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May 5, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
Timeline for taxi fare hike being brought forward
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says the 16 per cent fare adjustment due to public passenger carriers is being fast-tracked. In his contribution to the Sectoral Debate in Parliament on Tuesday afternoon,…
May 5, 2026
by Andre Williams
Police fatal shooting recorded in Denham Town
A fatal shooting incident has been reported in Denham Town, Kingston, Tuesday morning. Reports indicate that at approximately 6:45 a.m., the fatal shooting occurred at a premises located on Wellington…
May 5, 2026
2 killed and 3 injured in shootings near a shopping mall north of Dallas, police say
A man shot five people in Texas on Tuesday, killing two of them, at a shopping centre north of Dallas, police said. It was not a random act of violence and the victims knew the attacker, Carrollton…
May 5, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Expert testifies seized weapon was fired during 2013 police fatal shooting
A government ballistics expert yesterday testified that one of the illegal firearms recovered at the scene of a fatal 2013 police shooting along Acadia Drive in St Andrew was discharged during the…
May 5, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
May 5, 2026
by Jovan Johnson
Report recommends UHWI governance overhaul
A government-appointed committee is calling for the elimination of an arrangement in which the chairman of the University Hospital of the West Indies’ (UHWI) medical committee sits on the…
May 5, 2026
Europe eyes bigger NATO role amid US troop withdrawal
YEREVAN (AP):
European leaders yesterday said President Donald Trump’s surprise decision to pull thousands of US troops out of Germany is just the latest signal that Europe must take more…
May 5, 2026
MAJ expands maritime sustainability awareness among emerging legal professionals
With Jamaica importing almost everything it consumes by sea, an unsafe or environmentally damaging shipping industry would have disruptive effects on the economy, public services, coastal communities,…