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March 10, 2026
Update | Man accused of setting woman’s house on fire during argument remanded
St Catherine resident Samuel King, who is charged with setting a woman’s house ablaze during a dispute, was remanded when he appeared in the parish court today. In court, it was disclosed that a…
March 10, 2026
$18 billion earmarked for school disaster preparedness in 2026/27 estimates
The 2026/27 Estimates of Expenditure have been updated to include an $18 billion allocation for disaster preparedness, mitigation, and response in schools. “I believe [that] at the start of the…
March 13, 2026
Trial opens in Miami for four men charged in Haitian President Jovenel Moïse’s assassination
MIAMI (AP) — Greed, arrogance and power were the driving forces behind four men charged in the U.S. for the 2021 assassination of Haiti’s last elected president, Jovenel Moïse, prosecutors said…
March 10, 2026
Man fatally shot by police in Church Pen, Old Harbour; family calls for justice
The family of a man who was fatally shot by the police inside his home in the community of Church Pen in Old Harbour, St Catherine on Tuesday is calling for justice. The deceased has been identified…
March 10, 2026
No women’s 4x400m team after late changes to World Indoors roster
Jamaica will not field a team in the women’s 4x400m relay at the World Athletics Indoor Championships after late withdrawals from the initial 32-athlete roster has scrapped the team’s relay pool. …
March 10, 2026
Jamaican man on gun and drug charges in Bahamas pleads not guilty, remanded
NASSAU, Bahamas, Mar 10– A Jamaican man has been remanded in the Bahamas after he pleaded not guilty on Monday to charges of drug and gun possession. The prosecution told Acting Chief Magistrate…
March 10, 2026
FAA briefly grounds all JetBlue flights due to short system outage
All JetBlue flights were briefly grounded by the Federal Aviation Administration early Tuesday at the request of the airline as it dealt with a short system outage. The ground stop was lifted about…
March 10, 2026
Jamaica’s Commonwealth question returns as King Charles warns of global challenges
A speech by Britain’s monarch marking Commonwealth Day has quietly revived one of Jamaica’s most enduring national debates: whether the country should finally sever its remaining constitutional ties…
March 10, 2026
Cuban doctors to leave Guyana as US applies pressure over island's medical missions
(AP) — Cuban officials are preparing to withdraw the nation’s medical brigade from Guyana after it moved to provide full salaries to doctors and nurses from the island instead of sending most of the…