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Third person charged in UTech student murder case
A third person has been charged in connection with the February murder of St Catherine security guard and engineering student Michael 'Bupsy' Patterson. The third accused is Melvin…
Updated 1 hour ago by Rasbert Turner

Man with epilepsy believed to have drowned in St Catherine river
Police in St Catherine are investigating the suspected drowning of a 52-year-old man in the parish on Friday. Devon McDonald, unemployed, of Troja District, St Catherine, has been identified as the…
Updated 1 hour ago by Andre Williams

Kemelia Paul’s death highlights need to confront domestic violence, says child protection agency

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency is urging Jamaicans to confront domestic violence and do more to protect children, following the death of 13-year-old Excelsior High School student…
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Canada PM says middle-power countries shouldn't compete for favor with the US
Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney continued his efforts to pivot away from the United States and allign with Europe, meeting with the leader of Ireland on Saturday ahead of the upcoming G7…
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Armed men in Haiti's capital seize a top security official
Armed men in Haiti have kidnapped James Boyard, cabinet director of the Defense Ministry and a highly respected security expert who also serves as inspector general of Haiti’s police, a person with…
June 12, 2026

PIOJ chief pushes hybrid work as shield against rising oil costs
Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Dr Wayne Henry is suggesting that flexible, hybrid, and remote-work arrangements could help to manage fuel price shocks, reduce pressure on…
June 12, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Harrison calls for urgency in school repair - JTA president-elect says some temp facilities now failing
WESTERN BUREAU: LaSonja Harrison, the president-elect of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA), on Thursday expressed disappointment with the current state of some of the schools in western…
June 12, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Cross Keys celebrates return of post office
Residents of Cross Keys and more than a dozen surrounding districts are celebrating the return of their post office to the rural Manchester town after a temporary relocation to Knockpatrick left many…
June 12, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Purkiss says Jamaica losing cruise market share to Caribbean rivals 
WESTERN BUREAU: Andrea Purkiss, the opposition spokesman on tourism, is accusing the Government of presiding over a decline in Jamaica’s cruise tourism sector, arguing that the island is losing…