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74-year-old Portland woman chopped to death

Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) in Port Antonio, Portland, are probing the chopping death of a 74-year-old woman by unknown assailant(s) on Monday. Dead is Nuriel Burke Mills,…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness
28 Sep, 2026 0

Holness defends Firearms Act as lawyers begin court withdrawal

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Firearms Act is among a combination of measures that has contributed to a significant reduction in murders and other violent crimes in Jamaica. Holness made…
Defence lawyers across Jamaica withdrawing their services from the country’s criminal courts, escalating their dispute with the Government over mandatory minimum sentences under the Firearms Act.
28 Sep, 2026 0

Defence lawyers begin court withdrawal over Firearms Act

Defence lawyers across Jamaica are withdrawing their services from the country’s criminal courts beginning Monday, escalating their dispute with the Government over mandatory minimum sentences under…
28 Sep, 2026 0

Security guard accidentally shoots senior citizen during attack

A security guard who was attacked and stabbed during a confrontation along Molynes Road in St Andrew has been implicated in the accidental shooting and injury of a 69-year-old man. The incident,…
The Fi We Children Foundation said a mandatory 15-year sentence before consideration of parole would mean a substantial part of a child’s development could be spent in custody.
28 Sep, 2026 0

Fi We Children joins call for changes to Firearms Act mandatory sentences

The Fi We Children Foundation (FWCF) is adding its voice in the call for amendments to Jamaica’s Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022, particularly provisions imposing…
Tyrone Reid, new president of the Press Association of Jamaica
28 Sep, 2026 0

Tyrone Reid elected president of the Press Association of Jamaica

Award-winning investigative journalist Tyrone Reid was on Sunday elected president of the Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) at the Association’s Annual General Meeting, held at its headquarters in St…
Jamaica’s WorldSkills Shanghai 2026 Optoelectronic Technology gold medallist, Brandon Brown (second right), proudly displays the national flag at the Winners’ Circle, during Sunday’s closing ceremony at Shanghai World Expo Cultural Center. He is join
28 Sep, 2026 0

Jamaica mines historic gold at Worldskills Shanghai 2026

Jamaica has struck gold on the world stage, with Brandon Brown making history as the country’s first medalist at the WorldSkills Competition. The Optoelectronic Technology competitor consistently…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
28 Sep, 2026 0

Editorial | Holness wins points

In a political culture given to spin and where the default of government officials is to downplay or sugar-coat bad news, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness wins points for warning Jamaicans that the…
Jamaica’s Rumarn Burrell (right) puts the ball past Guatemala’s goalkeeper Kenderson Navarro during their Concacaf Nations League match at the National Stadium on Friday night. Jamaica won 3-2.
28 Sep, 2026 0

Burrell welcomes squad stability ahead of Honduras clash

There is value for players, too, in being part of a squad with little chopping and changing. Rumarn Burrell, one of the strikers in Jamaica’s senior men’s football team, expressed satisfaction that…