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June 1, 2026
Francesca Tavares | Jamaica’s troubles: The history we carry without speaking (1970s)
When the Irish speak of “the Troubles”, they say the words with a particular weight – a compression of grief, passed between generations like a wound that never fully closed. They have their…
June 1, 2026
by Andre Williams
Businessman and suspected robber found dead in St Elizabeth
The bodies of a businessman and a suspected robber were discovered in the Glencoe Housing Scheme in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth, on Sunday evening, prompting a police investigation into the circumstances…
June 1, 2026
by Andre Williams
Police probe death of three-year-old girl in St James
The St James police have launched an investigation following the death of a three-year-old girl who was taken to the Cornwall Regional Hospital last night with multiple injuries.
June 1, 2026
Jamaican long jumper Carey McLeod banned for 2 years over whereabouts failures
Jamaican long jumper Carey McLeod, a two-time national champion and 2024 World Indoor Championships bronze medallist, has been handed a two-year ban from athletics after admitting to three whereabouts…
June 1, 2026
Tennis legend Serena Williams to return to the sport
Serena Williams is returning to professional tennis at age 44 after nearly four years away from the sport. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has accepted a wild card invitation to play doubles…
June 1, 2026
US-based Jamaican arrested after wife found dead at Hanover Airbnb
A Jamaica-born man residing in Florida, has been arrested following the fatal stabbing of his wife at an Airbnb property in Esher, Hanover, late Sunday night.
June 1, 2026
Hundreds of youths protest outside Kenya's Ebola quarantine centre for US citizens
Hundreds of youths in Kenya’s central town of Nanyuki on Monday demonstrated against the establishment at the Laikipia Air Base of an Ebola quarantine center for American citizens exposed to the…
June 1, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Policeman dies in St Catherine crash; Remembered as a dedicated officer
A policeman assigned to the St Catherine North Division has died following a motorcycle accident in the parish early Monday morning.
He has been identified as Constable Shanki Gordon, a member of…
June 1, 2026
Aundreen Cameron | When ‘vulnerable’ are labelled as ‘uncontrollable’
Culturally, Jamaicans have long held their own colloquial remedies for “bad bruck pickney”. These are children that the adults around them seem to have exhausted all the seemingly effective behavior…