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April 24, 2026

Customs warns of auction scam messages

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is warning the public to beware of a fraudulent message being circulated which falsely suggests insider access to items being auctioned by the agency. The message,…
April 24, 2026

Restricted bird shooting season approved following Hurricane Melissa

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) has decided to grant approval in principle for a restricted bird shooting season for 2026. …
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April 24, 2026

Supervisor accused of embezzling over $1.3 million freed

A woman who was employed as a supervisor at a business in Portmore, St Catherine, was freed of a charge of embezzlement on Friday after the Crown conceded it could not mount a successful prosecution. …
Dr Horace Chang, deputy prime minister and minister of national security and peace, addresses Tuesday’s sitting of Parliament at which he opened the 2026-2027 Sectoral Debate.
April 23, 2026 by Andre Williams

Party patrol

The Government has signalled a firmer stance against rising violence at entertainment events, with Deputy Prime Minister and National Security and Peace Minister Dr Horace Chang warning that criminals…
Crime scene officers outside the New Testament Church of God at Water Lane in Montego Bay, St James, yesterday, where a member of the church was shot dead.
April 23, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Barbaric attack

WESTERN BUREAU: A jubilant church service in Montego Bay, St James, was shattered by gunfire on Wednesday, leaving a choir member dead at the doorway as worshippers screamed “Jesus! Jesus!” and fled…
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April 23, 2026

Police: Car of missing Clarendon cop found in St Catherine

An investigation into the disappearance of a Clarendon policeman has intensified following the discovery of a motor vehicle believed to have been in his possession. Police operatives in the St…
Dr Horace Chang, opens the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 21.
April 23, 2026

JCF to get more e-ticketing devices

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is to be provided with an additional 1,500 e-ticketing devices, bringing the total to 10,000 devices, placing the JCF closer to a full transition to digital…
Plush toys are displayed at a Camp store in New York. Camp, November 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
April 23, 2026

Middle East war could drive up costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes and crayons

NEW YORK (AP) — It might be hard to imagine the Middle East war weighing on stuffed toys with names like Snuggle Glove, Bizzikins and Wobblies, but even plush playthings are not immune when oil…
Dr Horace Chang, deputy prime minister and minister of national security and peace, addresses yesterday’s post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St Andrew.
April 23, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Fake gun flaw

Changing Jamaica’s gun law to provide lesser penalties for possession of an imitation firearm is not enough if the “fundamental flaw” of possibly criminalising citizens for an object that cannot…