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25 Sep, 2026 0

Police kill wanted man in alleged Spanish Town confrontation

A man who allegedly challenged a police team during an armed confrontation in Spanish Town, St Catherine, was fatally shot on Thursday night. He has been identified as Anthony Theo Williams,…
25 Sep, 2026 0

Man wanted in Texas captured in St Mary

A Jamaican man wanted in Texas, United States, for several serious offences has been arrested in St Mary. He has been identified as 25-year-old Patrick Dave Anderson of Alleppo, Clonmel, St Mary.…
Christopher Townsend (second right), Tamika Harris (right), President of Advocates’ Association of Jamaica along with several attorneys-at-law staged a silent protest on Wednesday at the Supreme Court in Kingston. Organised by the Jamaican Bar Associatio
25 Sep, 2026 0

Lawyers maintain threat to withdraw criminal court services for one week starting Monday

Defence lawyers are maintaining their threat to withdraw services from Jamaica’s criminal courts for one week, beginning Monday, September 28, as their concerns over mandatory minimum sentences under…
25 Sep, 2026 0

Sentencing postponed for cop in girlfriend’s killing

The family of slain 20-year-old D’Jonnay Graham turned out in their numbers at the Home Circuit Court in Kingston on Friday morning, as they awaited the sentencing of Police Constable Patrick Walters,…
Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Mining ministry moves to overhaul regulation after audit findings

The Ministry of Mining is overhauling its Mines and Geology Division (MGD) after a performance audit exposed significant weaknesses in the regulation, monitoring, and enforcement of mining and…
Members of the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries being taken away in a Jamaica Defence Force vehicle on October 17, 2021, following a deadly service.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Police witness: Smith ordered church members to kill cops

A police constable yesterday testified that the now-deceased leader of Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries, Kevin Smith, had reportedly instructed church members to kill the police…
Reclaimed and donated furniture  shipped to a western Jamaica school and that are in use in classrooms that were renovated after Hurricane Melissa.
25 Sep, 2026 0

17 high schools to benefit from US furniture drive

NEW YORK: Sixteen western high schools and one in Portland are set to benefit from a donation drive in the United States, which has sourced some 8,000 pieces of classroom furniture. The furniture…
The John’s Hall Primary School in St James.
25 Sep, 2026 0

Spring Mount access crisis hurts John’s Hall Primary

WESTERN BUREAU: The John’s Hall Primary School is losing students as the collapse of the Spring Mount road in St James disrupts access to the school, with enrolment falling by 84 children as families…
Mayor of May Pen Joel Williams.
25 Sep, 2026 0

May Pen makeover faces delays as CMC presses ahead with wider transformation

The vision to transform May Pen into a more attractive, functional and modern parish capital is being tested by delays to the town centre redevelopment, but Mayor Joel Williams says the Clarendon…