Lead Stories

June 9, 2026

Two killed, two injured in Waterford gun attack

Four people were shot, two fatally, in a gun attack in Waterford, Portmore, St Catherine, on Monday night.
June 9, 2026

Bahamas urges citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Cuba

The Bahamas government is urging citizens to avoid all non-essential travel to Cuba, saying the country continues to experience challenges affecting electricity supply, fuel availability,…
June 9, 2026

US federal judge strikes down Trump’s $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas

A federal judge on Monday struck down the Trump administration’s US$100,000 fee on new H-1B visas, contradicting an earlier federal court ruling upholding the fee hike.
June 9, 2026

Police probing robbery at Bodles Research Station in St Catherine

The police in St Catherine are investigating a break-in and robbery at the Bodles Research Station.
June 9, 2026

Iran football body claims fans’ tickets for World Cup games in US have been revoked

Adding more turmoil to a chaotic World Cup buildup for Iran, the national football federation claimed Tuesday that FIFA revoked the ticket allocation for fans at the team’s three group-stage games in…
June 9, 2026

Power restored following outage - JPS

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is reporting that customers served by South Jamaica Power Company generating units who lost electricity this morning have now had their service restored.
June 9, 2026

More delays for UC Rusal 2021 fish kill trial

The start of the trial against bauxite company UC Rusal for alleged environmental breaches in 2021 involving the discharge of effluent into the Rio Cobre in St Catherine could not proceed on Tuesday…