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A Honda Fit and a Toyota Axio motor car crashed around 8:45 p.m.
April 15, 2026

Senior citizen injured in Westmoreland crash

Traffic along the Sheffield main road in Westmoreland was reduced to single lane on Wednesday night following a vehicular crash. Residents along the main road say they were startled when a Honda…
April 15, 2026

UHWI says funding shortfalls led to non-payment of statutory obligations

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has blamed "structural underfunding" for its ballooning tax debt. Acting chief executive officer of the UHWI, Eric Hosin, told members of…
Handcuffs of steel
April 15, 2026

Couple allegedly caught with illegal gun

Police have arrested a couple reportedly found in possession of an illegal firearm in Lyssons, St Thomas. The man and woman were nabbed along a beach around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Sleuths said…
Residents wade through a flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa in Petit-Goave, Haiti, Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
April 15, 2026

Devastating floods leave at least 12 dead in Northwest Haiti

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC – Haitian authorities on Wednesday confirmed that at least 12 people have died after flood waters struck the Northwest Department earlier this week. According to a…
A section of the Wag Water River in St. Mary, located near the Westmoreland Bridge.
April 15, 2026

Temporary quarrying halt recommended for Wag Water River in St Mary

Commissioner of Mines, Roy Nicholson, will be recommending a temporary halt to quarrying activities along a section of the Wag Water River in St Mary, citing insufficient material for extraction. …
April 15, 2026

Gas prices going down $0.25 on Thursday

After several weeks of increases, motorists will pay a bit less for gas come Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $0.25 to sell for $176.63 per litre and…
The mangled wreckage of a motorcycle that was rammed by a motorist who foiled a robbery attempt on Wednesday. Both attackers were captured.
April 15, 2026

Police flag motorcycle deaths amid road crash decline

The police remain concerned about motorcycle related road deaths despite a more than 30 per cent reduction in crashes and road fatalities during the first quarter of the year. For the period January…
FILE - Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi (10) runs with the ball as Atlanta United midfielder Steven Alzate (7) defends during the first half of an MLS soccer match, Oct. 11, 2025, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky, File)
April 15, 2026

Lionel Messi accused of breaching $7 million contract by sitting out a Florida football friendly

MIAMI (AP) — Lionel Messi is being sued by a Miami-based event promoter who says the football icon violated terms of a $7 million contract by missing an exhibition match last year. Vid Music Group…
Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, addresses the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation held recently at the Corporation’s downtown Kingston offices.
April 15, 2026

Carnival declared a success despite shooting incident

Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby has declared this year’s Carnival in Jamaica a success despite what he described as a single unfortunate incident during the festivities. Swaby made the remarks on…