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Taking home 18 awards at the 33rd World Travel Awards Caribbean and the Americas, the Sandals team was out in their numbers at the Princess Grand in Hanover on Sunday.
12 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaica shines at World Travel Awards as Sandals bags 17, Princess eight

Jamaica emerged among the major winners at Sunday night's World Travel Awards Caribbean and The Americas Gala Ceremony, capturing seven honours, while Jamaica-founded Sandals Resorts…
A police team in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew, on October 12, 2026. The police visited the area a day after a double murder in which two men were killed.
12 Oct, 2026 0

Heavy police presence in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew over fatal shooting of two men

There was a strong police presence along Balcombe Drive in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew, today following Sunday night’s double murder. Two men were shot and killed in the attack. One of the deceased…
Jamaican national Staciann Pollion Davis being arrested by FBI agents for voting illegally in the United States.
12 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaican woman among several in US charged for voting illegally

WASHINGTON, CMC – United States authorities Monday named a Jamaican woman among 16 individuals charged in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration and related election crimes…
A police officer stands in front the Joseph Lakanal middle school after police have detained a 14-year-old pupil suspected in a rare school shooting, in Aubagne, France, Monday Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)
12 Oct, 2026 0

French police detain student suspected of shooting principal and teacher at his school

AUBAGNE, France (AP) — French police detained a 14-year-old boy suspected of opening fire Monday on his middle school principal and a teacher with a shotgun that he hid in a guitar case, wounding both…
One-year-old Kaheel Daley
11 Oct, 2026 0

KIDD LANE TERROR - Mom grieves for daughter who begged for help as triple murder rocks St Andrew community, forces residents to flee
The frantic voice of her daughter pleading for help over the telephone moments before she was killed will forever haunt Natasha Hall. Hall’s daughter, 30-year-old Lashane Ellis, and her one-year-old…
Half of this home in Bog, Westmoreland crumbled during the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Insurers pay $54b in Melissa claims, 983 outstanding

Insurers have paid out $54.35 billion in property and motor insurance claims arising from Hurricane Melissa, with 983 of 9,340 claims remaining outstanding as at September 30, according to new figures…
Three-year-old Ayana Wilson with her parents Rosalee Eccles and Aeon Wilson.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Ayana’s family makes plea for a helping hand

Three-year-old Ayana Wilson cannot hold a ball and play like other children her age. Even holding her sippy cup is a challenge, as a condition affecting the nerves in her shoulder and arm has left her…
Kirk Benjamin, commissioner of customs at the Jamaica Customs Agency, speaks with The Sunday Gleaner during an interview at his office in Kingston last Monday.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Californian cannabis on Customs radar

A worrying trend involving the illegal importation of Californian cannabis into Jamaica is being reported by the recently appointed head of the Jamaica Customs Agency. Kirk Benjamin, chief executive…
Kirk Benjamin, commissioner of customs at the Jamaica Customs Agency, speaks with The Sunday Gleaner during an interview at his office in Kingston last Monday.
11 Oct, 2026 0

‘Downright robbery’ - Customs boss claims some courier companies including ‘customs fees’ in customer charges even when costs not imposed by state agency

The practice by some courier companies of covertly imposing charges on customers and attributing them to customs fees when no such costs have been levied by the Jamaica Customs Agency is being…