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June 16, 2026
Diaspora Conference | Holness calls for ‘cultural revolution’ to drive Jamaica’s next phase of growth
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has called for a fundamental cultural shift in Jamaica, arguing that the country's next stage of development depends not only on economic policies and investment…
June 16, 2026
PAC to seek contempt charges against UHWI CEO after no-show at sitting
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) is now taking steps to have Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), Fitzgerald Mitchell, brought before the…
June 16, 2026
Gov’t confirms talks on US deportee transit deal, vows strict safeguards - Chang
The Government has confirmed that it is negotiating a controversial, United States-backed migration arrangement to allow non-Jamaicans deported from the US to transit through the island, but says it…
June 16, 2026
Case against driver charged in fatal hit-and-run of 11-y-o boy stalled
The case against a driver charged in connection with the fatal hit-and-run death of an 11-year-old boy along the Mandela Highway has been delayed due to difficulties in locating witnesses.
June 16, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
St Catherine man found guilty of harbouring wanted man
St Catherine resident Dean Dawson, who was found in the company of a wanted man last year, was found guilty of harbouring a fugitive in the parish court on Tuesday.
June 16, 2026
by Andre Williams
Car crashes into fuel pump, sparks fire at St Andrew gas station
An emergency unfolded at a Texaco service station on Constant Spring Road in St Andrew on Tuesday afternoon after a motor vehicle crashed into a fuel pump and triggered a fire.
June 16, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
District constable granted $300,000 bail on ganja-related charges
A district constable accused of introducing prohibited items into a correctional institution was granted $300,000 bail when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Monday.
June 16, 2026
DCS suspends food deliveries to South Camp inmates
The Department of Correctional Services has suspended, effective immediately, the delivery of food items by visitors to inmates at the South Camp Adult Correctional Centre, the agency said in a…
June 16, 2026
Police: St Elizabeth man charged with chopping brother to death, wounding of mother and sibling
A 19-year-old St Elizabeth man has been charged with the chopping-murder of one of his brothers, and wounding of his mother and another sibling following a dispute on Saturday, the police say.