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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie (left), makes a symbolic handover of a cheque under the Government's Community Church Clean-Up and Restoration Initiative that was accepted by Reverend Othniel Watson (right) of the M
April 20, 2026

Churches in St Elizabeth receive hurricane grants

The first official disbursement of approximately $17 million in grants under the Government’s Community Church Clean-up and Restoration Initiative was made to 101 churches in St Elizabeth to repair…
Police gather in front of a house on Harrison Street near Bernstein Avenue, in Shreveport, La., as they investigate a mass shooting, Sunday, April 19, 2026. (Jill Pickett/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)
April 20, 2026

Man kills 7 of his children plus another child in shooting in Louisiana, US

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — A Louisiana father fatally shot eight children, including seven of his own, in an attack on his family Sunday morning that stretched across two houses in a Shreveport…
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April 20, 2026

Police in Trinidad detain six people as probe continues into fatal attack on police station

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago Police Service (TTPS) on Monday said it had detained six people as investigations continue into Sunday’s incident at the San Fernando City…
Jahvel ‘Jahvy Ambassador’ Morrison
April 20, 2026

Jahvy Ambassador to go to court on Thursday, April 30, Jaii Frais to appear on Wednesday

Music producer Jahvel ‘Jahvy Ambassador’ Morrison, one of the accused in the shooting incident at Big Wall, is to go to court on Thursday, April 30. Morrison, a licensed firearm holder, was on…
Francesca Tavares, Attorney-at-Law
April 20, 2026

Francesca Tavares | On War and the West: The crisis of values and the necessity of clarity

In the contemporary global landscape, a dangerous fog has descended upon the concepts of power, justice, and international order. For the Caribbean – a region whose stability is inextricably linked…
April 20, 2026

Education Ministry orders probe after video shows student beaten at Jamaica College

The education ministry has ordered an immediate investigation after a video emerged showing students in school uniform violently assaulting a fellow student at what "appears to be a prominent…
MIGHTY GULLY, ridden by Tevin Foster, cruises to victory in the Mabrouk Sprint Trophy over five furlongs straight at Caymanas Park yesterday.
April 20, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Mighty Gully finally gets fair shake at overnight allowance

Finally rid of grade-one horses getting byes from the condition book, MIGHTY GULLY yesterday defied post-position one to beat old rival ANOTHER ONE in the Mabrouk Sprint at five furlongs straight.…
Anderson Phillip took six wickets to strangle the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force.
April 20, 2026

Harpy Eagles in command, Hurricanes strike back

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): Defending champions Guyana Harpy Eagles dominated the opening day of the second-round contest against the Windward Islands Volcanoes in the West Indies Championship…
Jamaica Scorpions batsman Kirk McKenzie celebrates scoring a century against the Barbados Pride in thge second-round of the West Indies Championships at Sabina Park yesterday.
April 20, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

McKenzie’s second ton on the trot lifts Scorpions

Kirk McKenzie Jr delivered another statement innings on the opening day of the West Indies Championship second-round match at Sabina Park, stroking a sublime century to guide the Jamaica Scorpions to…