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April 28, 2026
Ex-FBI Director James Comey indicted again, in probe over an online post officials call a Trump threat
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former FBI Director James Comey was indicted again Tuesday, this time in an investigation over a social media photo of seashells arranged on a beach that officials said constituted a…
April 28, 2026
FIFA proposes new World Cup rule on yellow cards to help avoid player bans in knockout rounds
FIFA is preparing to tweak World Cup rules on yellow cards to ensure fewer players are suspended for key elimination games in North America. An extra amnesty for yellow cards — wiping player…
April 28, 2026
Opposition wants parliamentary oversight of measures to address cement shortage
Amid growing concerns over a shortage of cement, Opposition Spokesman on Investment, Trade and Global Logistics Anthony Hylton is calling for urgent parliamentary attention be given to the the…
April 28, 2026
Trump pursues new import taxes to replace tariffs Supreme Court rejected
WASHINGTON (AP) — When the Supreme Court killed his favourite tariffs in February, President Donald Trump promptly rolled out temporary import taxes to replace them. But those stopgap levies expire in…
April 28, 2026
Motorists urged to stop throwing garbage from vehicles
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is urging motorists and passengers to stop throwing litter from vehicles and exercise greater discipline in how they dispose of waste while…
April 28, 2026
NSWMA says its committed to accountability amid audit exposing irregularities, notes final report pending
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is insisting that it is committed to accountability, transparency and serving the public interest, in light of an internal audit report that…
April 28, 2026
Attorney listed as person of interest arrested in downtown MoBay
Attorney-at-law Debby-Ann Samuels was taken into custody on Monday after a near two-hour standoff with cops in downtown Montego Bay, St James, a senior police official and sources have disclosed. …
April 28, 2026
Retired policeman found dead at home
The Spanish Town police have launched an investigation into the sudden death of a retired policeman who was on Monday night found unresponsive in his St Catherine home. He has been identified as…
April 28, 2026
GraceKennedy announces price increases on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages
GraceKennedy Limited says it will increase its prices on non-alcoholic sweetened beverages by an average of nine per cent, effective Friday, May 1. In an April 24 notice to its Jamaican retail…