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Diana Thorburn | Changing Jamaica’s adoption law is necessary

There are several explanations for why, despite approximately 4,500 children in state care – of whom roughly 2,000 are in children’s homes and well over 1,000 in foster care – fewer than 20 wards of…
April 11, 2026

23-year-old man shot dead in Linstead

Detectives assigned to the St Catherine North Police Division have launched an investigation into the murder of a 23-year-old man in Linstead on Saturday morning. The deceased has been identified as…
General Secretary of the PNPYO, Peta-Gay Ferguson.
April 11, 2026

PNPYO accuses Parliament's Ethics Committee of selective enforcement in recalling MP Dennis Gordon

The People’s National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) is condemning what it describes as selective enforcement by Parliament’s Ethics Committee, following its recall of lawmaker Dennis Gordon over…
April 11, 2026

Police: Over 140 rounds of ammo seized in St Andrew operation

More than 140 rounds of ammunition were seized during a joint police-military operation in Goldsmith Villa in August Town, St Andrew on Friday, the police say. No one was arrested. According to the…
April 11, 2026

Diaspora urged to channel health donations through healthcare foundation

Executive Director of the National Healthcare Enhancement Foundation, Courtney Cephas, is encouraging members of the Jamaican Diaspora to channel all donations to the public health sector through the…
Arsenal's Gabriel reacts following defeat in Premier League football match between Arsenal and Bournemouth in London, England on April 11, 2026. (Adam Davy/PA via AP)
April 11, 2026

Arsenal falls to Bournemouth and lets Man City back into Premier League title race

Arsenal's Premier League title bid was hit by a stunning 2-1 loss to Bournemouth in London on Saturday. The league leader blew the chance to move 12 points clear of second-placed Manchester City…
April 11, 2026

St Catherine sales rep missing since March 29

Police are seeking the public’s help to locate 32-year-old Kimaunie Lounds, a sales representative from Spanish Town, St Catherine, who has been missing since March 29. Lounds is of brown complexion,…
Veteran DJ Jaggy D.
April 11, 2026 by Adrian Frater

Man suspected of killing ‘Jaggy D’ shot dead

WESTERN BUREAU: A man believed to have been the mastermind behind Tuesday’s murder of deejay Roger ‘Jaggy D’ Walker, a police source told The Gleaner, was shot and killed in a gunfight with the…
April 11, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

STETHS crowned Spaulding Cup champions after dominant display

St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) secured the ISSA/First Global Bank/GK Insurance Spaulding Cup title yesterday prevailing over St Jago on first innings after a rain-hit three-day affair…