News
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…
April 14, 2026
UHWI CEO Mitchell and former chairman Chai Chong among three to be summoned before PAC
University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) CEO Fitzgerald Mitchell, former CEO Kevin Allen, and ex-board chairman Wayne Chai Chong are to be summoned to a meeting of Parliament’s Public Accounts…
April 14, 2026
Westmoreland man charged with murder over fatal stabbing
A Westmoreland man has been charged with murder following a stabbing incident that claimed the life of a fellow resident earlier this month. Charged is 31-year-old cabinet maker Shaun Paul Palmer,…
April 14, 2026
Businessman and economist Dhiru Tanna has died
Business leader and economist Dhiru Tanna has died, a development confirmed Tuesday by Jamaica National Group Chief Executive Officer Earl Jarrett, who said he had been with Tanna in the days leading…
April 14, 2026
UHWI owes over $40 billion in unpaid taxes and fees, PAC told
Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee (PAC) today heard that the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) owes the Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) and other government agencies in excess of $40…
April 14, 2026
Man dies after car airbag incident in Spanish Town
The police in St Catherine are investigating the death of a man who was fatally injured after the airbag in the car he was driving deployed. The deceased has been identified as 51-year-old labourer…
April 14, 2026
PNP MPs in Westmoreland and Hanover want Melissa electricity, shelter issues addressed
Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, Dr Dayton Campbell, says almost 50 per cent of Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) customers in the constituency are still without electricity more than…