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Updated 43 minutes ago

‘Justice cannot run on charity alone,’ says MP Jess in call for JP stipend

Making a case for Justices of the Peace (JPs) to be paid a stipend to cover basic expenses associated with their roles, Opposition Spokesperson on Justice Zuleika Jess described the current…
Updated 28 minutes ago

Man fatally shot by police in alleged shoot-out after cabbie reportedly hijacked

A man was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with police following a reported hijacking of a taxi along Camp Road in Kingston on Wednesday evening.
Updated 9 minutes ago

Stipend boost secured for Jamaican scholarship students in Cuba

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has secured an increase in the stipend provided to Jamaican scholarship students in Cuba, through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service.
June 2, 2026

St Andrew event promoter fined, ordered to apologise after offering cop $10,000 bribe

A St Andrew event promoter was today fined a total of $110,000 in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court after pleading guilty to attempting to bribe police officers who turned up to shut down a…
June 2, 2026

Wheatley unveils framework to strengthen science and technology sector

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr Andrew Wheatley, has unveiled a National Science, Technology and…
June 2, 2026

Importance of UHWI must be protected, says outgoing CEO

With his tenure as acting chief executive officer of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) set to expire on June 10, Eric Hosin has made an impassioned plea for everything possible to be…
June 2, 2026

Update | US grants visa to Haitian football player to join team for World Cup

The United States government has given a visa to Woodensky Pierre, the only member of Haiti’s national football team who lives in the Caribbean country, to travel and participate in the World Cup, an…
June 2, 2026

Campbell calls for greater investment in agriculture to boost food security

Opposition Spokesman on Agriculture, Fisheries and Food Security, Dr Dayton Campbell, is calling for greater investment in Jamaica’s agricultural sector, arguing that the industry remains critical to…
Updated 4 hours ago

IC: FLA ‘manipulated’ database and dead man logged in ammo purchase; server crash wiped key evidence

A Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) database was “manipulated” to record an ammunition purchase by a dead man, and the server holding evidence of who gave the order has been destroyed, says an…