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April 22, 2026

Valerie Fridland | Despite all the likes, literallys and dropped g's, English isn't decaying before our eyes

As a linguistics professor, I'm often asked why English is decaying before our eyes, whether it's "like" being used promiscuously, t's being dropped deleteriously or…
He is to go court on April 28.
April 22, 2026

St Thomas contractor charged in motor vehicle fraud case

A St Thomas contractor has been charged with fraudulent conversion in relation to the alleged misuse of funds entrusted to him for the purchase of a motor vehicle. Forty-six-year-old Richard Jones,…
A Spirit Airlines 319 Airbus taxis at Manchester Boston Regional Airport, Friday, June 2, 2023, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
April 22, 2026

Trump raises prospect of federal support or merger as Spirit Airlines struggles with costs and debt

President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that the federal government could help keep a struggling Spirit Airlines afloat, while also encouraging a buyer to step in and rescue the budget carrier. …
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April 22, 2026

Update | Man charged for stabbing, robbery of businessman in McCooks Pen remanded, to seek bail

The man charged for a violent robbery in McCooks Pen, St Catherine is expected to seek bail when the matter returns to court in June. Giavanni McFarlane, 23, a labourer of a Kingston 20 address,…
Member of Parliament for Kingston Eastern and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell, contributing to the 2026-2027 Sectoral Debate in Parliament on Tuesday, April 21, 2026
April 22, 2026

Paulwell: Any review of Dennis Gordon issue by Ethics Committee must go back to the House

Opposition Business Leader Phillip Paulwell says a memorandum from the Clerk to the Houses of Parliament has confirmed that the Ethics Committee has no authority to revisit the approved exemption…
Reggae Girlz coach, Hubert Busby Jr (arm raised) rallies his troops during a training session at the National Stadium on April 17.
April 22, 2026

‘We want to play our football’

Having booked their spot in the Concacaf W Championship after a perfect run in the Concacaf W Qualifiers, Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby says his charges must continue to express themselves…
Vinnella Sutherland holds a photograph of her 13-year-old grandson, Kland Doyle, who was fatally stabbed, reportedly by a peer, on Monday in St Thomas.
April 22, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

NEEDLESS TRAGEDY

A simmering feud between two teenage schoolboys, marked by repeated clashes, taunts and reports to authorities, erupted in deadly violence on Monday, with both families insisting that the teen’s death…
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April 22, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Rescue job under way

St Mary Football Association president, James Pearson, spoke like a man with the weight of the world lifted from his shoulders, upbeat and spritely, announcing this Sunday as the start of the parish’s…
April 22, 2026

Dangerous pitch forces abandonment of Red Force-Hurricanes clash

ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC): The second-round match between the Leeward Islands Hurricanes and Trinidad and Tobago Red Force was abandoned on the third day after it was determined that the pitch at the…