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Dancehall artiste Armanii energises patrons during his live performance at Dream Weekend Wet n’ Wild at The Palms, Rose Hall, Montego Bay, on Sunday.
August 5, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Dream Weekend’s Montego Bay gamble pays off

WESTERN BUREAU: Dream Weekend made an energetic debut in Montego Bay, earning praise from organisers, business leaders and many patrons, while transportation and logistical hiccups highlighted areas…
Lava flows out of the crater of the Fuego Volcano, as seen from San Juan Alotenango, Guatemala, Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo)
August 4, 2026

Guatemala on alert and evacuates hundreds of villagers after volcano erupts

GUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala remained on alert Tuesday after evacuating hundreds of people following an eruption of the Fuego volcano, which is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire and one of Central…
Head of the St Andrew South Police Division, Senior Superintendent Damion Manderson (centre), speaking about an operation on August 4, 2026.
August 4, 2026

Four guns and 100 rounds of ammunition seized in St Andrew police operation

The police today seized four illegal guns, including an AR-15 rifle, and 100 assorted rounds of ammunition during an intelligence-led operation along Cheetwood Avenue in St Andrew. A man was taken…
Persons at the Spanish Town Road Examination Depot in Kingston.
August 4, 2026

Technical issues affecting processing of e-fitness certificates, says Island Traffic Authority

The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) is reporting that it is currently facing challenges in processing and issuing Electronic Motor Vehicle Certificates of Fitness (e-Fitness Certificates) to motor…
The logo of the Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA).
August 4, 2026

3-y-o boy shoots 1-y-o sister with cop-father’s gun in St Elizabeth; CPFSA expresses shock

The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) is expressing shock over the incident in St Elizabeth in which a three-year-old boy shot his one-year-old sister with the service weapon of…
Fifty-year-old Nicole Brown, a farmer of Barton Wharf district, Lacovia, St. Elizabeth, has been missing since Sunday, August 2.
August 4, 2026

Update | Body of missing St Elizabeth woman found in river

The body of 50-year-old Nicole Brown, a farmer of Barton Wharf district in Lacovia, St Elizabeth, who was reported missing, was this afternoon found in a river in the parish. Brown had been missing…
August 4, 2026

Car crashes into river in St Mary, woman dies after being swept away

A woman on Monday died in St Mary after the car she was travelling in lost control and plunged into a river, and she was swept away by the water while trying to get to safety. She has been…
August 4, 2026

Westmoreland man charged after allegedly leaving voter ID card at house he robbed

The police in Westmoreland have charged a man who allegedly robbed a house and left his voter identification card behind. He is 25-year-old Delano Smith, otherwise called ‘Rick’, a labourer of…
August 4, 2026

Four Haitians held in St Catherine community, charged with overstaying

Four Haitians were arrested in the community of Green Acres in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Monday and later charged with overstaying. The police report that about 3:00 p.m., cops, acting on…