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A screenshot from a video of cocaine seized offshore Clarendon
April 29, 2026

Two Jamaicans, Colombian fishermen charged in major cocaine bust offshore Clarendon

Two Jamaican fishermen and a Colombian fisherman have been charged in relation to the seizure of a large quantity of cocaine valued at $703 million off Portland Ridge, Clarendon, last week. Charged…
The case is to go back to court on June 3.
May 31, 2026

Judge warns St Andrew businessman on bail to repay complainants in fraud case

Senior Parish Court Judge Desiree Alleyne today reminded a businessman facing multiple fraud charges in an alleged car-buying scheme that his bail was granted on the condition that he liquidate assets…
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, making his contribution to the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 28.
April 29, 2026

Hermitage Dam to be upgraded

The Government, through the National Water Commission (NWC), is to upgrade the Hermitage Dam at an estimated cost of US$250 million. Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew…
Rolston Anglin, minister of finance and economic development and minister of education and training in the Cayman Islands.
April 29, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Cayman minister wants stronger backing for regional regulators

WESTERN BUREAU: A Caymanian government official is urging Caribbean countries to provide stronger support to regulatory bodies, saying that underinvestment in these institutions could undermine the…
University Hospital of the West Indies.
April 29, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Probe deepens into UHWI tax exemption abuse

Focused on revenue recovery, the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) has launched an audit of the last three years to assess breaches by the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) involving misuse of…
Residents of Mountainside in St Elizabeth converge at the home where the fatal stabbing occurred on Tuesday.
April 29, 2026 by Andre Williams

Son held in suspected St Bess patricide

A domestic dispute between a father and a son turned deadly in a quiet farming community in Mountainside, St Elizabeth, on Tuesday afternoon. Dead is Gary Allwood, a 53-year-old farmer, who was…
Sherrion Robinson, parent of a student at Melrose Primary and Junior High in St Andrew, whose questions sparked the idea for a sensory room.
April 29, 2026 by Karen Madden

Ground broken for sensory room at St Andrew school

An ambitious suggestion during a parent-teacher conference at Melrose Primary and Junior High led to a seed being planted that has now grown into the breaking of ground for the construction of a…
Dianne Loton-Franklyn.
April 29, 2026

Autism forum stresses connection before correction

A feverish house of 362 participants asked probing questions about autism behaviour management strategies at a recent online Autism Parent Forum hosted by the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and…
Andrew South West Member of Parliament Dr Angela Brown Burke at a sitting of the House of Representatives on December 8, 2025.
April 29, 2026

MPs voting on NaRRA bill after mace incident prompts suspension of PNP's Brown-Burke

House deliberations on the NaRRA bill descended into chaos late Tuesday after an incident involving the mace led Speaker Juliet Holness to move to suspend Opposition MP Dr Angela Brown-Burke. …