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April 13, 2026

Music producer in police custody after shooting incident at Big Wall

A popular music producer and artiste manager is in police custody as investigators probe yesterday’s shooting at post-carnival party Big Wall, which saw three men being shot and injured, including…
Popular vlogger Jhaedee ‘Jaii Frais’ Richards.
April 13, 2026

Popular vlogger Jaii Frais among three injured in shooting incident at Big Wall

Popular vlogger Jaii Frais, whose given name is Jhaedee Richards, is among three people in hospital following a shooting incident at carnival after-party Big Wall, which was held at the Ranny Williams…
FILE - Britney Spears arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," on July 22, 2019. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP, File)
April 13, 2026

Britney Spears enters substance abuse treatment facility weeks after her arrest on suspicion of DUI

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Britney Spears has entered a substance abuse treatment facility just over a month after she was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. A…
Representatives from SCJ Holdings Limited erect a 'No Trespassing' sign on former sugar lands in Trelawny as part of measures to stem the illegal occupation and unauthorised sale of such properties across the island.
April 13, 2026

SCJ Holdings intensifies measures to curb illegal sale, occupation of former sugar lands

SCJ Holdings Limited (SCJH) is imploring persons seeking land for housing or other purposes to pursue legitimate channels and engage formally with the entity. The appeal comes as the company…
People load their bicycles onto a public bus to cross the Bay Tunnel in Havana, Wednesday, April 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
April 13, 2026

Cuba’s fuel rationing driving some commuters to underwater bus

HAVANA (AP) — On a recent sweltering afternoon in the Cuban capital, dozens of commuters on bicycles, scooters and electric motorcycles gathered in a tidy row at the entrance of the Havana Bay…
Barbados Pride batsman Kevin Wickham raises his bat after getting to 150 against the Jamaica Scorpions at Chedwin Park yesterday. Wicketkeeper Romaine Morris looks on.
April 13, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

Wickham’s career-best knock rescues Pride

Kevin Wickham delivered a career-defining masterclass on the opening day of the West Indies Championship regional four-day clash between the Jamaica Scorpions and Barbados Pride at Chedwin Park…
Harbour View Football Club Chairman Carvel Stewart.
April 13, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Stewart: Epstein’s suggestions show lack of experience in how JPL is structured

Harbour View Chairman Carvel Stewart says a lack of experience in how the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) is structured and managed could have led to the recent resignation of Johann ‘Yoni’ Epstein as…
Zhane Padmore cuts a fine figure in Yard Mas’ Starry Night.
April 13, 2026 by Nicola CunninghamEntertainment Coordinator

Real ‘yaad’ vibes at Yard Mas

For 22-year-old University of the West Indies student Lonette Samuels, affording a carnival costume was out of her reach until a friend loaned her part of her partner money to achieve her dream.…
Pierre Goubault, CEO of Xodus, says every year the Xodus band is ‘getting bigger and better’.
April 13, 2026 by Ruth

Veterans, newbies converge on Xodus

Carol Samuels, an Xodus reveller, is as veteran as they come. Jumping in carnival since its inception in the early ‘90s, the Texas-based Samuels has rarely missed a beat. Samuels, who visits home…