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Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, delivers the keynote address at RNFJ’s Inaugural Gala, held at the Royal Ballroom in Bowie, Maryland on March 28.
April 4, 2026

Resilience by design

Right Now for Jamaica (RNFJ) has put its money where its mission is. During the organisation’s inaugural fundraising gala, held March 28, at the Royal Ballroom in Maryland, the diaspora group…
Cally Co-Designer Calethia Campbell was excited to support Trendzy by Ackeilia’s latest collection, Island in Bloom.
April 5, 2026

Something Extra | Monday

Celebrating the start of spring in style, Trendzy by Ackeilia debuted its latest collection, Island in Bloom, at Rhythm Sundays at Ahmeraki Café. The poolside venue buzzed with activity as attendees…
April 4, 2026

No ease-up for convicted serial rapist

A convicted serial rapist who carried out a string of brutal attacks on multiple victims, including an eight-year-old who was sodomised, will remain behind bars for 40 years after the Court of Appeal…
Gas prices are displayed near a ferris wheel in Frankfurt, Germany, Thursday, April 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
April 4, 2026

European ministers call for profit caps on energy companies as Middle East War drives price surge

The finance ministers of Spain and four other European countries are urging the European Union to impose a bloc-wide windfall tax on energy companies, concerned that surging oil and gas prices driven…
His court date is being finalised.
April 4, 2026

St Thomas man charged for allegedly stabbing spouse during domestic dispute

A St Thomas man has been charged after allegedly stabbing his spouse during a domestic dispute that left her hospitalised in serious condition. Twenty-eight-year-old Hadji Thompson, a taxi operator…
April 4, 2026

Police hunt man after gun seized during operation in Pleasant Valley, St Andrew

Police in the St Andrew North Division are searching for a man who ran from a mid-morning operation at his home in Pleasant Valley, Red Hills, leaving behind an illegal gun and ammunition. Being…
Roderick Rainford
April 4, 2026

Former BOJ Governor and CARICOM Secretary General Roderick Rainford has died

Roderick G. Rainford, OCC, a former Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretary General and Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, has died. Rainford passed away quietly at his home in St Andrew this…
Residents inspect a building that partially collapsed due to heavy flooding in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, Saturday, April 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Wahidullah Kakar)
April 4, 2026

Floods, landslides triggered by heavy rain in Afghanistan leave 77 dead in 10 days, authorities say

KABUL, Afghanisan (AP) — Widespread flooding, landslides and lightning strikes triggered by heavy rain and storms across Afghanistan have left 77 people dead and 137 injured over the past 10 days, the…
Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, (centre), Jonay Guerra, Managing Director at Bahia Principe Hotels and Resorts (left); and Donovan White, Director of Tourism, shared ribbon-cutting duties at a property reopening ceremony on April 1, 2026.
April 4, 2026

800 back to work as Bahia Principe hotel reopens after Melissa damage

Some 800 workers are back on the job with the reopening of Bahia Principe in Runaway Bay, St Ann. The resumption of operations, following the property’s closure due to Hurricane Melissa last…