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From left: Lieutenant Taneese Silvera, Detective Nickita Beckford, Detective Stacy Ann Kennedy, Lieutenant Danae McFarlane, Police Officer Rohan Lumsden, Detective Omar Wallace at the BBQ, Glen Island Park, New Rochelle, New York.
August 15, 2026

JAMLEO kicks off Independence celebrations with 6th Annual Family Day BBQ

The Jamaican American Law Enforcement Organization (JAMLEO) officially launched its month-long celebration of Jamaica’s 64th Independence anniversary with its sixth annual Family Day BBQ on Sunday,…
Chargé d’Affaires, a.i., at the Embassy of Jamaica in Washington, DC, Lishann Salmon (left), receives a Mayoral Proclamation from Mayor Phylecia E. Nembhard of New Carrollton, Maryland, during Jamaica Fest at Veterans Plaza in Silver Spring, Maryland, o
August 15, 2026

Jamaica Fest ignites Silver Spring

SILVER SPRING, Maryland: Downtown Silver Spring was transformed into a vibrant Jamaican marketplace on Sunday as the sights, sounds, aromas and spirit of Jamaica filled Veterans Plaza for the fifth…
August 15, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Jamaican drafts legacy in Commonwealth

The Caribbean has strengthened its influence in legislative drafting across the Commonwealth with the presidency now occupied by Jamaican attorney-at-law and legislative drafter Michelle Daley, who…
Shaneika Smith (centre) interacts with the locals and their alpacas in Cusco, Peru.
August 15, 2026 by Krysta Anderson

Childhood flight sparks Shaneika Smith’s passion for adventure

It was a hot summer like this one when Shaneika Smith took her first flight. At only nine years old, the fourth grader travelled solo to Curaçao to spend the holidays with her aunt. Flight attendants…
Nashan Miller, Director of the Male Empowerment Unit in the Bureau of Gender Affairs, Ministry of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport
August 14, 2026

Male victims of gender-based violence encouraged to speak up

The Bureau of Gender Affairs (BGA) is reminding male victims of gender-based violence (GBV) that they can report incidents of abuse to both the bureau and the police. Director of the Male Empowerment…
Dr Lambert Innis, Senior Instructor at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica, demonstrates the proper use of an Automated External Defibrillator (AED)
August 15, 2026

Heart Foundation urges quick action during cardiac emergencies

Senior Instructor at the Heart Foundation of Jamaica (HFJ), Dr Lambert Innis, is urging members of the public to respond swiftly when they encounter someone experiencing a cardiac emergency. Speaking…
Justice Winston Anderson, president of the Caribbean Court of Justice.
August 15, 2026

CCJ President Anderson rejects allegations of panel manipulation, internal tensions

President of the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), Justice Winston Anderson, has responded to reports of allegations of internal tensions and judicial panel manipulation at the regional court,…
August 14, 2026

Prosecution: Teen’s injury in Zimi Seh Beach brawl could be permanent

One of the injuries sustained by one of the teenage brothers during the wild caught-on-tape altercation at the ‘Zimi Seh Beach Party’ last weekend could be permanent, prosecutors have revealed. The…
St Catherine Parish Court
August 14, 2026

Man accused of killing Portmore taxi operator was on bail for another case, court told

The man accused of gunning down a taxi operator in Portmore, St Catherine, was remanded when the matter came before the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday. The accused, Tywayne Hinds, otherwise…