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Lanisia Rhoden, founder and executive director of the YWOP/YMOP, addresses the launch of the collaborative entrepreneur assistance programme in Lucea, Hanover, being implemented by her organisation and the Flow Foundation.
April 29, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Collaborative effort to assist young entrepreneurs in Hanover, Trelawny

Western Bureau: Some 60 young entrepreneurs from Hanover and Trelawny who were affected by Hurricane Melissa last October are set to receive much-needed assistance and training under a collaborative…
Community champion Tanecia Cole (left) receives her award from Ambassador Alison Stone Roofe, permanent secretary, Ministry of National Security and Peace, at the Project STAR Town Hall, Pentab High School, Kingston recently.
April 29, 2026

Crime down in Kingston Central as police cite Project STAR’s impact

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting a significant reduction in crime in the Kingston Central Division, with police confirming zero violent incidents since the start of the year in…
This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows promotional art for ‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’.
April 29, 2026

Movie Review |‘Lee Cronin’s The Mummy’ is a messy, overlong horror spectacle

The tagline for Lee Cronin’s The Mummy is “Some things are meant to stay buried”. That also applies to the misguided Lee Cronin’s The Mummy, which should definitely stay deep underground for eternity.…
Andrew South West Member of Parliament Dr Angela Brown Burke at a sitting of the House of Representatives on December 8, 2025.
April 29, 2026

MPs voting on NaRRA bill after mace incident prompts suspension of PNP's Brown-Burke

House deliberations on the NaRRA bill descended into chaos late Tuesday after an incident involving the mace led Speaker Juliet Holness to move to suspend Opposition MP Dr Angela Brown-Burke. …
A US Border Patrol badge is displayed as Gregory Bovino, chief patrol agent of the US Border Patrol's El Centro Sector, stands in a conference room before an interview with The Associated Press in Los Angeles, August 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
April 28, 2026

Mexican man pleads guilty to impersonating Border Patrol agent to ‘disrupt deportation missions’

SAN DIEGO (AP) — A Mexican man in the United States has pleaded guilty to impersonating a Border Patrol agent and following federal immigration officers to divert them while they were out on…
The case is to go back to court on June 3.
April 28, 2026

Portmore man fined $1.5 million for selling cocaine at his home

A 49-year-old Portmore, St Catherine man has been fined a total of $1.5 million or nine months in prison after pleading guilty to selling cocaine at his home. Douglas Forbes, of Independence City,…
Senator Mazie Hirono, D-Hawaii, left, questions a witness as Senator Tim Kaine, D-Va., right, looks on during the Senate Committee on Armed Services hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, April 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
April 28, 2026

US Senate rejects attempt to end Trump’s blockade of Cuba

WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans rejected legislation from Democrats on Tuesday that would have required President Donald Trump to end the US energy blockade on Cuba unless he receives approval…
A screenshot from a video showing a bus conductor assaulting two Corporate Area schoolgirls.
April 28, 2026

Conductor in video assaulting Corporate Area schoolgirls on bus in police custody

The conductor seen in a video assaulting two schoolgirls on a bus has been taken into police custody. In the video, which has been widely circulated on social media platforms, the man is seen…
Daryl Vaz. - File photo.
April 28, 2026

2,000 Jamaicans still without power six months after Hurricane Melissa

Approximately 2,000 Jamaicans are still without electricity six months after Hurricane Melissa caused widespread power outages across the island, with Energy Minister Daryl Vaz indicating that the…