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Teenage boy killed in multiple shooting incident in Kingston
A disabled teenage boy was reportedly killed and four others injured in a drive-by shooting along Text Lane in the vicinity of Charles Street in Kingston on Tuesday night. Head of the Kingston Central Police Division, Superintendent Beresford...
CommentsBusinessman freed of gun charges arising from road rage incident
Businessman D'Oyen Duncan was freed of gun-related charges when he appeared in the Gun Court on Tuesday. He was charged with assault at common law, using a firearm to commit a felony and unauthorised possession of a firearm arising from a road...
Comments- Market Me says IC report confirms its integrity and professionalism
- Staffing shortages cause more US flight delays as government shutdown reaches seventh day
- Defence pushes for dismissal of case against Reid, Pinnock and others
- Tufton: IC's Market Me probe 'clarifies facts'
- Police probing road rage incident allegedly involving soldier
‘A WICKED ACT’
Residents of the usually quiet community of Riverside Drive in Bailleston, Clarendon, are reeling from shock and grief after the burnt and partially decomposed body of 13-year-old Shantina Sergeant was discovered by the police behind her home on...
CommentsIC: Tufton’s ‘indirect’ influence led to $80m in contracts for friend’s firm
Cabinet Minister Dr Christopher Tufton’s actions “indirectly” influenced the health ministry’s engagement of a marketing firm of his friend that resulted in the entity being awarded contracts of just under $80 million, an investigative report has...
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Snap raids under fire
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has recommended that a senior officer from the rank of inspector or above should be present on all planned police operations. The police oversight body argued that constables to the rank of...
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TIMELESS LEGACY
JAMAICA OLYMPIC Association President Christopher Samuda is among those paying tribute to multi-World Championships and Olympic medallist Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce after the 38-year-old confirmed that she will be retiring from the sport of track and...
CommentsCalabar clip Wolmer’s in ‘hard-fought’ clash
A FIERCE clash at the Mico University College field resulted in a 2-1 win for Calabar High School over Wolmer’s Boys’ School yesterday in ISSA/WATA Manning Cup Zone E playoff-round action. Franchesco Reid in the 30th minute and Dujaughn Martin in...
CommentsLasco Financial lands government contract for SME financing
Lasco Financial Services Limited, LFSL, says it has clinched a government contract to provide financing routes for small and medium-sized enterprises under a public-private partnership arrangement. “We will be working with them (Jamaican government...
CommentsInvestment sector profits rise sixfold in June quarter
Higher income and trading gains led the securities sector to post a sixfold rise in profit during the June 2025 quarter, according to regulator Financial Services Commission. Licensed securities dealers collectively generated $6.51 billion in pre-...
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Paul Campbell’s ‘heart is full’ following Skylark Film Festival honour
Veteran actor Paul Campbell was met by loud cheers and applause on Friday as he took the stage at the sixth Skylark Film Festival at the Skylark Negril Beach Resort for a conversation with Jamaica Film and Television Association (JAFTA) President...
CommentsSister Nancy’s Story Shines at TTFF
The screening of Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story lit up the Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) in September, drawing a full house and an electric atmosphere as audiences gathered to celebrate the life and music of the dancehall pioneer. The...
CommentsLetter of the Day | Caribbean justice - delayed and denied
THE EDITOR, Madam: The wires have been singing lately about the appointments of well-regarded Caribbean jurists to international bodies. They, like Bob Marley, often see minimal regard at home for their solid intellectual talents. Sometimes,...
CommentsOne door to be shut, another kept ajar
THE EDITOR, Madam: Our Reggae Boyz are in pole position for qualification for the 2026 World Cup Finals, and the collection of players which has been assembled over the last few years is finally showing signs of ‘gelling as a unit’. A certain Mr...
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10 more deportees from the US arrive in the African nation of Eswatini
MANZINI (AP): A group of 10 migrants deported from the United States arrived early Monday in the African nation of Eswatini, authorities there said. They are the latest of more than 40 deportees sent to Africa since July after the Trump...
CommentsGaza flotilla activists allege mistreatment while being detained
ROME (AP) : Some of the activists detained while trying to reach Gaza by sea have returned to their home countries to describe mistreatment at the hands of Israeli guards, claims that Israel denies. Some 450 activists were arrested as Israeli...
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Caribbean health professionals trained in Smart Hospitals approach
The Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) Caribbean Sub-Regional Office of the Health Emergencies Department hosted a Smart Hospitals Training in Kingston from September 23-25, aimed at strengthening the capacity of...
CommentsThriving beyond lupus
THE LUPUS Foundation of Jamaica (LFJ) has officially launched Lupus Awareness Month (LAM) 2025. The event marked the beginning of a month-long series of activities dedicated to raising national awareness, fostering education, and building support...
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Something Extra | Wednesday
Jamaica’s manufacturing and export sectors took centre stage on Saturday night at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, as the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA), in partnership with VM Group, hosted the 2025 M...
Couples should never go to bed angry, right?
It is late at night, and you have been stewing all day about something your partner did to annoy you. The time to resolve it is now because, as everyone knows, you should never go to bed angry, right? Though it is conventional wisdom, many...
Editorial | Good sense on Constitution
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