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April 15, 2026

Man fatally shot by police in Spanish Town

A 28-year-old man was fatally shot by police in Tryall Estate, Spanish Town, St Catherine after he allegedly engaged cops in an armed confrontation on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified by…
Energy and Transport Minister Daryl Vaz speaking at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on April 15, 2026.
April 15, 2026

Gov’t to weigh movement restrictions as fuel costs surge – Vaz

The Government is exploring options to get Jamaicans to conserve fuel amid rising global prices, with Energy and Transport Minister Daryl Vaz signalling that COVID-19-style movement restrictions could…
Popular vlogger Jhaedee ‘Jaii Frais’ Richards.
April 15, 2026

Court extends police’s detention of Jaii Frais in Big Wall shooting probe

A judge in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court today granted a remand application by the police to keep popular content creator Jaii Frais, whose given name is Jhaedee Richards, in custody as they…
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April 15, 2026

Security scare forces evacuation of Jamaica Customs head office in Kingston

The Jamaica Customs Agency head office in Kingston was today evacuated following a security issue. The agency said safety protocols were initiated, as the safety of staff, clients and other…
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April 15, 2026

Police secure court extension to hold music producer ‘Jahvy’ in custody in Big Wall shooting case

Music producer and artiste manager Jahvel ‘Jahvy’ Morrison is being further held in custody after the police went to court today to obtain an order from a judge for his continued detention as they…
UHWI CEO Fitzgerald Mitchell.
April 15, 2026

Current, former UHWI senior officials summoned to PAC

After several failed attempts to unearth who was at the centre of a myriad procurement breaches, missing contract documents and the misuse of the University Hospital of the West Indies’ (UHWI)…
Surrounded by members of his team, Opposition Leader Mark Golding speaking at a press conference at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition on West Kings House Road in St Andrew on Tuesday.
April 15, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Storm victim baffled by ROOFS grant mix-up

Angella Allen was filled with excitement when she learnt during a ceremony in February that she was one of several persons selected for a $500,000 grant under a special Government-funded initiative,…
Jorn Bennett examines onions reaped from his farm in Bernard Lodge, St Catherine.
April 15, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

Bernard Lodge onion glut leaves farmers with millions in losses

Onion farmers in Bernard Lodge, St Catherine are facing millions of dollars in losses as a glut in local production collides with continued imports, leaving acres of mature crops at risk of spoilage.…
Kerry Thomas, the councillor for the Mt Salem division in the St James Municipal Corporation, addressing the corporation’s monthly meeting on April 9.
April 15, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

PNP councillor joins call for children’s hospital in west to be named after Simpson Miller

WESTERN BUREAU: Kerry Thomas, the councillor for the Mt Salem division in the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC), has served notice on the corporation that he will be tabling a resolution to have…