News
April 8, 2026
by Livern Barrett
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.…
April 8, 2026
by Adrian Frater
Veteran DJ ‘Jaggy D’ shot dead in Hopewell Square
WESTERN BUREAU: Veteran deejay Roger Walker, popularly known as ‘Jaggy D’, was murdered shortly after midday on Monday in Hopewell, Hanover, when an unknown assailant opened fire, killing him on the…
April 8, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
UTech president wants end to TVET stigma
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Kevin Brown, president of The University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), has joined calls for an end to the stigma that currently exists against technical and vocational education…
April 8, 2026
by Corey Robinson
NET targets power gaps as schools remain in the dark after Melissa
Dozens of schools still without electricity months after Hurricane Melissa are now being targeted for emergency support as the National Education Trust (NET) moves to plug critical gaps with the…
April 8, 2026
by Bryan Miller
ON EDGE
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver is calling on the Government to show greater respect for the nation’s teachers, arguing that educators are not being…
April 8, 2026
by Erica Virtue
JC student injured in bust-up withdraws from school
The teenage boy who suffered injuries in an incident at Jamaica College on March 26 will not be returning to the Old Hope Road, St Andrew-based institution when it reopens for the summer term next…
April 8, 2026
Israel strikes central Beirut without warning after saying Iran ceasefire doesn't apply there
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli strikes hit several dense commercial and residential areas in central Beirut Wednesday afternoon without warning, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the US-Israeli war with…
April 8, 2026
World Bank predicts slow growth for Jamaica and other countries in the region
WASHINGTON, CMC – The World Bank Wednesday said that economic development Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) is projected to grow 2.1 per cent this year, below the 2.4 per cent recorded in 2025. …
April 8, 2026
Hordley Crossing in St Thomas impassable
The police are advising that the Hordley Crossing main road in St Thomas is impassable due to heavy rainfall in the area. Motorists and pedestrians are being urged to use alternative routes and to…