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The ex-cop plans to file an appeal.
February 22, 2026

Men accused of involvement in car-stealing ring remanded

Two men accused of being involved in a motor vehicle stealing ring were remanded when they appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday. Fabian Williams and Thyan Edwards are jointly charged…
Regional Director of the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information (Region Four), Dr Michele Pinnock.
February 22, 2026

Education Ministry intensifies search for 1,000 hurricane-displaced students in Region Four

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Region Four, is intensifying efforts to locate approximately 1,000 students who remain unaccounted for following disruptions to the education…
Cuba's Minister of Health, José Ángel Portal Miranda, poses at the ministry's entrance in Havana, Friday, February 20, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
February 22, 2026

Cuba’s health care system pushed to the brink by US fuel blockade, Cuban minister says

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s debilitated health care system has been pushed to the brink of collapse by the United States blockading the country’s oil supply, a Cuban official said Friday. The country’s…
This is an aerial view of President Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago estate, August 10, 2022, in Palm Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Helber, File)
February 22, 2026

Armed man shot and killed after entering secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, Secret Service says

WASHINGTON (AP) — An armed man drove into the secure perimeter of Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort in Palm Beach, Florida, as another vehicle was exiting before being shot and killed early…
Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr Horace Chang. - File photo
February 22, 2026

Chang condemns ‘senseless’ deadly Denham Town attack

Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr Horace Chang, has strongly condemned Saturday’s gun attack in Denham Town, Kingston that left a three-year-old boy dead and his eight-year-old brother and…
AP photo
February 22, 2026

Jamaica places 21st in four-man bobsled at Winter Olympics

Jamaica placed just outside the top 20 in the four-man bobsled at the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympic Games as the crew of Shane Pitter, Junior Harris, Tyquendo Tracey and Joel Fearon placed…
Passengers at the Sangster airport in St James. - File photo
February 22, 2026

Some flights cancelled due to winter storm in US

Some flights to and from the United States at both the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston and the Sangster International Airport in St James have been cancelled due to a winter storm…

Starting line-up of Jamaica’s all-local contingent that faced Martinique in an international friendly in Martinique yesterday.
February 22, 2026

Mission accomplished

Reggae Boyz coach Rudolph Speid believes he has seen what he needs to from local talent ahead of the team’s crucial World Cup play-off games next month. Speid, the man tasked with getting the Reggae…

Elaine Thompson-Herah (centre), wins the S.W. Issac Henry Invitational Meet’s women’s 60 metre invitational at the National Stadium in 7.20 seconds yesterday. Levanya Williams (left) was second in 7.28, Nia Wedderburn-Goodison was fifth in 7.44 second
February 22, 2026 by Robert Bailey

Thompson-Herah clocks first win of comeback

Double Olympic sprint champion Elaine Thompson-Herah continued her comeback from injury by clocking a season’s best 7.20 seconds to win the women’s 60m invitational at the SW Isaac Henry Development…