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June 10, 2026
Minor earthquake felt in Jamaica
A minor earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.5 was felt in parts of Jamaica on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Earthquake Unit at the University of the West Indies, Mona.
June 10, 2026
Government defends withdrawal of $500 million from FSC
Finance Minister Fayval Williams is defending the Government’s $500-million withdrawal from the Financial Services Commission (FSC), arguing that it poses no threat to the regulator’s stability or…
June 10, 2026
by Livern Barrett
Government moves to free up $50 billion in estates left without wills
The Government has announced plans to train mediators at the Administrator General’s Department to help Jamaicans access billions of dollars in cash and real estate left behind by relatives who died…
June 10, 2026
INDECOM: No body-worn cameras used in five fatal police shootings that left 11 dead in 24 hours
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has confirmed that no body-worn cameras were used by police officers involved in five fatal shooting incidents across four parishes that left 11…
June 10, 2026
Samuda: Corrective action under way after audit highlights NWC weaknesses
Water Minister Matthew Samuda says the Government accepts findings of an Auditor General's performance audit flagging some institutional weaknesses at the National Water Commission (NWC), noting…
June 10, 2026
St Andrew woman charged in car fraud case
A 21-year-old St Andrew woman has been charged in connection with an alleged $1.4 million motor vehicle fraud involving the sale of a Toyota Probox motor car in February.
June 10, 2026
Four new courts to be constructed under NaRRA - Chuck
Four new courthouses will be built in St. Elizabeth, Westmoreland, St. Ann and Trelawny under the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA), Justice Minister Delroy Chuck says.
June 9, 2026
by Erica Virtue
Wright blasts chronic underfunding of schools as he passes JAPSS baton
Outgoing Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools (JAPSS) President Linvern Wright has been widely praised as a fearless advocate for education, but he says his six-year tenure was…
June 9, 2026
by Mickalia Kington
Westmoreland ganja farmers sign up to become legal
Western Bureau:
Hundreds of cannabis [ganja] farmers from communities across Westmoreland Western gathered in Orange Hill last Thursday for a registration drive aimed at helping them transition from…