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April 23, 2026
Correctional officer on trial for alleged smuggling of contraband into St Catherine prison
A correctional officer is now before the court facing allegations that he smuggled contraband into the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre. Sean Cowan is charged with introducing prohibited…
April 23, 2026
NSWMA to intensify derelict vehicle removal
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be intensifying efforts to clear derelict and abandoned vehicles from public spaces under its bulky waste removal programme. Addressing the…
April 23, 2026
Update | Man charged for fatal stabbing at wake in St Catherine to stand trial, granted $1 million bail
St Catherine resident Shevaughn 'Mongoose' McBean, who is charged with the stabbing death of a man during an altercation at a wake in Riversdale, St Catherine last year, is to go on trial…
April 22, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
NEEDLESS TRAGEDY
A simmering feud between two teenage schoolboys, marked by repeated clashes, taunts and reports to authorities, erupted in deadly violence on Monday, with both families insisting that the teen’s death…
April 22, 2026
by Andre Williams
Mental health concerns surface as cops probe baby’s death
The mother of a three-month-old boy, whose body was found wrapped in a blanket in house in Rockfort, Kingston, on Sunday night, has been placed in a mental health facility as investigations continue…
April 22, 2026
Paulwell: Any review of Dennis Gordon issue by Ethics Committee must go back to the House
Opposition Business Leader Phillip Paulwell says a memorandum from the Clerk to the Houses of Parliament has confirmed that the Ethics Committee has no authority to revisit the approved exemption…
April 22, 2026
Update | Man charged for stabbing, robbery of businessman in McCooks Pen remanded, to seek bail
The man charged for a violent robbery in McCooks Pen, St Catherine is expected to seek bail when the matter returns to court in June. Giavanni McFarlane, 23, a labourer of a Kingston 20 address,…