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Jahvel ‘Jahvy Ambassador’ Morrison
24 Apr, 2026 0

Jaii Frais and Jahvy Ambassador each granted $1.5 million bail in Big Wall shooting incident

Popular podcaster Jaii Frais and music producer Jahvy Ambassador were both offered $1.5 million bail on firearm charges when they appeared in the Gun Court this morning in connection with a shooting…
A screenshot from a video showing a Jamaica College student being assaulted by a schoolmate.
24 Apr, 2026 0

Update | JC student in viral assault video charged

A top police official has confirmed that the Jamaica College (JC) student seen in a viral video violently slapping a schoolmate has been arrested and charged. Acting Senior Superintendent Mark…
He is to go court on April 28.
24 Apr, 2026 0

St James taxi operator charged for allegedly keeping rental car, claiming it was stolen

A St James man, who is a taxi operator, has been charged for allegedly failing to return a motor vehicle he rented from a St Mary-based company and claiming that the vehicle was stolen. Charged with…
Persons at the scene of a deadly crash in St Mary on April 24, 2026.
24 Apr, 2026 0

Two killed and several injured after two cars crash, overturn in St Mary

Two people were killed and several others were reportedly injured in a two-vehicle crash along the Boscobel Main Road in St Mary on Friday morning, which saw both cars run off the road and overturn. …
24 Apr, 2026 0

J’can farm worker wins US labour case over delayed recall

A Jamaican farm worker who said his recall to a New York farm was delayed in 2024 after he supported union activity has won his case before the New York State Public Employment Relations Board (PERB).…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett addressing students at the Jamaica Youth Tourism Summit and Artisan Experience in Montego Bay.
24 Apr, 2026 0

NaRRA set to drive south coast tourism reset, says Bartlett

WESTERN BUREAU: As the local tourism and hospitality sector continues to rebound from Hurricane Melissa, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority…
From left: Jaylee Anderson, Leandra Beckford, Jada Brown, Selena Brissett, Deborah Brown, Arianna Clarke (front), Nathan Williams, and Shamar Sicard, all grade five students, proudly display outfits made from recycled materials during Ecofest 2026.
24 Apr, 2026 0

Innovation and enviro awareness impress at Ecofest

WESTERN BUREAU: Creativity, sustainability and community spirit took centre stage as Savanna-la-Mar Inclusive Academy in Westmoreland hosted its first-ever Ecofest earlier this week in celebration of…
Kaleo Thomas (centre), a five-year-old student of Mount Alvernia Preparatory and Kindergarten in Montego Bay, St James, poses with his first-place trophy for winning the Kiwanis Club of Providence Montego Bay’s 10th annual Kiddie Bee Spelling Competition
24 Apr, 2026 0

Five-year-old Kaleo Thomas crowned spelling champ

WESTERN BUREAU: Five-year-old Mount Alvernia Preparatory and Kindergarten student Kaleo Thomas emerged the toast of Thursday Kiwanis Club of Providence Montego Bay’s 10th annual Kiddie Bee Spelling…
A section of a bodywork shop along Sun Valley Road in Glendevon, St James, damaged by a fire on Tuesday.
24 Apr, 2026 0

Multimillion-dollar fire destroys three Glendevon businesses

Western Bureau: Tears flowed freely along Sun Valley Road in Glendevon, St James, on Tuesday morning as the full extent of a devastating overnight fire, which gutted three business places, was…