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Dave Fairman, vice-president of Best Dressed Chicken
30 Sep, 2026 0

Fairman: CARICOM must practice what it preaches on trade

Dave Fairman, vice-president of Best Dressed Chicken, says the push by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) for greater regional integration will remain difficult unless member states address barriers to…
30 Sep, 2026 0

Three arrested after M16 rifle, over 70 rounds of ammunition seized in Clarendon police operation

The police in Clarendon on Tuesday seized more than 70 rounds of ammunition and an M16 rifle during an operation in Havana Heights, Denbigh, and arrested three persons. The police report that about…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr the Hon Dana Morris Dixon (right), converses with founder of the iamtheCODE Foundation, Lady Marieme Jamme, at the High-Level National Digital and AI Skills Roundtable.
30 Sep, 2026 0

Government to improve tech offering in schools as digital skills gap threatens human capital

Jamaica’s growing digital skills gap could undermine the country’s ability to supply businesses with the human capital they need to grow, founder of iamtheCODE Caribbean Mariame McIntosh Robinson has…
People wait for the arrival of passengers at Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv, Israel, on Wednesday.
30 Sep, 2026 0

Pilot stabs co-pilot, attempts to crash flight carrying 170 people of mostly Israelis

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) – A pilot on a flight from the United Arab Emirates to Israel stabbed another pilot on Wednesday and then apparently tried to crash the jetliner carrying around 170 people,…
Dean Jones
30 Sep, 2026 0

Dean Jones | Safety, justice and home

Jamaica’s latest argument over illegal firearms is taking place in courtrooms, Parliament and the legal profession, but its consequences reach much further. They reach into communities where families…
Entertainer and popular social media personality Pops YG
30 Sep, 2026 0

Judge gives police until Wednesday morning to charge or release Pops YG

A judge has given the police until 9:00 am on Wednesday to either lay a charge against entertainer and popular social media personality Pops YG or release him. The order was made in the Trelawny…
Scene of a police fatal shooting in Old Harbour, St Catherine, on Tuesday evening.
30 Sep, 2026 0

Police fatally shoot suspected major criminal in Old Harbour

A man suspected to be a major criminal, identified by the police as Shane Clarke, otherwise called ‘Giant’, was fatally shot during an alleged exchange of gunfire with the police in Old Harbour, St…
A brawl broke out among spectators on the field following Tuesday’s Walker Cup match between Vauxhall High and hosts Charlie Smith High in Kingston.
30 Sep, 2026 0

ISSA to probe post-match fracas in Walker Cup at Charlie Smith

The Inter-Secondary Schools Sports Association (ISSA) will investigate a post-match fracas following Vauxhall High School’s victory over hosts Charlie Smith High in the Walker Cup knockout round of 16…
Cornwall College’s Tyrese Scott lunges into a tackle against Manchester High’s Samuel Smith during their ISSA Ben Francis KO round-of-16 football match at Manchester yesterday.
30 Sep, 2026 0

Manchester get one over on Cornwall

Manchester High School gained a measure of revenge in the Ben Francis Cup knockout competition yesterday, eliminating seven-time champions Cornwall College 2-0 at Manchester High. Manchester will…