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One of two sailboats carrying humanitarian aid organized by activists with an international organization that departed from Mexico arrives in Havana, Cuba on March 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
March 30, 2026

Cuba to receive a sanctioned Russian oil tanker, the first such delivery this year

(AP) — Cuba prepared on Monday to receive a sanctioned Russian tanker carrying roughly 730,000 barrels of oil, marking the island’s first such delivery this year. It comes a day after US President…
Shanoya Douglas enters the Holland High School grounds in Trelawny to a hero’s welcome following her record-breaking performance at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls’ Athletics Championships on March 30, 2026. (Ashley Anguin photo)
March 30, 2026

Douglas returns to hero’s welcome at Holland High after record-breaking Champs

Holland High Monday celebrated Shanoya Douglas, who ran a record-breaking 22.36 seconds to win the girls’ Class One 200m at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls Athletics Championships on Saturday. …
March 30, 2026

St Andrew North only murder-free division as Jamaica records 29% drop in killings

The St Andrew North police division remains the only one of Jamaica’s 19 policing divisions without a murder since the start of the year, according to the latest crime statistics published by the…
Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (left), Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, meets with Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Director-General of the World Trade Organization, on the margins of the 14th Ministerial Conference (MC14) in Yaoundé, Cameroon, whic
March 30, 2026

Johnson Smith pushed food security, trade reform at WTO talks

Jamaica signalled the urgency of addressing food security concerns for Net Food-Importing Developing Countries at a World Trade Organization (WTO) meeting in Cameroon, the foreign ministry said. The…
A portrait of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, left, is seen, as smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut's southern suburbs, Lebanon on March 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
March 30, 2026

Trump threatens to destroy Iran's civilian infrastructure if deal not reached 'shortly'

(AP) — United States President Donald Trump on Monday threatened widespread destruction of Iran’s energy resources and other vital infrastructure, including desalination plants, if a deal to end the…
March 30, 2026

Police charge 72-year-old in alleged US visa scam in Manchester

A 72-year-old farmer has been charged with obtaining money by means of false pretence following an alleged visa scam in Manchester. Charged is Paul Suckie, otherwise called ‘Shacka,’ of Egret Drive,…
Director of Public Prosecutions Claudette Thompson.
March 30, 2026

DPP urges JPs to 'serve with clean hands'

Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Claudette Thompson, has called on Justices of the Peace (JPs) who continue to charge for their services to desist, as this is against the law. “You must,…
Lesa Esson. (Contributed photo)
March 30, 2026

Missing St Andrew woman found safe, says family.

Lesa Esson, the 74-year-old St Andrew woman who was reported missing from her home in Mona Commons, Papine, has been found. Her family confirmed her safe return following an appeal for public…
SIR DON, with Raddesh Roman in the saddle, returns to the winners’ enclosuure after capturing the 17th running of the King’s Plate at Caymanas Park yesterday.
March 30, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Impressive win by Sir Don

SIR DON dismissed AMERICAN AVIATOR and ran away from RAINSVILLE, his lone threat in the stretch run, to clock a fast 1:31.2 in yesterday’s King’s Plate, redeeming himself as a three-year-old after…