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Dr Horace Chang, deputy prime minister and minister of national security and peace, addresses yesterday’s post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St Andrew.
23 Apr, 2026 0

Fake gun flaw

Changing Jamaica’s gun law to provide lesser penalties for possession of an imitation firearm is not enough if the “fundamental flaw” of possibly criminalising citizens for an object that cannot…
Richard Mullings, president of the Integrated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica.
23 Apr, 2026 0

IMAJ urges Gov’t to build bridge to consultation on NaRRA bill

The Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica (IMAJ) is raising concerns over what it describes as a lack of consultation with local contractors in the establishment of the National…
Marlene Malahoo Forte, government member of parliament.
23 Apr, 2026 0

Shredded!

In a rare departure from Jamaica’s parliamentary tradition, backbencher and former Minister of Legal and Constitutional Affairs Marlene Malahoo Forte on Tuesday cut through one of the most…
A section of the Caribbean Cement Company Ltd in Kingston.
23 Apr, 2026 0

Rain threatens post-Melissa rebuild as cement output falls

Rainfall is threatening to delay islandwide reconstruction efforts following Hurricane Melissa, as Caribbean Cement Company Ltd says its operations are being hampered by adverse weather conditions.…
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23 Apr, 2026 0

Not automatic that weapon fired where casings found, says witness in Acadia trial

A former crime scene officer yesterday testified that he recovered multiple 9mm spent casings in the vicinity of Evans Avenue and Acadia Drive in St Andrew, where three men were fatally shot during a…
Mark Malabver, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association.
23 Apr, 2026 0

JTA president wants urgent nat’l meeting on violence in schools

Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver is calling for an urgent national meeting involving key education stakeholders to confront the growing problem of violence in schools,…
Vinnella Sutherland holds a photograph of her 13-year-old grandson, Kland Doyle, who was fatally stabbed, reportedly by a peer, on Monday in St Thomas.
22 Apr, 2026 0

NEEDLESS TRAGEDY

A simmering feud between two teenage schoolboys, marked by repeated clashes, taunts and reports to authorities, erupted in deadly violence on Monday, with both families insisting that the teen’s death…
22 Apr, 2026 0

Mental health concerns surface as cops probe baby’s death

The mother of a three-month-old boy, whose body was found wrapped in a blanket in house in Rockfort, Kingston, on Sunday night, has been placed in a mental health facility as investigations continue…
Diego Heaven, owner and instructor at Reef Explorer Diving Centre, explains that the barbed wire fence was never intended to block public access but to protect equipment from theft.
22 Apr, 2026 0

Barbed wire on Negril’s famed beach sparks outrage

WESTERN BUREAU: A viral video showing a barbed wire fence blocking a section of Negril’s famed Seven Mile Beach has sparked public outrage and swift action, but the man at the centre of the…