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June 12, 2026

St James farmer charged after gun seized in Springfield Main Road operation

A St James farmer has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon following the seizure of a firearm during a police operation in the parish earlier this month.
June 12, 2026

Holness: ‘Downtown Kingston looks worse than it did 40 years ago, massive plan needed’

Prime Minister Andrew Holness says downtown Kingston, capital's commercial heart, looks worse today than it did more than four decades ago and requires a massive plan of intervention covering…
June 11, 2026 by Lester Hinds

High ticket prices keep World Cup fans in Jamaican Diaspora at bay

When the FIFA World Cup kicks off later today in Mexico, many Jamaicans in the Diaspora will be seated in front of their television sets watching the games rather than attending matches. The main…
June 11, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Chuck pushes for revival of Republic talks 

A senior Government official has made an urgent appeal for a restart of the drawn out constitutional reform process that would remove the British Monarch as Jamaica’s head of state and urged lawmakers…
June 11, 2026

Tufton places spotlight on healthcare workers’ welfare

The Government is moving to improve the welfare of healthcare workers, says Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton, who yesterday contended that the well-being of medical staff is…
June 11, 2026 by Adrian Frater

Four killed in Retirement, cops accused of murder 

Residents of Retirement, in St James, wept openly yesterday morning as they angrily rubbished the police claim that four men who were shot and killed in an operation in the community had engaged them…
June 11, 2026 by Leon Jackson

Troy residents welcome return of vital bridge

Western Bureau: After several years of being cut off from neighbouring communities and being forced to use longer routes to reach markets, farmers in Troy and neighbouring districts in southern…
June 11, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

'The cries were loud and unkind' - MPs welcome reopened Troy Bridge after tension

WESTERN BUREAU: After years of criticism over delays in rebuilding the Troy Bridge, Trelawny Southern’s Member of Parliament (MP) Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert says she is satisfied that the government…
June 11, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

Police flag rise in coordinated gun attacks

Senior law enforcement sources have described an alarming rise in coordinated gun attacks involving heavily armed groups moving with military-like precision across several parishes. The concern…