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Minister of Transport, Daryl Vaz, addressing a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on April 9.
April 23, 2026

Footage from school bus fight in Ocho Rios handed over to police - Vaz

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says his ministry has provided footage and statements to aid the police in their investigation of a fight among students that took place on one of the government's…
April 23, 2026

Health ministry warns against consuming products from Pan Caribbean Sugar Company amid contamination issue

The Ministry of Health and Wellness says an immediate stop order has been placed on the production, distribution and sale of all Pan Caribbean Sugar Company products after metal fragments were found…
April 23, 2026

22-y-o woman on murder charge following fatal fight

A 22-year-old Kingston woman has been charged with murder after inflicting fatal injuries to a man during a fight. Shanice Dixon, of Spanish Town Road, Kingston 11, has also been charged with being…
The case is to go back to court on June 3.
April 23, 2026

Update | Man charged for fatal stabbing at wake in St Catherine to stand trial, granted $1 million bail

St Catherine resident Shevaughn 'Mongoose' McBean, who is charged with the stabbing death of a man during an altercation at a wake in Riversdale, St Catherine last year, is to go on trial…
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The FIFA World Cup Trophy is displayed before press conference at Rockefeller Plaza, June 16, 2022, in New York, USA.
April 23, 2026

4 tickets to World Cup final listed on FIFA’s resale site for more than US$2 million

FIFA’s resale site has four tickets on sale for the World Cup final for just under US$2.3 million each. The US$2,299,998.85 seats for the July 19 match at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New…
Kervon Noel
April 23, 2026

Trinidadian man extradited to US to face armed robbery charges

PORT OF SPAIN, CMC – Trinidadian Kervon Noel was extradited to the United States earlier this week to face charges of armed robbery and conspiracy, more than a decade after a warrant was issued for…
Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, addresses the Olympic Court Housing Development community meeting at the complex's location in St Andrew in April 19, 2026.
April 23, 2026

NSWMA to intensify derelict vehicle removal

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) will be intensifying efforts to clear derelict and abandoned vehicles from public spaces under its bulky waste removal programme. Addressing the…
The mater go back to court on May 13.
April 23, 2026

Correctional officer on trial for alleged smuggling of contraband into St Catherine prison

A correctional officer is now before the court facing allegations that he smuggled contraband into the St Catherine Adult Correctional Centre. Sean Cowan is charged with introducing prohibited…
Plush toys are displayed at a Camp store in New York. Camp, November 21, 2019. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
April 23, 2026

Middle East war could drive up costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes and crayons

NEW YORK (AP) — It might be hard to imagine the Middle East war weighing on stuffed toys with names like Snuggle Glove, Bizzikins and Wobblies, but even plush playthings are not immune when oil…