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A 2007 murder in the Corporate Area marked the first time it was used in Jamaica
Published 31 minutes ago

Police warn against imitation firearms at Carnival road march

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reminding revellers and members of the public that the unauthorised use of imitation firearms as props during today's Carnival road march is strictly…
US Vice President JD Vance, right, speaks during a news conference after meeting with representatives from Pakistan and Iran as Jared Kushner, left, and Steve Witkoff, Special Envoy for Peace Missions listen, on April 12, 2026, in Islamabad, Pakistan. (AP
Published 36 minutes ago

Trump threatens Strait of Hormuz blockade after US-Iran ceasefire talks end without agreement

(AP) — United States President Donald Trump on Sunday said the US Navy would “immediately” begin a blockade to stop ships from entering or leaving the Strait of Hormuz, after historic US-Iran…
Nigerian soldiers ride on an armored personnel carrier during Eid al-Fitr celebrations in Maiduguri, in Borno state, Nigeria om August 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba, File)
Published 43 minutes ago

Some 100 people killed in mistaken air force attack on Nigerian market

(AP) — A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels hit a local market in northeastern Nigeria, killing over 100 residents and injuring many others, a rights group and local media reported on…
Women wave Cuban flags during a rally calling for the end of the U.S. blockade against the island nation in Havana, Cuba on April 7, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Published 1 hour ago

Cuba's President warns US against attacking island or trying to depose him

(AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the United States has no valid reason to carry out a military attack against the island or to attempt to depose him. Speaking in an interview on NBC…
Gabriella Wright (left), who died in a house fire in St John’s Garden, Spanish Town, on April 8, 2026, and her brother, Coney Daley, who remains critically injured.
Updated 56 minutes ago

Mother pleads for help to save son after daughter dies in Spanish Town blaze

Grief-stricken relatives of 14-year-old Gabriella Wright are appealing for urgent public support to save her brother, who remains critically injured following a house fire in St John’s Garden, Spanish…

Referee Oshane Nation (right) remonstrates with Roino Gordon during the Manning Cup final against Hydel High School at the National Stadium in 2023.
Published 12 hours ago by Robert Bailey

Nation not surprised by World Cup nod

Oshane Nation, Jamaica’s top referee, has described his appointment by FIFA to officiate at this year’s FIFA Men’s World Cup as timely, noting that he was not surprised by his selection. Nation, along…
Miguel Coley
Updated 11 hours ago by Robert Bailey

Verdict almost in

Head coach of the Jamaica national football team Rodolph Speid and his assistant Miguel Coley are expected to be reappointed to their respective positions by the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) this…

WE JAMMIN, ridden by Omar Walker, wins the Prince Consort Stakes over seven furlongs at Caymanas Park yesterday.
Published 12 hours ago by Ainsley Walters

We Jammin grinds Prince Consort Stakes field into the ground

SALUTE THE DON paid the price of trying to escape WE JAMMIN in yesterday’s Prince Consort Stakes, losing what would have been a safe runner-up spot to 19-1 outsider DASHALLDAY, who he had beaten by 10…

National Women’s coach Hubert Busby Jr with his coaching staff at the Jamaica Women’s Premier league encounter between Cavalier and UWI at the Alpha Institute yesterday.
Published 12 hours ago by Livingston Scott

Busby believes Jamaica has the best striker in the world

On Friday, Reggae Girlz and Manchester City ace striker Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw nailed a hat trick as the Girlz dispatched Antigua and Barbuda 4-0 in their Concacaf Women World Cup qualifiers at the…