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Published 13 hours ago

Mother in custody as police probe death of 3-month-old son

A mother has been taken into custody as the police probe the death of her three-month-old son. The boy was found wrapped in a blanket in a two-bedroom house along Marl Road in Rockfort, Kingston on…
Published 11 hours ago

MP Dennis Gordon snubs parliament’s Ethics Committee to answer questions about UHWI

Member of Parliament for St Andrew East Central Dennis Gordon has snubbed Parliament’s Ethics Committee after it summoned him to clarify comments he made at an earlier in-camera meeting in relation to…
A police team among a crowd on Chancery Avenue in St Andrew on April 21, 2026.
Published 10 hours ago

INDECOM probing police shooting, pepper spray incident on Chancery Avenue in St Andrew

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into an incident in which a policeman discharged his service weapon and used pepper spray to disperse a crowd along Chancery…
Dr Theresa Rodriguez-Moodie.
Published 8 hours ago

JET urges Jamaican gov't to reconsider oil exploration

The Jamaica Environment Trust (JET) is urging the Government to reconsider its approach to oil and gas exploration amid recent positive updates from United Oil and Gas regarding the prospect of oil…
The nine-member jury, including seven women, deliberated for nearly three hours in finding the father guilty.
Published 7 hours ago

British national held with cocaine in Easter bun and slippers granted $1M bail

A British woman, Kamarra Fraser-Munroe, who was allegedly held with cocaine at one of Jamaica's airports, was granted bail in the sum of $1 million on Tuesday. She was granted bail following…
Phillip Paulwell
Updated 4 hours ago

Paulwell urges House Speaker to quit committees amid impartiality concerns

Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives Phillip Paulwell has called for Speaker of the House Juliet Holness to resign from all parliamentary committees for which she is not the…
Dr Horace Chang
Published 4 hours ago

Key crime-fighting legislation prioritised

The Ministry of National Security and Peace has prioritised several key pieces of legislation for fiscal year 2026/2027. Portfolio Minister, Dr Horace Chang, said that the measures include…
Shannique Bowden, executive director, Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN)
Published 3 hours ago

JYAN calls for urgent measures to stem violence among students

Arguing that schools are limited in their ability to deal with the issue of violence among students, the Jamaica Youth Advocacy Network (JYAN) is calling for the Ministry of Education to take urgent…
Fence erected at Long bay Beach in Negril.
Published 3 hours ago

UDC removes 'unauthorised' fence erected at Long Bay Beach

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) has moved swiftly to remove a barrier that was erected on its Long Bay Beach property in Negril, restoring full public access. The Corporation says it did not…