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May 11, 2026

Trump taps former news anchor Kari Lake to be US ambassador to Jamaica

United States President Donald Trump has nominated politician and former television news anchor Kari Lake of Arizona to serve as the country's next ambassador to Jamaica, the White House…
May 11, 2026 by Gareth Davis Sr

Taxi rams into school bus in Portland

Several students who were aboard an alleged illegal taxi were treated and released after the vehicle slammed into a school bus on Monday morning, in the vicinity of Tom's Hope in the Rio Grande…
May 11, 2026

‘Mining Matters’ app empowers motorists to report aggregate spillage

Motorists are encouraged to download the ‘Mining Matters’ mobile application to report incidents of aggregate spillage during transit.
May 11, 2026 by Rasbert Turner

Case delayed for principal accused of $4M Clifton land fraud

St Catherine resident Suelyn Ward-Brown, who is accused of collecting $4 million from buyers for lots later found to belong to the state, will have to wait a while longer to hear whether her case will…
May 11, 2026 by Gareth Davis Sr

Truck plunges into river in Portland

Attempts are currently being made to use a heavy-duty crane to lift a water truck which went over a bridge at Clear Spring in Portland on Monday evening.
May 10, 2026 by Livern Barrett

10 strikes, not out - GLC defends role as attorney repeatedly found guilty of professional misconduct faces fresh scrutiny

Karel Donaldson wanted to have her name added to the title for a property that was already registered in her cousin’s name when she hired attorney-at-law Debby-Ann Samuels in 2017. Both women agreed…
May 10, 2026 by Corey Robinson

‘Call the cops’ - Final plea before NY tourist killed in Jamaica

The horrifying news came from the suspected killer’s mother. On the other end of the line, the woman’s breathy, raspy voice told stunned relatives in New York that Melissa Kerry Samnath had been…
May 10, 2026 by Erica Virtue

‘Grave concern’  - Tuberculosis cases raise human rights, health worries in detention centres 

Tuberculosis has been linked to the deaths of two inmates at the Hunts Bay Police Station lockup in St Andrew between August 2024 and April 2026. Over the same period, more than 30 other cases were…