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June 2, 2026

Police appeal for help after 29-year-old Manchester man goes missing

A 29-year-old man from Spring Grove district in Manchester has been reported missing since Friday, May 29, the police said Tuesday.
June 2, 2026

BCJ rebukes Flow and Digicel for 'poor customer service' during channel changes

The Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica says Flow and Digicel, the country’s two main telecoms companies, breached their subscription television licences due to “poor and unacceptable customer service”…
June 2, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Businessman charged after alleged stolen poker box equipment found at St Elizabeth home

A St Elizabeth businessman has been charged after officers allegedly seized a cache of suspected stolen gambling machine parts during a search of his home on Friday.
June 2, 2026 by Andre Williams

First phase of 16% public transport fare increase takes effect today

Public transport fares begin rising today, with the first eight per cent of a planned 16 per cent increase in public passenger vehicle (PPV) fares taking effect under a phased implementation, says…
June 2, 2026

Zimbabwe proposes law to extend 83-year-old president's term

Zimbabwe’s justice minister on Tuesday introduced a constitutional amendment bill in Parliament that would extend the tenure of the country’s 83-year-old president and shift presidential elections…
June 2, 2026

Retired teacher awarded $200,000 over 2011 Mandeville bus accident

A retired teacher has been awarded more than $200,000 for pain and suffering after a bus struck her near the Mandeville Market in Manchester in 2011, according to a Supreme Court judgment handed down…
June 2, 2026

St Andrew event promoter fined, ordered to apologise after offering cop $10,000 bribe

A St Andrew event promoter was today fined a total of $110,000 in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court after pleading guilty to attempting to bribe police officers who turned up to shut down a…
June 2, 2026

Wheatley unveils framework to strengthen science and technology sector

Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Science, Technology and Special Projects, Dr Andrew Wheatley, has unveiled a National Science, Technology and…
June 2, 2026

Importance of UHWI must be protected, says outgoing CEO

With his tenure as acting chief executive officer of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) set to expire on June 10, Eric Hosin has made an impassioned plea for everything possible to be…