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February 28, 2026
Deported St Catherine man remanded on shooting, gun charges
A man recently deported to Jamaica to face serious gun charges was remanded when he appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday. Akeem Jackson, otherwise called 'Bobo Sparks', 31,…
February 28, 2026
Jamaica advises nationals to avoid travel to Middle East amid US-Israeli strikes on Iran
The Jamaican Government is advising citizens to “avoid all travel” to the Middle East and is urging nationals in the region to shelter in place amid joint US-Israeli strikes on Iran and that country’s…
February 28, 2026
Death toll rises to 22 after plane carrying money crashes in Bolivia
(AP) — The death toll rose to 22 on Saturday from the crash of a military plane carrying 18 tonnes of new banknotes a day earlier near Bolivia’s capital, La Paz. The crash damaged about a dozen…
February 28, 2026
Trump: Iran’s supreme leader dead; bombing to continue
(AP) — United States President Donald Trump said on social media that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is dead, describing his passing as “the single greatest chance for the Iranian people…
February 28, 2026
McKenzie: First phase of Trelawny Infirmary project almost complete
Phase one of the new facility being constructed to accommodate residents and staff of the Trelawny Infirmary is expected to be completed shortly, says Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie. …
February 28, 2026
Promoter killed, another man injured in shooting at St Catherine party
The police are investigating the killing of a man and the shooting of another during a party in Tryall Heights, St Catherine early Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as Lamore White,…
February 27, 2026
by Sashana Small
NO PENALTY THREAT
Former United States Ambassador to Jamaica Luis G. Moreno has dismissed as “silly” suggestions that Jamaica could face penalties from the US over Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ remarks on Cuba’s…
February 27, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Shooting suspect nabbed after 20 years
Two decades since he allegedly shot a woman in the face in front of her child, disfiguring her features and altering her speech for life, Collin ‘Tumpa Dragon’ Mowatt has been nabbed. On Wednesday,…
February 27, 2026
Homemade guns, over 50 rounds of ammunition seized in St Andrew
The police on Thursday seized several homemade firearms, a semi-automatic pistol, and more than 50 rounds of ammunition during an operation on McIntosh Drive in Top Range, Kingston 3. No arrests were…