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April 23, 2026

Police: Car of missing Clarendon cop found in St Catherine

An investigation into the disappearance of a Clarendon policeman has intensified following the discovery of a motor vehicle believed to have been in his possession. Police operatives in the St…
Dr Horace Chang, opens the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 21.
April 23, 2026

JCF to get more e-ticketing devices

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is to be provided with an additional 1,500 e-ticketing devices, bringing the total to 10,000 devices, placing the JCF closer to a full transition to digital…
Shown is marijuana at NJ Weedman's Joint dispensary in Trenton, N.J., Thursday, April 23, 2026. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
April 23, 2026

Trump reclassifies state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug in a historic shift

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s acting attorney general on Thursday signed an order reclassifying state-licensed medical marijuana as a less-dangerous drug, a major policy shift long sought…
SUPERNATURAL POWER, ridden by Dick Cardenas, winning the Viceroy Trophy over a mile at Caymanas Park on Monday, October 20, 2025.
April 23, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Supernatural Power too good for Vet Day Trophy field

Having finished behind only Mouttet Mile winners, or runners-up, in her last three races, United States-bred SUPERNATURAL POWER has cashed in a conditions bye two classes lower, facing…
Crime scene officers outside the New Testament Church of God at Water Lane in Montego Bay, St James, yesterday, where a member of the church was shot dead.
April 23, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Barbaric attack

WESTERN BUREAU: A jubilant church service in Montego Bay, St James, was shattered by gunfire on Wednesday, leaving a choir member dead at the doorway as worshippers screamed “Jesus! Jesus!” and fled…
April 23, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Not automatic that weapon fired where casings found, says witness in Acadia trial

A former crime scene officer yesterday testified that he recovered multiple 9mm spent casings in the vicinity of Evans Avenue and Acadia Drive in St Andrew, where three men were fatally shot during a…
Jamaica Scorpions batsman Brad Barnes plays a hook shot against Barbados Pride pacer Johann Layne during their drawn West Indies Championship game at Sabina Park yesterday.
April 23, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

Gritty Scorpions survive final-day scare against rampant Pride

Hosts Jamaica Scorpions clung on for dear life in a nerve-racking final session against the Barbados Pride at Sabina Park yesterday, battling to 90 for four after being set a theoretical 40-plus overs…
Tyrone Mullings of Racing United FC (right) attempts to tackle Sergei Ferguson of Molynes United FC during a Jamaica Premier League fixture at the Ferdi Neita Sports Complex in Portmore, St Catherine, yesterday. Molynes came away 2-1 winners.
April 23, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Molynes move further away from relegation with third win

Molynes United took a major step towards securing Jamaica Premier League (JPL) football next season after they defeated Racing United 2-1 at Ferdi Neita Park yesterday, for a third straight win to…
From left: Donald Lyew, director, Creative Sports and tournament organiser; David Shirley, Pickle n Chill co-founder/director; and John Issaacs, director at Creative Sports, share the lens during the launch of the inaugural Jamaica International Amateur Pi
April 23, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Lyew banking on increased pickleball interest for inaugural tourney

Organisers of the inaugural Jamaica International Amateur Pickleball Tournament are promising an exciting three-day spectacle when the event serves off from May 1–3 at Pickle n Chill in Barbican. …