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04 Nov, 2026 0

Gas prices down

Motorists will pay less for gas come Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $2.94 to sell for $195.81 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $2.94…
Minister of Education, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon. - File photo.
04 Nov, 2026 0

MOE continues adjusted PEP exams for 2027 due to ongoing Melissa recovery

The Ministry of Education has extended adjustments made to the sitting of the Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations as the education sector, particularly in western Jamaica, continues to recover…
04 Nov, 2026 0

Construction worker arrested after $51.7-million cocaine bust in St Andrew

A construction worker is in police custody following the seizure of cocaine valued at approximately $51.7 million during an intelligence-led operation at a residence in Papine, St Andrew, on Monday…
This photo provided by NASA shows an overhead crane raising the Swift spacecraft, wrapped in a protective cover, to vertical before being placed on a work standInside at Hangar AE at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, in Florida on September 9, 2002.
04 Nov, 2026 0

NASA space telescope plunges to Earth after two decades studying cosmic explosions

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) – One of NASA's premier space telescopes plunged to Earth on Wednesday, ending its 22-year investigation of the universe's biggest explosions. The Swift…
The Jamaica Labour Party has condemned the conduct of People’s National Party members during Tuesday’s heated parliamentary sitting, calling for sanctions against Opposition MPs Mikael Phillips and Angela Brown Burke over what it described as unparliam
04 Nov, 2026 0

JLP, Senate president and G2K condemn Opposition MPs’ conduct in Parliament; call for sanctions against Phillips and Brown Burke

The governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Senate President Tom Tavares-Finson and Generation 2000 (G2K) are condemning the conduct of Opposition parliamentarians Mikael Phillips and Dr Angela Brown…
A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of four communities in Clarendon amid concerns about possible retaliatory attacks following Monday’s fatal shooting of 73-year-old Rainford Bailey in Scotts Pass.
04 Nov, 2026 0

Clarendon police impose 48-hour curfew in four communities amid fears of retaliatory attacks

The Clarendon police have imposed a 48-hour curfew in sections of four communities amid concerns about possible retaliatory attacks following Monday’s fatal shooting of a 73-year-old man in Scotts…
Minister of Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon. - File photo
04 Nov, 2026 0

Morris Dixon defends transfer of Darlene Morrison, cites PM's constitutional authority

Minister of Information Dr Dana Morris Dixon says Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness exercised his constitutional authority when he transferred former Financial Secretary Darlene Morrison from the…
04 Nov, 2026 0

Teacher accused of indecent assault found not guilty

A teacher in St James has been acquitted of a criminal charge related to allegations that he inappropriately touched a female student. Courtney Tomlinson was found not guilty of indecent assault on…
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04 Nov, 2026 0

Second flight carrying third-country national expected this week

The second flight carrying one third-country national (TCN) is expected to arrive in Jamaica this week, Minister of Information Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon has disclosed. Morris Dixon also stated…