Latest News

April 20, 2026

Woman's decomposing body found at home

The Highgate police are investigating the death of a 35 year-old woman whose body was found in an advanced state of decomposition on Friday in St Mary. According to reports, the deceased, who lived…
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, centre, attends a celebration marking the 65th anniversary of the proclamation declaring the Cuban Revolution socialist, in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, April 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
April 20, 2026

Cuba confirms meeting with US officials on island, wants energy blockade lifted

HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government on Monday confirmed that it had recently met with United States officials on the island as tensions between the two sides remain high over the US energy blockade of the…
police
April 20, 2026

Police: JC student in assault video not in custody, no complaint filed yet

A top police official has confirmed that the Jamaica College (JC) student seen in a viral video violently slapping a schoolmate in the face is not in custody. Further, acting Senior Superintendent…
Member of Parliament for St Ann South Eastern, Dr Kenneth Russell. - File photo.
April 20, 2026

MP deeply concerned following fatal police shooting in St Ann, calls for calm

Member of Parliament for St Ann South Eastern Dr Kenneth Russell has expressed “deep concerns” about the police fatal shooting of two men in the community of Steerfield, even as he urged angry…
Alleged robbers shot, one fatally, by police officer in Clarendon, INDECOM probing incident in the community of Coffee Shop in Sandy Bay, Clarendon on Monday, April 20, 2026.
April 20, 2026

Alleged robbers shot, one fatally, by policeman in Clarendon, INDECOM probing incident

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the shooting of three alleged robbers, one fatally, by a policeman at his business establishment in the Coffee Shop community in Sandy…
The case is to go back to court on June 3.
April 20, 2026

March 2027 trial for five men charged over major cocaine bust in Havendale, St Andrew

The five men arrested and charged in connection with a $12-billion cocaine bust in Havendale, St Andrew in 2024 are scheduled to go on trial on March 8, 2027 in the Home Circuit Court. In the…
The entrance to Jamaica College in St Andrew. - File photo.
April 20, 2026

MOE team visits Jamaica College amid probe into attack on student

A team from the Ministry of Education is now at Jamaica College (JC) as part of an investigation into an incident captured on video in which a student was violently attacked by another student. …
April 20, 2026

Spalding Outstation to temporarily host court cases as Christiana Outstation in Manchester undergoes months of renovation

Operations at the Christiana Outstation of the Manchester Parish Court will be temporarily relocated to the Spalding Outstation due to scheduled renovation works at the facility. Beginning Friday,…
FILE - Containers with Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, a Taiwanese container shipping company, are stacked up at the Port of Los Angeles with the the Long Beach International Gateway Bridge seen in the background on Wednesday, April 9, 2025 in Los
April 20, 2026

Businesses can claim refunds starting Monday for Trump tariffs declared unconstitutional

NEW YORK (AP) — A refund system for businesses that paid tariffs which the United States Supreme Court ruled President Donald Trump imposed without the constitutional authority to do so is scheduled…