News
May 15, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Psychiatric evaluation ordered for St Catherine man accused in chopping incident
A St Catherine man who allegedly used a machete to chop one of his neighbours, almost severing his hand, was on Friday ordered remanded for a psychiatric evaluation to be conducted.
May 15, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Man fatally shot, woman injured in St Catherine
Investigators assigned to the St Catherine North Police Division are searching for the assailants who shot and killed a man and wounded a woman on Friday morning.
May 15, 2026
Green paper on national livestock policy to be tabled in parliament by end of September
The Green Paper on the National Livestock Policy is expected to be tabled in Parliament by the end of the second quarter of this financial year.
May 15, 2026
Opposition lawmaker proposes national MSME growth and export plan
Opposition Spokesman on Trade, Industry and Global Logistics, Anthony Hylton, has proposed the establishment of a national micro, small and medium-size enterprise (MSME) growth and export programme to…
May 15, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Portmore businesswoman pleads guilty to filing false robbery report
A St Catherine businesswoman who admitted making a false robbery report has pleaded guilty to creating public mischief and is to be sentenced on June 26.
May 15, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Police identify woman killed in Linstead Bypass crash
Police have identified the woman who died in a motor vehicle crash along the Linstead Bypass in St Catherine last week as 57-year-old higgler Roselyn Banister of Byndloss district in the parish.
May 15, 2026
by Andre Williams
Music producer 'Countree Hype' pleads guilty in US to smuggling 30 guns to Jamaica
A Jamaican music producer has pleaded guilty in the United States to smuggling 30 firearms and ammunition to Jamaica by concealing the weapons inside furniture shipments, according to the United…
May 15, 2026
by Carl Gilchrist
Auto firm touts decarb process to reduce fuel use
With instability in the Middle East driving up global fuel prices, including in Jamaica, a local company is offering motorists a service aimed at significantly reducing petrol consumption.
May 15, 2026
Group warns against reopening bird-shooting after hurricane damage
BirdLife Jamaica (BLJ) is calling for the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) to maintain the closed season for bird-shooting until there is scientific data showing a full recovery of…