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April 6, 2026
JLP youth arm intensifies pressure on Golding in JACDEN controversy
The ruling Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) youth arm is calling on People’s National Party (PNP) President Mark Golding to disclose whether a company at the centre of a tax exemption controversy…
April 6, 2026
Two boys charged after student robbed at knifepoint in St Andrew, say police
Two teenage boys have been charged with robbery with aggravation after they allegedly held a student at knifepoint and stole $5,000 cash along Half-Way-Tree Road in St Andrew on April 1, the police…
April 6, 2026
Former PNP MP charged with incest
The police have charged a former Member of Parliament with incest following allegations that he sexually assaulted his young teenage daughter in January. The man, who represented the People's…
April 4, 2026
by Sashana Small
‘Build your own road’
Tensions are high in Coral Spring, Trelawny, as residents of the upscale community push back against a developer’s plan to close a section of road, arguing that it is privately owned and warning that…
April 5, 2026
by Kimone Francis
Banks to pocket billions from NHT mortgage outsourcing
The National Housing Trust (NHT) has funnelled $1.1 billion to private banks to subsidise its External Financing Mortgage Programme (EFMP), a move that effectively outsources its mortgage book to…
April 5, 2026
by Mickalia Kington
Easter hope
On the most important weekend in Christianity, which should have been filled with polished pews, floral arrangements, and the echo of choirs beneath sturdy rooftops, many Jamaicans are instead…
April 5, 2026
Stand Up Jamaica head welcomes decline in reoffending, wants more reintegration support for ex-prisoners
Jamaica’s steady decline in offender readmission to correctional facilities is being hailed by Executive Director of Stand Up for Jamaica, Carla Gullotta, as a sign of progress, but she argues that…
April 4, 2026
Man shot dead in Lionel Town, Clarendon
The police in Clarendon are probing the shooting death of a man in Lionel Town on Friday. He has been identified as 57-year-old Orville Garriques, otherwise called ‘Bugle’, who lived in the area. …
April 4, 2026
INDECOM probing fatal police shooting of three men in Westmoreland
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the fatal shooting of three men in Sheffield, Westmoreland by police on Friday afternoon. Two of the deceased have been identified…