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June 2, 2026
St Andrew event promoter fined, ordered to apologise after offering cop $10,000 bribe
A St Andrew event promoter was today fined a total of $110,000 in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court after pleading guilty to attempting to bribe police officers who turned up to shut down a…
June 3, 2026
Dean Jones | Is there still a real estate boom in Jamaica today?
For much of the past decade, Jamaica’s property market seemed almost unstoppable. New apartment towers rose across Kingston. Resort developments expanded along the north coast. Housing schemes…
June 2, 2026
Opposition blasts 'unusual' implementation of public transport fare increase
Opposition Spokesman on Transport, Mikael Phillips, says the Government is resorting to “gimmicks” in the way it is implementing public transport fare increases, arguing that the approach is…
June 2, 2026
Retired teacher awarded $200,000 over 2011 Mandeville bus accident
A retired teacher has been awarded more than $200,000 for pain and suffering after a bus struck her near the Mandeville Market in Manchester in 2011, according to a Supreme Court judgment handed down…
June 2, 2026
Who is eligible for asylum, and how to apply in the UK
Dear Mr. Bassie,
I would like to know whether it is still possible to apply for asylum in the United
Kingdom and if so, how does a person proceed.
A.F.
June 2, 2026
US man who killed girlfriend's baby set to be Florida's 8th execution of 2026
A Florida man who confessed to killing his girlfriend’s infant daughter and throwing her body in a pond three decades ago is set to be executed Tuesday evening.
June 2, 2026
Zimbabwe proposes law to extend 83-year-old president's term
Zimbabwe’s justice minister on Tuesday introduced a constitutional amendment bill in Parliament that would extend the tenure of the country’s 83-year-old president and shift presidential elections…
June 2, 2026
by Andre Williams
First phase of 16% public transport fare increase takes effect today
Public transport fares begin rising today, with the first eight per cent of a planned 16 per cent increase in public passenger vehicle (PPV) fares taking effect under a phased implementation, says…
June 2, 2026
by Corey Robinson
Businessman charged after alleged stolen poker box equipment found at St Elizabeth home
A St Elizabeth businessman has been charged after officers allegedly seized a cache of suspected stolen gambling machine parts during a search of his home on Friday.