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April 15, 2026
Police flag motorcycle deaths amid road crash decline
The police remain concerned about motorcycle related road deaths despite a more than 30 per cent reduction in crashes and road fatalities during the first quarter of the year. For the period January…
April 15, 2026
Temporary quarrying halt recommended for Wag Water River in St Mary
Commissioner of Mines, Roy Nicholson, will be recommending a temporary halt to quarrying activities along a section of the Wag Water River in St Mary, citing insufficient material for extraction. …
April 15, 2026
Couple allegedly caught with illegal gun
Police have arrested a couple reportedly found in possession of an illegal firearm in Lyssons, St Thomas. The man and woman were nabbed along a beach around 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday. Sleuths said…
April 15, 2026
UHWI says funding shortfalls led to non-payment of statutory obligations
The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has blamed "structural underfunding" for its ballooning tax debt. Acting chief executive officer of the UHWI, Eric Hosin, told members of…
April 15, 2026
Senior citizen injured in Westmoreland crash
Traffic along the Sheffield main road in Westmoreland was reduced to single lane on Wednesday night following a vehicular crash. Residents along the main road say they were startled when a Honda…
April 14, 2026
by Livern Barrett
13-Y-O CRITICAL
An eighth-grade student has been hospitalised with life-threatening injuries to his kidney and intestine after he was reportedly shot by a policeman during an incident his family claim was unprovoked.…
April 14, 2026
by Andre Williams
Probe deepens after Carnival night erupts in gunfire
Investigators probing Sunday night’s shooting at the Big Wall Carnival after-party say it is still “very early days as it relates to charges”, even as eyewitness accounts, reported security gaps, and…
April 14, 2026
Trailer truck overturns on Flat Bridge
Motorists are being urged to avoid the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine following a crash early Tuesday morning on Flat Bridge that has left the roadway impassable. According to the police, a trailer…
April 14, 2026
Over 150 rounds of ammunition seized by police in Portmore
Detectives assigned to the St Catherine South Police Division have seized more than 100 rounds of ammunition during an operation at a business establishment along Dyke Road in Portmore. Reports from…