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June 19, 2026 by Andre Williams/Staff Reporter

CHINA WATCH - Trump nominee pledges hard line on scamming, drugs and Beijing in Jamaica posting

President Donald Trump’s nominee for United States Ambassador to Jamaica has pledged to strengthen security cooperation with Kingston, intensify efforts to combat lottery scamming and drug trafficking, and push back against China’s growing influence in the Caribbean if confirmed to the diplomatic post.

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June 19, 2026 by Andre Williams

PM: Land ownership key to breaking generational poverty - Holness links land titling drive to economic growth and wealth creation
June 16, 2026 by Andre Williams

Car crashes into fuel pump, sparks fire at St Andrew gas station
An emergency unfolded at a Texaco service station on Constant Spring Road in St Andrew on Tuesday afternoon after a motor vehicle crashed into a fuel pump and triggered a fire.
June 13, 2026 by Andre Williams

Man held after brother killed, mother and sibling injured in St Elizabeth, police say
Police have taken a man into custody following a chopping incident that left his brother dead and his mother and another sibling injured in St Elizabeth early Saturday morning.
June 13, 2026 by Andre Williams

Gun attack leaves one dead, two injured in Kingston Central
A man was shot and killed while two others were injured during a gun attack along Maiden Lane in Kingston Central last night. The deceased has been identified as 35-year-old Cornelio Richards of…
June 13, 2026 by Andre Williams

Kemelia Paul’s death highlights need to confront domestic violence, says child protection agency

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency is urging Jamaicans to confront domestic violence and do more to protect children, following the death of 13-year-old Excelsior High School student…
June 13, 2026 by Andre Williams

Driver in fatal Ocho Rios hit-and-run being sought by police
Police are searching for the driver of a vehicle involved in a hit-and-run crash on main street in Ocho Rios, St Ann, that left Claudette Thorpe dead on Saturday morning. Investigators say the driver…
June 13, 2026 by Andre Williams

Driver sought in deadly Ocho Rios hit-and-run in now police custody
The driver in Saturday morning's fatal hit-and-run crash on Main Street in Ocho Rios, St Ann, is now in police custody.
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June 11, 2026 by Andre Williams

POLICE KILL 7 - One cop injured, five guns reportedly seized in operations across three parishes on bloody Tuesday
Seven men were fatally shot in separate police operations across St Catherine, St Andrew and Clarendon on Tuesday, while a policeman was injured and at least five firearms were reportedly seized, in…
June 9, 2026 by Andre Williams

UPDATE | Four killed, cop injured in Bog Walk Gorge shootout; route remains closed
The Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine remained closed Tuesday evening as investigators processed the scene of a fatal confrontation that left four men dead and a policeman “seriously” injured, the police…