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Richard Azan. - File photo.
April 3, 2026

PNP calls for action after fatal St Thomas bridge incident

The Opposition People’s National Party is calling for the Government to address the condition of a bridge in Easington, St Thomas, following the death of a man who fell through the structure today. …
Uganda police officers stand at the crime scene after a man killed four children in a machete attack at the Gaba Early Childhood Development Program nursery school in Kampala, Uganda, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo)
April 3, 2026

Machete-wielding man attacks Ugandan nursery school, killing four children

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — A man killed four children in a machete attack inside a nursery school in the Ugandan capital of Kampala on Thursday, police said. The man gained access to the Gaba Early…
Pope Leo XIV carries a lightweight, 1.5-meter (5-foot) wooden cross during the Via Crucis, the torchlit Good Friday Stations of the Cross procession at the Colosseum in Rome, which symbolically retraces Jesus Christ’s steps to his crucifixion on Calvary
April 3, 2026

Pope Leo XIV carries cross for full Good Friday procession, the first pontiff to do so in decades

ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV carried a wooden cross for all of the 14 stations of the Way of the Cross at the Colosseum on his first Good Friday as pontiff, marking the first time in decades that a pope…
Prime Minister of The Bahamas, Philip Davis.
April 3, 2026

Bahamians vote for new government on May 12

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC - Bahamians go to the polls on May 12 to elect a new government, with Prime Minister Philip Davis saying that Parliament will be dissolved on April 8 and that the writs for the…
Oral Cole
April 3, 2026

Manchester most wanted fatally shot by police during alleged confrontation in Trelawny

Manchester’s most wanted, Oral Cole, was shot and killed by police on Thursday during an alleged confrontation in Trelawny. According to police reports, a team from Manchester was conducting…
Firefighters transporting a man who fell from a bridge in St Thomas on April 3, 2026. He was taken to hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
April 3, 2026

Man dies after falling from bridge in St Thomas

A man today died after falling from a bridge in Easington, St Thomas. Reports are that approximately 10:00 a.m., the man, who is yet to be identified, was attempting to cross the bridge when he…
The St Catherine Parish Court. - File photo.
April 3, 2026

St Catherine man fined $70,000 for driving without licence and insurance

A St Catherine man has been fined a total of $70,000 or 14 days’ imprisonment after pleading guilty to driving without a licence and insurance. The accused, Deshaun Rhoden, was charged with driving…
Trini soca artiste Iwer George is all set for his after-party performance at The Howard Ward Foundation MoBay Night Run on Saturday, April 4, at Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay.
April 3, 2026

5 Questions With Iwer George

A staple of Caribbean carnival energy, Iwer George is one of Trinidad and Tobago’s most prolific soca artistes, with a career spanning back to 1987 and a catalogue of enduring hits. From Come to Meh…
His remains in custody.
April 3, 2026

Two St Mary men charged for allegedly using fake US currency to make purchase

Two men from St Mary have been charged after allegedly using counterfeit United States currency to make purchases at a business establishment in Oracabessa. Charged are 25-year-old shop operator…