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April 8, 2026
Police in the Bahamas arrest husband of US woman who vanished from boat
Police in the Bahamas said late Wednesday they have arrested the husband of a United States woman who was aboard a boat near the archipelago and vanished. Authorities said the 59-year-old man whom…
April 8, 2026
‘A traumatic experience’… Former West Indies Petroleum director and wife freed in larceny case involving motor vehicle
Former Director of West Indies Petroleum Limited (WIPL) John Levy and his wife, Donna May Levy, have been freed of criminal charges surrounding a motor vehicle, asserting that they were subjected to…
April 8, 2026
Update | Murder and robbery charges laid against two in death of inDriver/UTech engineering student
Murder and other charges have now been laid against the two people in custody in relation to the death of the man whose decomposing body was found in a canal in Hartlands, St Catherine in February. …
April 8, 2026
Gas prices continue up
Motorists will pay more for gas on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $4.50 to sell for $176.88 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $4.50 to…
April 8, 2026
Heavy rains kill child in Dominican Republic, damage thousands of homes
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Heavy rains in the Dominican Republic killed a 2-year-old child, damaged thousands of homes and caused power outages on Wednesday, forcing officials to suspend…
April 8, 2026
St Catherine man dies after crashing into concrete utility pole
A St Catherine man died today as a result of injuries he sustained after crashing into a concrete utility pole while driving in his community of White Waters Crescent in Spanish Town. The deceased…
April 8, 2026
Travellers will face limits on how many chargers they can carry as US airlines try to reduce fire risks
Travellers will soon face restrictions on how many portable chargers they can carry on a flight as airlines continue to try to reduce the risk of another lithium battery fire aboard their jets. …
April 8, 2026
Education Ministry pushes back at claims about inappropriate behaviour at school shelters
The Ministry of Education has stated that it has received no official reports of inappropriate behaviour by individuals sheltering at schools, following allegations made by Jamaica Teachers’…
April 8, 2026
At least 182 killed as Israel strikes central Beirut; Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz in response
BEIRUT (AP) — Israeli strikes hit busy commercial and residential areas in central Beirut without warning on Wednesday, hours after a ceasefire was announced in the US-Israeli war with Iran. …