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In this file photo, United States Attorney Martin Estrada (right at podium), joined by federal, local and international officials, announces federal charges and arrests of alleged members of a transnational drug trafficking operation during a news conferen
05 Nov, 2026 0

Mexican judge accused of taking US$2 million bribe in US drug trafficking case

AP – A Mexican judge is accused of taking a $2 million bribe in exchange for releasing a suspected Canadian drug trafficker from custody in an investigation into a billion-dollar drug trafficking…
05 Nov, 2026 0

US Coast Guard seizes US$27 million worth of cocaine in Caribbean Sea

MIAMI, CMC – The United States Coast Guard says it has offloaded about 3,622 pounds of cocaine, valued at an estimated US$27 million, seized during two operations in the Caribbean Sea. The drugs were…
05 Nov, 2026 0

‘Crade Oil’ charged after woman’s Bull Bay home allegedly burgled while she slept

A 36-year-old Harbour View man has been charged for allegedly breaking into a woman's house in Bull Bay, St Andrew while she was asleep and stealing several items, including handbags containing…
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams.
05 Nov, 2026 0

Consumer Protection and Competition Authority coming

The House of Representatives on Tuesday commenced debate on legislation to establish the Jamaica Consumer and Competition Authority, a new entity tasked with protecting consumers’ rights and…
Russell Brand speaks to the media as he arrives at Southwark Crown Court in London, Wednesday, October 14, 2026. (Ben Whitley/PA via AP)
05 Nov, 2026 0

Russell Brand convicted of rape, judge says he’ll get prison term

LONDON (AP) — Russell Brand, the risqué comic who bragged for years of his sexual exploits, was convicted Thursday of raping one woman and sexually assaulting three others on allegations dating back…
Kemar Ricketts
05 Nov, 2026 0

Treasure Beach FC coach Kemar Ricketts resigns with immediate effect

Treasure Beach FC head coach Kemar Ricketts has resigned with immediate effect, leaving the club during the 2026–2027 Legend Jamaica Premier League season. Ricketts, who took charge of the club in…
05 Nov, 2026 0

‘Pim Pim’ charged after two people shot in Hannah Town

The police have charged a man in connection with the shooting of two people who were sitting in a car in Hannah Town, Kingston. Romaine Abrahams, 31, otherwise called ‘Pim Pim’, a maintenance worker…
Errol Greene
05 Nov, 2026 0

Court allows Greene to challenge IC's request for files as part of Jamaica-Cuba Eye Care Programme contracts probe

Former Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Health Errol Greene and the Attorney General have been given the go-ahead by the Supreme Court to challenge a request from the Integrity Commission for…
FDNY and officials work the scene of a deadly fire on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2026, in the Sunset Park section of the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
05 Nov, 2026 0

House fire in Brooklyn kills six people and injures nine as more than 200 firefighters respond

NEW YORK (AP) — A fire barrelled through a two-storey home in New York early Thursday, killing six people and injuring nine others, including three firefighters and two police officers, the city’s…