist…
Updated 6 hours ago
Bail extended for Jaii Frais and Jahvy Ambassador in Big Wall shooting case
Popular podcaster Jaii Frais and music producer Jahvy Ambassador, who are charged in connection with a shooting incident at the Big Wall carnival after-party in April, are scheduled to return to the…
Updated 5 hours ago
Crews battling fire at Retirement dump in St James; winds hampering containment efforts, agency reports
WPM Waste Management is reporting that crews are currently responding to a fire at the Retirement Disposal Site in St James.
Updated 5 hours ago
'Porridge Man' gunned down in Old Harbour
A porridge vendor was gunned down in Old Harbour, St Catherine, this morning.