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The man is scheduled to appear before the Manchester Parish Court on Wednesday, October 21.
12 Oct, 2026 0

Man charged after allegedly driving gunman to fatal St Andrew shooting

A St Andrew man who the police say rented a car and drove a man to carry out a fatal gun attack along Hibiscus Avenue in Kingston 11 has been charged in connection with the shooting. He is…
12 Oct, 2026 0

St Catherine ‘obeah man’ charged for alleged rape of 14-y-o girl

A St Catherine man who is a self-professed spiritual healer has been charged for the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl, while the teen’s grandmother has been charged for allegedly consulting a person…
President of the Press Association of Jamaica, Tyrone Reid.
12 Oct, 2026 0

PAJ condemns treatment of media worker at St Thomas municipal meeting, calls for accountability

The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) is demanding accountability after Radio Jamaica News correspondent Henry Shirley was excluded from a St Thomas Municipal Corporation committee meeting on October…
Taking home 18 awards at the 33rd World Travel Awards Caribbean and the Americas, the Sandals team was out in their numbers at the Princess Grand in Hanover on Sunday.
12 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaica shines at World Travel Awards as Sandals bags 17, Princess eight

Jamaica emerged among the major winners at Sunday night's World Travel Awards Caribbean and The Americas Gala Ceremony, capturing seven honours, while Jamaica-founded Sandals Resorts…
A police team in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew, on October 12, 2026. The police visited the area a day after a double murder in which two men were killed.
12 Oct, 2026 0

Heavy police presence in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew over fatal shooting of two men

There was a strong police presence along Balcombe Drive in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew, today following Sunday night’s double murder. Two men were shot and killed in the attack. One of the deceased…
Jamaican national Staciann Pollion Davis being arrested by FBI agents for voting illegally in the United States.
12 Oct, 2026 0

Jamaican woman among several in US charged for voting illegally

WASHINGTON, CMC – United States authorities Monday named a Jamaican woman among 16 individuals charged in connection with illegal voting, fraudulent voter registration and related election crimes…
A police officer stands in front the Joseph Lakanal middle school after police have detained a 14-year-old pupil suspected in a rare school shooting, in Aubagne, France, Monday Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Philippe Magoni)
12 Oct, 2026 0

French police detain student suspected of shooting principal and teacher at his school

AUBAGNE, France (AP) — French police detained a 14-year-old boy suspected of opening fire Monday on his middle school principal and a teacher with a shotgun that he hid in a guitar case, wounding both…
One-year-old Kaheel Daley
11 Oct, 2026 0

KIDD LANE TERROR - Mom grieves for daughter who begged for help as triple murder rocks St Andrew community, forces residents to flee
The frantic voice of her daughter pleading for help over the telephone moments before she was killed will forever haunt Natasha Hall. Hall’s daughter, 30-year-old Lashane Ellis, and her one-year-old…
Half of this home in Bog, Westmoreland crumbled during the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October.
11 Oct, 2026 0

Insurers pay $54b in Melissa claims, 983 outstanding

Insurers have paid out $54.35 billion in property and motor insurance claims arising from Hurricane Melissa, with 983 of 9,340 claims remaining outstanding as at September 30, according to new figures…