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73-year-old Rainford Bailey
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73-year-old man shot dead, two others injured in Clarendon gun attack

A 73-year-old man was shot dead and two others shot and injured following a gun attack at a community shop in Scotts Pass, Clarendon, on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Rainford Bailey, a…
An overwhelming 95 per cent of respondents in the 2026 CARICOM Regional Youth Survey said a regional youth governance structure is important, while 92 per cent supported the development of a CARICOM Youth Development Index.
03 Nov, 2026 0

Survey: Caribbean youth want greater role in shaping regional policies

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – Young people across the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are calling for greater involvement in shaping regional policies and programmes, according to findings from…
03 Nov, 2026 0

NWA urges caution on roadways amid heavy rainfall

Motorists and other road users are being urged by the National Works Agency (NWA) to exercise extreme caution along roadways during periods of heavy rainfall. The agency says it stands ready to…
Runners make their way through Queens during the New York City Marathon in New York on Sunday.
03 Nov, 2026 0

Woman running NYC Marathon for charity dies two miles from finish line

NEW YORK (AP) – A young Pennsylvania woman running the New York City Marathon for the first time to raise money for charity collapsed in Central Park, just over two miles from the finish line, and…
03 Nov, 2026 0

‘British’ fatally shot in alleged police confrontation in Manchester

A murder suspect who was out on bail was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with the police in Knockpatrick, Manchester, on Monday. He has been identified as Kimani Bindloss, otherwise…
National Land Agency on Hanover and Charles streets, Kington.
03 Nov, 2026 0

NLA system outage slows property market, costing the economy millions

A major systems outage at the National Land Agency (NLA) since last Tuesday has slowed activity in Jamaica's property sector, disrupting land transactions, delaying court matters, preventing…
Residents of Mexico in Gregory Park, Portmore, St Catherine, brave the rain to view what remains of a board house in which two brothers died in a fire Monday night.
03 Nov, 2026 0

‘Dem never did have to dead’: Residents mourn brothers killed in Portmore house fire

As rain battered the charred remains of an ill-fated house where two young brothers were burnt to death late Monday night, residents of the area called Mexico in Gregory Park, Portmore, St Catherine…

Tourist, on arrival, can face an up-to-five-hour journey from Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James to Negril, Westmoreland.
03 Nov, 2026 0

Sangster airport to stage emergency simulation exercise on Wednesday

MBJ Airports Limited, the operator of Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, is advising the public that it will conduct a full-scale emergency simulation exercise at the facility on…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith (right), and UK Foreign Secretary, Ed Miliband (left), at the signing of a four-year Jamaica-UK reconstruction partnership at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Antigu
03 Nov, 2026 0

Jamaica and UK sign deal to fast-track post-Melissa reconstruction

Jamaica and the United Kingdom have signed a four-year partnership, beginning with a £10-million programme, to accelerate reconstruction following Hurricane Melissa, as a new report warns that…