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March 31, 2026
St Catherine taxi operator charged for alleged rape of teen passenger
A man employed as a janitor at the Linstead Police Station in St Catherine, who is also a taxi operator, was today remanded for allegedly sexually assaulting a teen girl who was a passenger in his…
March 31, 2026
Flood damage blamed for missing files of multimillion-dollar contracts at UHWI, senior official tells PAC
Flooding in a “holding area” at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UWHI) and breaches of established procurement procedures led to the disappearance of contract files valued at millions of…
March 31, 2026
GDP falls by 7.1 per cent during Melissa quarter - STATIN
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) says the country’s gross domestic product (GDP) for the period October to December 2025 fell by 7.1 per cent compared to the corresponding quarter of…
March 31, 2026
Police Sergeant, spouse freed of ganja charges
A police Sergeant and her civilian spouse have been freed of drug-related charges four years after they were arrested by cops. Sergeant Tamica Taylor and her fiancé, Royan Harris, walked free from…
March 31, 2026
UHWI names companies featured in audit report that flagged use of tax-exempt status
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), has confirmed the names of four companies that an auditor general report has featured as beneficiaries of the hospital's misuse of its tax…
March 31, 2026
Three Colombians charged after record cocaine seizure
Three Colombian nationals have been charged in connection with what investigators say is Jamaica’s largest-ever single cocaine seizure, valued at approximately $1.7 billion. Charged are 39-year-old…
March 31, 2026
Jamaican conjoined twin Azora Elson dies
Azora Elson, one of the Jamaican conjoined twins who was successfully separated in Saudi Arabia last year, has died. Her death was confirmed Tuesday morning by her mother, Iesha McMurray. She died at…
March 31, 2026
Integrity Commission probes UHWI procurement breaches
The Integrity Commission has launched an investigation into specific breaches highlighted by the Auditor General in a report on the operations of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI). …
March 31, 2026
Busby names Reggae Girlz squad for Concacaf group qualifiers
Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby has named his squad for Jamaica’s final Group B matches in the Concacaf Women's Qualifiers against Antigua and Barbuda and Guyana. Jamaica will play both…