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23 Sep, 2026 0

Three men charged in St Ann robbery spree

A 19-year-old is among three men charged by the police in St Ann in relation to recent robberies. They are Maleke McLeod, otherwise called ‘Egg Head’, 20-year-old Rockeme Stone, otherwise called…
23 Sep, 2026 0

Gas prices up

Motorists will pay more for gas on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $3.06 to sell for $212.68 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $3.06 to…
St Catherine Parish Court
23 Sep, 2026 0

Linstead man fined $40,000 for driving on suspended licence

A 24-year-old St Catherine man who was stopped on a highway while driving with a licence that was suspended was on Tuesday sentenced to $40,000 or 24 days’ imprisonment in the St Catherine Parish…
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, speaking at a media briefing at the Ministry’s Office in St Andrew on September 22.
23 Sep, 2026 0

Green announces additional $50 million for drought mitigation programme

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, has announced an additional $50 million for the drought-intervention programme, targeting water storage and drip irrigation systems. He…
Constable Jullan Graham
23 Sep, 2026 0

Three-month-old baby found, taken to Bog Walk Police Station

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that a three-month-old baby was found by a concerned citizen today and brought to the Bog Walk Police Station in St Catherine. The JCF says the…
Ebola response teams organize a public demonstration to raise awareness about the Ebola virus disease in Beni, North Kivu province, eastern Congo, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Sebastien Kitsa Musayi)
23 Sep, 2026 0

Congo is running short of health workers as Ebola remains out of control, WHO says

BUNIA, Congo (AP) — Congo is running short of health workers to staff treatment centers for history’s fastest-growing Ebola outbreak, particularly in the eastern province of North Kivu where cases…
Yvonne Clarke, director general of the Jamaica Red Cross (JRC), gives Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining; a hug after presenting a cheque for $192 million during the a press briefing hosted by the agriculture ministry at its St Andr
23 Sep, 2026 0

Ahead of Caribbean Week of Agriculture, Jamaica Red Cross donates $192 million to support local sector

The Jamaica Red Cross (JRC) has donated $192 million in a symbolic gesture to support the local agriculture sector as the region gears up for the 20th Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), which will…
Police and soldiers with members of the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries outside the Montego Bay-based church, where a deadly service unfolded on October 17, 2021.
22 Sep, 2026 0

Heavenly fire

The late leader of the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries had reportedly claimed to be the prophet ‘Elijah’ and tried to summon heavenly fire before shooting at cops during a bloody…
Steve Kameka, cousin of deceased Jordan Smith, says the family was forced to protest to ensure Smith’s death does not go in vain following his fatal shooting during a police operation.
22 Sep, 2026 0

‘I used to say, ‘Good job, police’, but now I feel it’

Relatives of 35-year-old businessman Jordon Perry Smith took their grief and anger to the streets of Seaford Town, Westmoreland, on Monday, demanding answers over his fatal shooting during a police…