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July 31, 2026
Section of highway in St Thomas named in honour of Paul Bogle
A section of the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project (SCHIP) in St Thomas was officially named the Paul Bogle Highway during a ceremony held at the Morant Bay Roundabout on Thursday. The…
July 31, 2026
Clarendon cashier charged for allegedly stealing from her job
A 35-year-old Clarendon cashier has been charged with larceny as a servant after she allegedly stole more than $145,000 from the business where she worked. Charged is Anna-Kay Robinson of Alley…
July 31, 2026
A blanket of seaweed smothers coastlines from the Caribbean to Mexico
PUERTO MORELOS, Mexico (AP) – Swaths of seaweed are blanketing the beaches and coastlines of the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico, suffocating shorelines and snuffing out marine life while spooking…
July 31, 2026
Court grants Wheatley leave to challenge Integrity Commission prosecution
Cabinet Minister Dr Andrew Wheatley has been granted leave to seek judicial review of the Integrity Commission's decision to prosecute him for alleged illicit enrichment and other…
July 31, 2026
Westmoreland man acquitted in gun case linked to missing surveillance video
A man who was arrested and charged with gun-related crimes after cops viewed a video recording of a shooting incident has been acquitted. Kavern Patrick was found not guilty of using a firearm to…
July 31, 2026
Prime Minister Holness loses appeal in Integrity Commission court battle
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has lost his bid to strike out portions of an affidavit filed by a senior Integrity Commission (IC) official after the Court of Appeal dismissed his challenge to a…
July 31, 2026
Spain's PM blames trafficking gangs as 60,000 cross into Ceuta from Morocco, with 41 deaths
CEUTA, Spain (AP) – About 60,000 migrants have entered Spain's Ceuta from Morocco in the past 24 hours, Ceuta's president said on Friday. That is equivalent to 70 per cent of the city's…
July 31, 2026
Three freed in fiery double murder case after key witness cannot be found
Three men accused in a fiery double murder case in which the victims were found in a bathtub have been freed after the prosecution said its sole eyewitness could not be located. The men were freed in…
July 31, 2026
‘Some things are simply too important to sell’
GENEVA (AP): European nations agreed yesterday to boycott the World Cup and all other FIFA competitions to protest Gianni Infantino’s plan to sell stakes in football’s biggest tournament to private…