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April 13, 2026
JTA says timeline for relocation of school shelter occupants not ideal
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) says the Government's announced timeline for removal of Hurricane Melissa shelter occupants from school compounds appears "longer than is ideal".…
April 13, 2026
Contractor, eight alleged undocumented Chinese construction workers charged
A Jamaican contractor and eight Chinese nationals have been charged after the foreigners reportedly overstayed their time in Jamaica and worked in the country without a permit. They were charged on…
April 13, 2026
33-y-o man killed in Priory, St Ann
The St Ann police have launched an investigation into the gun slaying of a man in the parish on Monday morning. The deceased has been identified as Oshane Rankin, a 33-year-old, recording company…
April 12, 2026
by Erica Virtue
Strands of change
A quiet shift is under way in some Jamaican schools, where long-standing rules governing how boys – especially those of African descent – wear their hair are being tested, stretched, and, in some…
April 12, 2026
by Erica Virtue
TOTALLY PREVENTABLE
Local women’s health experts are urging girls and women – particularly those aged 15 to 26 and in their reproductive years – to protect themselves against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can…
April 12, 2026
by Livern Barrett
Acquitted ex-WIPL director sues over ‘malicious’ prosecution
A businessman who was acquitted of criminal charges has claimed in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit that police investigators ignored evidence that exonerated him and instead relied on “unreliable or…
April 12, 2026
Mother pleads for help to save son after daughter dies in Spanish Town blaze
Grief-stricken relatives of 14-year-old Gabriella Wright are appealing for urgent public support to save her brother, who remains critically injured following a house fire in St John’s Garden, Spanish…
April 12, 2026
Cuba's President warns US against attacking island or trying to depose him
(AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the United States has no valid reason to carry out a military attack against the island or to attempt to depose him. Speaking in an interview on NBC…
April 12, 2026
Some 100 people killed in mistaken air force attack on Nigerian market
(AP) — A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels hit a local market in northeastern Nigeria, killing over 100 residents and injuring many others, a rights group and local media reported on…