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August 10, 2026
Jamaicans urged to exercise extreme caution in responding to online employment opportunities
Jamaicans are being urged to exercise great caution when responding to online employment opportunities, as criminals increasingly use social media and other digital platforms to recruit victims of…
August 10, 2026
CPFSA launches probe into injuries sustained by one-year-old Haitian child in State care
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency says it has launched an investigation into a matter in which a one-year-old Haitian child sustained injuries to her face while in State care. On…
August 10, 2026
JPS pole damaged by bush fire in Portmore
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is reporting that a bush fire damaged a transmission pole in Portmore, St Catherine on Monday morning, resulting in power outages across several communities. …
August 10, 2026
Ja’s murder toll hits 333 after 11 killings recorded last week, homicides down 20 per cent
Eleven people were murdered in Jamaica last week, between August 2 and 8, pushing the country’s murder toll to 333 since the start of the year. The latest figures published by the Jamaica…
August 10, 2026
Jamaica at 64: Are we becoming a republic or just talking about it?
Sixty-four years after the Union Jack came down at the National Stadium, Jamaica is still asking a question that ought, by now, to have a reasonably clear answer. Are we going to become a republic or…
August 10, 2026
Four cops injured as police vehicle crashes into house in Clarendon
Four police officers attached to the Manchester Police Division were hospitalised early this morning following a crash along the Nine Miles main road in Spaldings, Clarendon. Reports are that the…
August 10, 2026
Francesca Tavares | Cheers to ‘Miss Chin’
My favourite Jamaican food will always be made by a ‘Miss Chin’. Every Jamaican knows what I mean: the catering shop, the glass case, the alchemy no hotel buffet and no ring-lit food blogger has ever…
August 10, 2026
BVI developing water policy to assist farmers
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, CMC – The British Virgin Islands is developing a new water policy outlining assistance and subsidies for farmers as it moves ahead with plans to improve water storage…
August 10, 2026
25-y-o St Mary man charged for allegedly breaking into house in Kingston
The Elleston Road police on Saturday charged a man with breaking into a house. Charged with burglary and larceny is 25-year-old Ojay Duffus of Highgate, St Mary. The police report that about 2:00…