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Travellers wait in a TSA line, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, at LaGuardia Airport in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
March 26, 2026

TSA boss warns of airport shutdowns amid Homeland Security funding fight

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Transportation Security Administration may have to shut down operations at some airports if the budget impasse drags on, the agency’s acting head said Wednesday, even as record…
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March 26, 2026

District Constable charged for allegedly opening fire on motorist in Portmore

A district constable has been charged after allegedly discharging his firearm at a motorist along the Port Henderson Main Road in Portmore, St Catherine. Sean McKenzie is charged for breaching the…
March 26, 2026

St Elizabeth man who killed 'Short Boss' in front of his kids convicted

A St Elizabeth man who shot a father six times in front of his young children and spouse has been convicted of murder. A seven-member jury, with a 6-1 majority decision, found Ethan Clarke, also…
Jovi Rose of Holmwood Technical celebrates after winning the Class One girls’ 1500 metres at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships at the National Stadium on Wednesday.
March 26, 2026

Champs 2026 | Holmwood’s Jovi Rose targets middle distance double

Freshly crowned Class One girls 1500m champion Jovi Rose of Holmwood Technical has now set her sights on completing the middle-distance double at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics…
March 26, 2026

Prisoner fatally shot by correctional officers at Tamarind Farm, INDECOM launches probe

One of two inmates who allegedly attempted to escape from the Tamarind Farm Adult Correctional Centre in St Catherine on Wednesday was fatally shot by correctional officers. The deceased has been…
Dean Jones, founder of Jamaica Homes
March 26, 2026

Dean Jones | Jamaica on the edge: How a distant war could hit home harder than expected

The world has seen oil shocks before. But what is unfolding now in the Middle East is not merely another spike in energy prices – it is a structural disruption with the potential to ripple through…
Kitson Town goat farmers Georgen Williams and Raymond Latibeaudiere, who are FAO beneficiary farmers, displaying a prototype of their goat house on March 26, 2026.
March 26, 2026

Green pushes expansion of rural farming project across Jamaica

Agriculture Minister Floyd Green has signalled the Government’s intention to expand a successful rural farming initiative to more communities, following what he described as “measurable outcomes” in…
March 26, 2026

Two constables charged for assaulting man in Spanish Town, to pay restitution

Two police constables have been charged for assaulting a man in Spanish Town, St Catherine and have agreed to pay $255,000 in restitution following mediation. Constables Paul Banbury and Jason…
 IOC President Kirsty Coventry
March 26, 2026

Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC policy on female eligibility

LAUSANNE, Switzerland (AP) — Transgender women athletes are now excluded from the Olympics after the IOC agreed to a new eligibility policy on Thursday which aligns with US President Donald Trump’s…