News
May 4, 2026
'We have heard the frustration' - Gov't announces phase two of road rehab programme
Works Minister Robert Nesta Morgan says the government has heard the public's frustration over deteriorating road conditions and is responding with a $1.4-billion second phase of the GO Road…
May 4, 2026
Fraud charges for minister of religion over US$12,000 truck deal
A 57-year-old minister of religion from St Catherine has been hit with fraud charges after a man allegedly paid more than US$12,000 for a motor truck that was never delivered and his money never…
May 4, 2026
by Andre Williams
Murders down 23% nationally, but Manchester surges 180%
Jamaica has recorded a near 23 per cent decline in murders so far this year but the progress is shadowed by an alarming surge in killings in Manchester, where murders have risen 180 per cent compared…
May 4, 2026
by Andre Williams
Promoter arrested after alleged bribery attempt during St Andrew police operation
An event promoter was taken into custody on Saturday night following an alleged bribery incident during a police operation in St Andrew.
Reports are that a police team was carrying out an operation…
May 4, 2026
Motor vehicle registration services remain unavailable - TAJ
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) says motor vehicle registration-related transactions remain temporarily unavailable at all tax offices islandwide, as well as online through its eServices platform,…
May 4, 2026
RJRGLEANER responding to cybersecurity incident, international experts engaged
The RJRGLEANER Communications Group says it is working with international cybersecurity experts after identifying an incident on some of its information technology systems on May 1. The company issued…
May 4, 2026
by – AP
Doris Fisher, co-founder of iconic Gap clothing chain, dies at 94
(AP) — Doris Fisher, who co-founded the iconic clothing chain The Gap Inc in 1969 with her late husband Don, has died. She was 94.
Fisher died on Saturday surrounded by her family, a Gap…
May 3, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Back to online school? - Administrators brace for Internet learning if fuel crisis worsens
Rising fuel prices are forcing schools to brace for a possible return to online learning, with at least one Kingston institution already preparing as the Middle East war persists.
May 3, 2026
by Erica Virtue
OFF TARGET: Advocates want mandatory minimum removed, lawyers say legislators erred in enacting new Firearms Act
In an uncommon moment of agreement, both defence attorneys and prosecutors are aligned on the Government’s plan to amend the Firearms Act. But the Advocates Association of Jamaica (AAJ) says the…