Livern Barrett/Senior Staff Reporter

04 May, 2026 0

Commish puts cops on debt notice

Cops who have failed to honour debts with private institutions and individuals will face internal disciplinary action, the leadership of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has warned.
02 May, 2026 0

Multimillion-dollar bail package for popular attorney

Over strong objections by prosecutors and the police, a judge has offered popular St Ann-based attorney Debby-Ann Samuels a multimillion-dollar bail package with strict conditions.
30 Apr, 2026 0

Cop caught in sting wanted $250,000 from motorist after car crash, court documents claim

Police Constable Andrew Allydice allegedly requested $250,000 from a motorist to provide him with a favourable report following a motor vehicle crash, court documents have revealed. Allydice, who has…
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29 Apr, 2026 0

Cop held in bribery sting charged

Criminal charges have been laid against the policeman who was arrested earlier this month during a sting operation while he was allegedly in the process of collecting $230,000 in cash from a civilian…
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…
Daryl Vaz, minister of energy, transport and telecommunications.
16 Apr, 2026 0

Fuel fallout

The removal of the fuel price cap at Petrojam, the state-owned oil refinery, will trigger an increase in the price of basic food items and some essential goods and services across several sectors, an…
Daryl Vaz, minister of energy, transport and telecommunications.
16 Apr, 2026 0

Vaz floats policies to ‘limit movements’, preserve energy security amid oil volatility

Amid the volatility in the world oil market, Jamaica’s energy security remains intact and there is no need for panic, the Government has sought to assure. Energy Minister Daryl Vaz, who delivered the…
14 Apr, 2026 0

13-Y-O CRITICAL

An eighth-grade student has been hospitalised with life-threatening injuries to his kidney and intestine after he was reportedly shot by a policeman during an incident his family claim was unprovoked.…
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08 Apr, 2026 0

Pedestrian, bikers among 5 killed in Easter Weekend crashes

Five people died on Jamaica’s roadways over the five-day Easter holiday weekend, raising concerns for the main road safety advocacy group even as road fatalities continue to trend downwards.…