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When the Empire Windrush set sail from the West Indies in 1948, it heralded a new dawn for Britain. After World War II, many British companies began recruiting workers from the West Indies to help rebuild the country.
April 9, 2026

History is not a switch you turn off

...A conversation the world keeps trying to rush past A proposal by Reform UK to deny visas to citizens of countries pursuing slavery reparations has triggered a reaction far beyond immigration…
Jail cell
April 9, 2026

Husband arrested in Bahamas after US woman vanishes from boat denies wrongdoing, lawyer says

An American who was arrested in the Bahamas after his wife vanished while they were travelling in a motorboat near the archipelago denies any wrongdoing, his attorney said Thursday. Brian Hooker…
The Westmoreland Bridge in St Mary
April 9, 2026

St Mary residents concerned about impact of mining on bridge, authority seeks to calm fears

The Mines and Geology Division is seeking to quell fears amid mounting complaints from residents that the structural integrity of the Westmoreland Bridge in St Mary is being compromised by mining…
Mark Malabver, president of the Jamaica Teachers’ Association.
April 9, 2026

JTA president hits back, says Education Minister was told about school shelter allegations

Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver has clapped back at critics questioning his reports of shelterees committing sexual acts while occupying school-based shelters, declaring…
Professor Earle Taylor, Jamaican Honorary Consul in Namibia and President of the Graduate School of Leadership and Professional Development.
April 9, 2026

Earle Taylor | Jamaica’s Republic: A matter of State, not political expediency

The lively and necessary public conversation surrounding Jamaica’s move toward republic status appears to have lost steam following the recent local government elections. In my view, allowing this…
Flight line workers push a Southwest Airlines aircraft away from a gate at Love Field Airport in Dallas, Monday, March 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
April 9, 2026

Southwest Airlines hikes fees amid higher jet fuel costs

Southwest Airlines is raising checked baggage fees by $10, less than a year after ending its “bags fly free” perk that long set it apart, as jet fuel costs have jumped since the start of the Iran war…
A screenshot from a video of a shooting incident in Jarrett Lane, Kingston
April 9, 2026

Two named persons of interest in Jarrett Lane gun incident

The police have named two persons of interest in connection with Saturday’s shooting incident on Jarrett Lane in Kingston that was captured on video and has since gone viral. Being sought are ‘Sir…
Commander of the St Catherine North Police Division, Senior Superintendent Hopeton Nicholson, speaking with reporters on April 8, 2026.
April 9, 2026

St Catherine North police raise alarm over increase in sexual offences against children

Law enforcement officials in the St Catherine North Police Division are expressing concern over an increase in sexual offences involving children, with senior officers warning that many of the…
The St Catherine Parish Court in Spanish Town.
April 9, 2026

St Catherine court rules men held allegedly with cocaine on highway should stand trial

St Andrew residents Errol White and John Todd, who were held allegedly with cocaine along a highway, are to stand trial as a judge in the St Catherine Parish Court has ruled that they have a case to…