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July 30, 2026
Police disrupt gang linked to commercial break-ins across three parishes
Commanding Officer of the Portland Police Division, Superintendent Ainsley McCarthy, says the police have disrupted an organised criminal group believed to be responsible for a series of commercial…
July 30, 2026
Judiciary mourns passing of Senior Parish Judge Dionne Gallimore Rose, remembered for her leadership and dedication to justice
The judiciary is mourning the passing of Her Honour Dionne Gallimore Rose, Senior Parish Judge of the Western Regional Family Court. She passed away today. The judiciary said her distinguished…
July 30, 2026
Opposition calls for inspection of rural school bus fleet after fire in Manchester
Opposition Spokesperson on Transport, Mikael Phillips, is calling on the Government to order a programme of detailed inspections of buses used in the rural school bus programme following…
July 30, 2026
INDECOM probing fatal police shooting in Grants Pen, St Andrew
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of a man by the police in Grants Pen, St Andrew, on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified as…
July 30, 2026
Westmoreland father charged with incest
The police in Westmoreland have charged a father with incest. He was taken into custody on Tuesday and was charged yesterday. He is to go to court to answer the charge. Allegations are that the…
July 30, 2026
Clarendon carpenter dies in fiery crash; road death toll climbs to 185
A 30-year-old Clarendon carpenter is the parish's latest road fatality, following a fiery, single-vehicular crash along the Dawkins Pen main road on Wednesday. The deceased has been identified…
July 30, 2026
Man shot and seriously injured by gunmen in Toyota Axio near Old Harbour
A 42-year-old man was shot and seriously injured by gunmen travelling in a white Toyota Axio in Bushy Park, St Catherine, early Wednesday morning. Police say the incident occurred about 3:50 am. …
July 30, 2026
Jamaica 65 will be a milestone year: Grange
Jamaica's 65th anniversary celebrations next year will mark the final staging of the country's flagship national celebrations at the National Stadium in Kingston before the facility…
July 30, 2026
Region 5 principals hailed as heroes of post-Melissa education recovery
Minister of State in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Rhoda Crawford, has declared that principals across Region 5 were the driving force behind Jamaica's education…