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Cement production hits record in 2nd quarter as profit surges fivefold

Jamaica’s sole cement producer, Caribbean Cement Company Ltd, has reported profit of $2.7 billion for the second quarter ended June 2026, nearly five times the $544 million earned in the corresponding…
Commanding Officer of the Portland Police Division, Superintendent Ainsley McCarthy
Published 36 minutes ago

Police disrupt gang linked to commercial break-ins across three parishes

Commanding Officer of the Portland Police Division, Superintendent Ainsley McCarthy, says the police have disrupted an organised criminal group believed to be responsible for a series of commercial…
Senior Parish Judge Dionne Gallimore Rose
Published 1 hour ago

Judiciary mourns passing of Senior Parish Judge Dionne Gallimore Rose, remembered for her leadership and dedication to justice

The judiciary is mourning the passing of Her Honour Dionne Gallimore Rose, Senior Parish Judge of the Western Regional Family Court. She passed away today. The judiciary said her distinguished…
Opposition Spokesperson on Transport, Mikael Phillips.
Updated 27 minutes ago

Opposition calls for inspection of rural school bus fleet after fire in Manchester

Opposition Spokesperson on Transport, Mikael Phillips, is calling on the Government to order a programme of detailed inspections of buses used in the rural school bus programme following…
A vehicle belonging to the Independent Commission of Investigations
Updated 27 minutes ago

INDECOM probing fatal police shooting in Grants Pen, St Andrew

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of a man by the police in Grants Pen, St Andrew, on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as…
Published 2 hours ago

Westmoreland father charged with incest

The police in Westmoreland have charged a father with incest. He was taken into custody on Tuesday and was charged yesterday. He is to go to court to answer the charge. Allegations are that the…
Published 5 hours ago

Clarendon carpenter dies in fiery crash; road death toll climbs to 185

A 30-year-old Clarendon carpenter is the parish's latest road fatality, following a fiery, single-vehicular crash along the Dawkins Pen main road on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified…
Published 8 hours ago

Man shot and seriously injured by gunmen in Toyota Axio near Old Harbour

A 42-year-old man was shot and seriously injured by gunmen travelling in a white Toyota Axio in Bushy Park, St Catherine, early Wednesday morning. Police say the incident occurred about 3:50 am. …
Olivia Grange, Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport
Published 8 hours ago

Jamaica 65 will be a milestone year: Grange

Jamaica's 65th anniversary celebrations next year will mark the final staging of the country's flagship national celebrations at the National Stadium in Kingston before the facility…