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April 14, 2026

Man dies after car airbag incident in Spanish Town

The police in St Catherine are investigating the death of a man who was fatally injured after the airbag in the car he was driving deployed. The deceased has been identified as 51-year-old labourer…
Now entering the global beauty market, former Member of Parliament and Miss World 1993 titleholder Lisa Hanna has launched a luxury skincare line, Lisa Hanna Beauty.
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Lisa Hanna launches luxury skincare brand

Former Member of Parliament Lisa Hanna has launched a luxury skincare brand, Lisa Hanna Beauty. The Miss World 1993 titleholder made the official announcement on social media.“Beauty wasn’t meant to…
Sean Scott, Chief Executive Officer of First Order Brands Limited, which has assumed the master franchise for Domino’s in Jamaica.
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First Order snags Domino’s in Jamaica

Brothers Sean and Nicholas Scott have combined forces to take over one of the largest and fastest-growing segments of Jamaica’s quick-service food industry, having acquired the assets of Convenient…
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April 14, 2026

UHWI owes over $40 billion in unpaid taxes and fees, PAC told

Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today heard that the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) owes the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) and other government agencies in excess of $40…
Dhiru Tanna, chairman of Blue Power Group.
April 14, 2026

Businessman and economist Dhiru Tanna has died

Business leader and economist Dhiru Tanna has died, a development confirmed Tuesday by Jamaica National Group Chief Executive Officer Earl Jarrett, who said he had been with Tanna in the days leading…
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April 14, 2026

Westmoreland man charged with murder over fatal stabbing

A Westmoreland man has been charged with murder following a stabbing incident that claimed the life of a fellow resident earlier this month. Charged is 31-year-old cabinet maker Shaun Paul Palmer,…

Former chairman of the University Hospital of the West Indies Wayne Chai Chong (left) and CEO Fitzgerald Mitchell
April 14, 2026

UHWI CEO Mitchell and former chairman Chai Chong among three to be summoned before PAC

University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) CEO Fitzgerald Mitchell, former CEO Kevin Allen, and ex-board chairman Wayne Chai Chong are to be summoned to a meeting of Parliament’s Public Accounts…
Phillip J’ Pierre, Prime Minister of Saint Lucia
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PM warns of ‘horrendous’ impact for St Lucia if oil prices increase significantly

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – Prime Minister Phillip J. Pierre has warned that if global oil prices, as some experts predict, reach US$200 per barrel due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East…
Turkish security forces and emergency staff stand at the courtyard of a high school where an assailant opened fire, in Siverek, south east Turkey, Tuesday, April 14, 2026, (Mevlut Bayraktar/IHA via AP)
April 14, 2026

Gunman opens fire at high school in Turkey, wounding at least 16 before killing himself

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — A former student opened fire at a high school in southeastern Turkey on Tuesday, wounding at least 16 people, before killing himself, an official said. The 18-year-old…