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14 Sep, 2026 0

Mechanic gunned down inside Linstead home

A man was gunned down inside his home in Rosemount, Linstead, St Catherine, on Sunday. Dead is 42-year-old mechanic Rohan McLeish. The police report that about 7:30 a.m., explosions were heard in the…
14 Sep, 2026 0

Three charged with POCA breaches over $2.6 million cash purchase of motor vehicle

The police in St Catherine have charged two persons, along with a Manchester businessman, for breaches of the Proceeds of Crime Act in connection with the cash sale of a Toyota Mark X motor car. …
14 Sep, 2026 0

JDF mourns death of soldier killed in Kingston

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is mourning the death of one of its members who was gunned down in Kingston last night. The JDF says its Chaplaincy and Welfare Department is providing counselling and…
Deputy Director of Tourism for the Americas, Phillip Rose, addressing delegates at the opening forum of the Jamaica Product Exchange at Moon Palace Jamaica in Ocho Rios, St Ann on September 14, 2026.
14 Sep, 2026 0

Ja recovers 70% of tourism room stock hit by Melissa, over 11,000 more expected back by 2027

Jamaica has recovered approximately 70 per cent of its tourism room stock affected by Hurricane Melissa, with more than 11,000 rooms expected to return to service between this year and 2027. The…
Deputy Director of Tourism for the Americas, Phillip Rose addressing delegates at the opening forum of the Jamaica Product Exchange in Ocho Rios, St Ann, on Monday.
14 Sep, 2026 0

Over 736,000 cruise passengers visit Jamaica

Jamaica welcomed more than 736,000 cruise passengers from 234 ship calls during the first seven months of the year, as tourism officials move to expand both the number of vessels calling at the island…
People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding speaking at a press conference on September 14, 2026.
14 Sep, 2026 0

Golding criticises Holness over outdoor learning remark, wants timelines for school repairs

Opposition Leader and People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding has described Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ defence of his remarks about schoolchildren learning outdoors “closer to…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon (left) shares in conversation with the mother of a child who was severely injured after a boulder fell on her on Friday, September 11, while on her way to school in Breadnut
14 Sep, 2026 0

Education Minister pledges support for three children injured by boulder in St Elizabeth

Minister of Education Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon has indicated that the Ministry, along with the Ministry of Health and Wellness, is providing support to the three students who sustained injuries…
Boats sit on dry ground as water levels have dropped on the Danube River in Petrovaradin, Serbia, on August 25, 2026.
14 Sep, 2026 0

Where have all the Atlantic hurricanes gone? - El Niño might bring record slow storm season

The Atlantic is quiet – record quiet – this hurricane season thanks to an enormous El Niño that crushes storms before they get going. No Atlantic hurricanes have formed yet this year and none are…

Duhaney Park Police Station.
13 Sep, 2026 0

TB fears in lock-up

Two persons arrested and charged, and who were being housed at the Duhaney Park Police Station lock-up, are suspected to have died from tuberculosis (TB) within 15 days of each other after being…