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Ray Fong
26 Sep, 2026 0

Paquee Golf Club charity tournament for Mustard Seed

Seeking to surpass the $10.5 million in contribution to the Mustard Seed Communities in Jamaica, the Miami-based Paquee Golf Club will be staging its second annual charity tournament over 18 holes…
Kari Lake, US President Donald Trump’s nominee for ambassador to Jamaica.
25 Sep, 2026 0

LAKE IN LIMBO

As Kari Lake’s nomination to become the next United States (US) ambassador to Jamaica faces uncertainty, one of her predecessors, Don Tapia, has raised concerns about whether she can be trusted to…
Olivia Grange, chairman of the Joint Select Committee of Parliament reviewing the Domestic Violence Act.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Lawmakers weigh new legal approach to domestic violence

Lawmakers on both sides of the Parliament have agreed to explore the possibility of making domestic violence a stand-alone crime amid uncertainty about what would constitute the offence. “I would…
25 Sep, 2026 0

Fi We Children raises concern over violence among Jamaican teens

The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is raising concern about what it describes as the increasing visibility of violence among children and young people following two recent disturbing incidents…
25 Sep, 2026 0

NWA to rehabilitate Lucea main road with $39-million concrete pavement

The National Works Agency (NWA) has awarded a $39-million contract for the rehabilitation of Seaview Drive, the main roadway providing access to Lucea in Hanover from Montego Bay, St James. The…
25 Sep, 2026 0

Police kill wanted man in alleged Spanish Town confrontation

A man who allegedly challenged a police team during an armed confrontation in Spanish Town, St Catherine, was fatally shot on Thursday night. He has been identified as Anthony Theo Williams,…
25 Sep, 2026 0

Man wanted in Texas captured in St Mary

A Jamaican man wanted in Texas, United States, for several serious offences has been arrested in St Mary. He has been identified as 25-year-old Patrick Dave Anderson of Alleppo, Clonmel, St Mary.…
Christopher Townsend (second right), Tamika Harris (right), president of Advocates’ Association of Jamaica, along with several other attorneys-at-law during silent protest last week.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Lawyers maintain threat to withdraw criminal court services for one week starting Monday

Defence lawyers are maintaining their threat to withdraw services from Jamaica’s criminal courts for one week, beginning Monday, September 28, as their concerns over mandatory minimum sentences under…
25 Sep, 2026 0

Sentencing postponed for cop in girlfriend’s killing

The family of slain 20-year-old D’Jonnay Graham turned out in their numbers at the Home Circuit Court in Kingston on Friday morning, as they awaited the sentencing of Police Constable Patrick Walters,…