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Four men detained, homemade gun seized in Stony Hill police operation
Four men were taken into custody by the police on Thursday during an operation in Stony Hill, St Andrew.
Updated 16 hours ago

St Catherine businessman gets $1 million bail in alleged motor vehicle fraud case
A St Catherine businessman accused of collecting millions of dollars from persons for motor vehicles that were never delivered was granted $1 million bail with surety when he appeared in the parish…
Updated 16 hours ago

Government minister Delano Seiveright warns public against fake investment video
Government minister Delano Seiveright is distancing himself from a video circulating on social media platforms promoting an investment opportunity, describing it as false and generated using…
Updated 11 hours ago

Grange Lane dualisation in Portmore 'substantially complete', says Morgan
The Grange Lane dualisation in Portmore, St Catherine is substantially complete, while widening works on Braeton Road and Hellshire Main Road have reached roughly 40 per cent completion, Works…
June 18, 2026 by Kimone Francis

Off the mark - US Embassy diplomatic note names Cabinet minister as originator of third-country nationals proposal 
A diplomatic note from the United States (US) Embassy in Kingston has stated  that a Cabinet minister proposed a controversial deal to Washington that would have had Jamaica “receive” up to 10,000…
June 18, 2026 by Karen Madden

Charges recommended over Wheatley asset probe 
Between 2013 and 2022, Cabinet Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley had approximately $164 million in assets that were disproportionate to his lawful sources of income over the nine-year period, an…
June 18, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Forrest: AI cannot replace certain things
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaicans are being cautioned to dismiss any notion that artificial intelligence [AI] will take over their jobs, and should instead learn to treat the technology as a tool to help…
June 18, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Call for Jamaicans abroad to purchase first or second homes locally
WESTERN BUREAU:  Jamaicans in the Diaspora are being encouraged to invest in Jamaica’s expanding private real estate market, with Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness arguing that their homeownership…
June 18, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Jamaica to send trade mission to Ghana
WESTERN BUREAU: As part of an ongoing effort to solidify its bilateral trading partnership with Ghana, Jamaica will be sending a trade mission to the African country next month to seek out…