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April 14, 2026
Jamaican fugitive held in Florida on multiple felony charges
An alleged Jamaican gangster, thirty-two-year-old Ragar Allen, has been arrested in Florida on murder and multiple other felony charges. He was arrested on March 31 by US Immigration and Customs…
April 14, 2026
Major crimes down in St Thomas
Major crimes have declined in St Thomas, and the police in the parish are commending the cooperation of citizens in their crime-fighting efforts. Speaking during the St Thomas Municipal…
April 14, 2026
NWA begins flood cleanup in St James communities
The National Works Agency says work has started to clear roadways and drains in several communities in East Central and Southern St James which were severely impacted by recent flood rains. Johns…
April 14, 2026
PNP MPs in Westmoreland and Hanover want Melissa electricity, shelter issues addressed
Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, Dr Dayton Campbell, says almost 50 per cent of Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) customers in the constituency are still without electricity more than…
April 14, 2026
Surging oil prices spark protest in Haiti as workers demand salary increases
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — More than 1,000 workers organized a protest Monday in Haiti’s capital to demand a higher minimum wage as the conflict in Iran deepens, driving up oil prices. Workers at…
April 14, 2026
Man dies after car airbag incident in Spanish Town
The police in St Catherine are investigating the death of a man who was fatally injured after the airbag in the car he was driving deployed. The deceased has been identified as 51-year-old labourer…
April 15, 2026
Lisa Hanna launches luxury skincare brand
Former Member of Parliament Lisa Hanna has launched a luxury skincare brand, Lisa Hanna Beauty. The Miss World 1993 titleholder made the official announcement on social media.“Beauty wasn’t meant to…
April 15, 2026
First Order snags Domino’s in Jamaica
Brothers Sean and Nicholas Scott have combined forces to take over one of the largest and fastest-growing segments of Jamaica’s quick-service food industry, having acquired the assets of Convenient…
April 14, 2026
UHWI owes over $40 billion in unpaid taxes and fees, PAC told
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today heard that the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) owes the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) and other government agencies in excess of $40…