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The US Department of Justice logo is seen on a podium before a news conference at the Justice Department in Washington, on May 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)
April 22, 2026

Trump administration flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight involving gender identity

The Trump administration took the unusual step this week of sending a government plane to Cuba to return a 10-year-old from Utah who is at the centre of a complicated and contentious custody fight…
April 22, 2026

Gas going up $4.50 on Thursday

Motorists will need more cash to buy gas come Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says on Thursday, E-10 87 will move up by $4.50 to sell for $181.13 per litre and a litre of E-10 90…
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April 22, 2026

Former Derrimon employee implicated in $29M fraud granted bail

An accounting clerk implicated in a $29 million fraud at Derrimon Trading was today granted $2 million bail when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. The former employee, Shemar…
The Jordan flagged cargo ship ‘Baghdad’ sails in Persian Gulf towards Strait of Hormuz in United Arab Emirates, yesterday.
April 22, 2026

Iran fires on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Iran fired on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz and seized two of them on Wednesday, intensifying its assault on shipping in the key waterway. The attacks came…
A woman smokes on a street in London on April 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung, File)
April 22, 2026

UK passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchases

LONDON (AP) — Opponents of smoking got a breath of fresh air as Parliament passed a bill that will put cigarettes out of reach for future generations. “The end of smoking, and the devastating harm…
A view of the sugar fields from Hyde Hall Great House, one of the Long Pond great houses on April 21, 2008.
April 22, 2026

SCJ Holdings threatens legal action over unauthorised subdivision of sugar lands

Managing Director of SCJ Holdings Limited, Nigel Myrie, says cease-and-desist notices have been issued to individuals who have been subdividing former sugar lands in the Long Pond and Hampden areas of…
Montego Bay New Testament Church of God.
April 22, 2026

Woman fatally shot at MoBay church door

A woman was fatally shot at the entrance to the New Testament Church of God at Water Lane in Montego Bay, St James, on Wednesday afternoon, while a fasting service was being held inside. The…
The St Catherine Parish Court in Spanish Town.
April 22, 2026

St Catherine man accused of traffic ticket scam gets bail extension, warned by court

A St Catherine man charged for allegedly fraudulently collecting money from a motorist to “assist” in clearing his traffic tickets was given a stern warning before his bail was extended in the parish…
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April 22, 2026

Two men fatally shot by police in Portland

Two men were fatally shot by the police in Sherwood Forest district, Portland on Wednesday morning. The police report that two firearms were seized. The police report that around 5:15, a team…