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Man fatally shot by police in St Catherine

A man was fatally shot by the police during an alleged confrontation in the community of Clayton Heights in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Tuesday. He has been identified as Kevin Maitland, otherwise…
04 Nov, 2026 0

St Mary couple charged over cocaine seizure

A common-law couple was arrested and charged on Tuesday after a quantity of cocaine was allegedly discovered at their premises in Huddersfield, St Mary. They are John Edwards and Sonia Burgess, both…
The headquarters of the People’s National Party (PNP) in St Andrew.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Opposition criticises gov’t over handling of Cuba vote censure debate

The Opposition has accused the Government of manipulating parliamentary procedures to stifle debate on a censure motion over Jamaica’s abstention from a United Nations resolution condemning the United…
Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor for the Brown's Town Division, Kim Brown Lawrence,
04 Nov, 2026 0

JLP councillor Kim Brown Lawrence to leave representational politics, denies resignation

Embattled Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor for the Brown's Town Division, Kim Brown Lawrence, has announced that she will not seek re-election at the next local government polls, signalling…
Robert Nesta Morgan, deputy leader of government business in the House of Representatives.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Morgan condemns Opposition MPs over Parliament fracas

Deputy Leader of Government Business Robert Nesta Morgan has condemned members of the Opposition for their conduct in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, following a heated confrontation…
Pages from the Anthropic website and the company’s logo are displayed on a computer screen in New York, Feb. 26, 2026.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Anthropic posts $17b quarterly revenue, but losses continue in fresh IPO filing

Anthropic’s quarterly revenue swelled to US$17 billion but it still posted a net loss for the latest three months, the artificial intelligence giant said in an updated IPO filing released on Monday.…
Birds fly over a billboard advertisement for Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil giant Aramco, with Arabic text that reads, “Saudi Aramco, soon on stock exchange,” in Jiddah, Saudi Arabia, in November 2019.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Higher oil prices boost Saudi Aramco profits despite disruption from attacks

Majority state-owned oil company Saudi Aramco on Tuesday reported a 35 per cent increase in third-quarter net profit as earnings were boosted by higher oil prices and the sale of its stake in a…
Google campus.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Google will cut off search access for students at schools that reject AI tools

Students using Google software in the classroom will not be allowed to access the company’s search engine unless their school system also opts in to artificial intelligence (AI) tools, the tech giant…
Ma’aden Alumina Refinery.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Alcoa profit doubles from gains

Alcoa Corp’s third-quarter profit more than doubled from a year earlier as it benefited from mark-to-market gains rather than an improvement in the core business. “During the third quarter, we ...…