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March 27, 2026
Employee at trading company among two men charged in alleged $29 million fraud
Two men have been charged after allegedly defrauding a trading company of millions in a scheme that investigators say spanned nearly two years. The accused are 30-year-old Shemar Dawson, an…
March 27, 2026
Five more JUTC drivers charged for allegedly pocketing bus fares
Five more Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) drivers have been arrested and charged for allegedly pocketing bus fares collected from passengers. The men were apprehended by detectives assigned to…
March 27, 2026
St Thomas Municipal Corporation offers three-month building amnesty
Residents of St Thomas are being urged to take advantage of a three-month building amnesty being offered by the municipal corporation to regularise their structures to avoid legal action. Chief…
March 27, 2026
Court of Appeal overturns Tesha Miller's conviction in killing of former JUTC head, orders retrial
The Court of Appeal has quashed the convictions of alleged gang leader Tesha Miller in relation to the 2008 murder of former Jamaica Urban Transit Company chairman Douglas Chambers and ordered a…
March 27, 2026
Westmoreland police probing death of man who fell from balcony
The police in Westmoreland have launched an investigation into the death of a foreign national who died after reportedly falling from a balcony on Thursday. The deceased has been identified as…
March 27, 2026
Taxi operator gunned down inside cab in Negril
A taxi operator was gunned down inside his car near the Negril Square in Westmoreland last night. He has been identified by the police as 39-year-old Dadrian Miller of White Hall in the parish. …
March 27, 2026
High schools in western Jamaica working to address Internet issues as exams approach
Some high schools across western Jamaica are facing challenges with internet access, raising concerns about the delivery of upcoming online examinations. President of the Jamaica Teachers’…
March 27, 2026
by Janet Silvera
‘Today’ puts spotlight on Jamaica’s recovery during multiday ‘Girls’ Trip’ broadcast
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica secured major global exposure yesterday as NBC’s morning programme, Today with Jenna & Sheinelle, aired from the island, with the aim of reinforcing its recovery from…
March 27, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
New ganja permits to bring small farmers into legal market
A major expansion in access to Jamaica’s regulated cannabis industry is under way, with new permit regimes aimed at bringing more small and traditional farmers into the legal framework. The reforms,…