News
Published 1 hour ago
SCJ Holdings intensifies measures to curb illegal sale, occupation of former sugar lands
SCJ Holdings Limited (SCJH) is imploring persons seeking land for housing or other purposes to pursue legitimate channels and engage formally with the entity. The appeal comes as the company…
Updated 15 minutes ago
Popular vlogger Jaii Frais among three injured in shooting incident at Big Wall
Popular vlogger Jaii Frais, whose given name is Jhaedee Richards, is among three people in hospital following a shooting incident at carnival after-party Big Wall, which was held at the Ranny Williams…
Published 2 minutes ago
Music producer in police custody after shooting incident at Big Wall
A popular music producer and artiste manager is in police custody as investigators probe yesterday’s shooting at post-carnival party Big Wall, which saw three men being shot and injured, including…
April 12, 2026
by Erica Virtue
Strands of change
A quiet shift is under way in some Jamaican schools, where long-standing rules governing how boys – especially those of African descent – wear their hair are being tested, stretched, and, in some…
April 12, 2026
by Erica Virtue
TOTALLY PREVENTABLE
Local women’s health experts are urging girls and women – particularly those aged 15 to 26 and in their reproductive years – to protect themselves against the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can…
April 12, 2026
by Livern Barrett
Acquitted ex-WIPL director sues over ‘malicious’ prosecution
A businessman who was acquitted of criminal charges has claimed in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit that police investigators ignored evidence that exonerated him and instead relied on “unreliable or…
Updated 20 hours ago
Mother pleads for help to save son after daughter dies in Spanish Town blaze
Grief-stricken relatives of 14-year-old Gabriella Wright are appealing for urgent public support to save her brother, who remains critically injured following a house fire in St John’s Garden, Spanish…
Published 23 hours ago
Cuba's President warns US against attacking island or trying to depose him
(AP) — Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel said the United States has no valid reason to carry out a military attack against the island or to attempt to depose him. Speaking in an interview on NBC…
Published 22 hours ago
Some 100 people killed in mistaken air force attack on Nigerian market
(AP) — A Nigerian Air Force strike targeting jihadi rebels hit a local market in northeastern Nigeria, killing over 100 residents and injuring many others, a rights group and local media reported on…