News
March 26, 2026
by Andre Williams
Blood spills on KPH doorstep
What should have been a routine trip to the doctor with his children ended in bloodshed just steps away from the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), where tragedy unfolded on a strip of land long…
March 26, 2026
Three charged for murder of man gunned down in Montego Bay
Three sanitation workers have been charged with murder following the killing of a man in Montego Bay, St James earlier this month. Charged are 23-year-old Akeemo Brooks, otherwise called ‘Keemo’,…
March 26, 2026
Two constables charged for assaulting man in Spanish Town, to pay restitution
Two police constables have been charged for assaulting a man in Spanish Town, St Catherine and have agreed to pay $255,000 in restitution following mediation. Constables Paul Banbury and Jason…
March 26, 2026
Green pushes expansion of rural farming project across Jamaica
Agriculture Minister Floyd Green has signalled the Government’s intention to expand a successful rural farming initiative to more communities, following what he described as “measurable outcomes” in…
March 26, 2026
Prisoner fatally shot by correctional officers at Tamarind Farm, INDECOM launches probe
One of two inmates who allegedly attempted to escape from the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St Catherine on Wednesday was fatally shot by correctional officers. The deceased has been…
March 26, 2026
Champs 2026 | Holmwood’s Jovi Rose targets middle distance double
Freshly crowned Class One girls 1500m champion Jovi Rose of Holmwood Technical has now set her sights on completing the middle-distance double at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics…
March 26, 2026
District Constable charged for allegedly opening fire on motorist in Portmore
A district constable has been charged after allegedly discharging his firearm at a motorist along the Port Henderson Main Road in Portmore, St Catherine. Sean McKenzie is charged for breaching the…
March 26, 2026
93 Hurricane Melissa evacuees remain in eight schools, Education Ministry reports
There are currently eight schools that are still being used as shelters in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, housing a total of 93 people. The update was provided this morning by Dr Kasan Troupe,…
March 26, 2026
UTech academic staff stage sit-in to protest late salary payments
Academic staff at the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) today staged a sit-in to protest the late payment of their March salaries. Following a Zoom meeting held on Thursday morning with the…