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23 Oct, 2026 0

Met Service issues flash flood watch for eight parishes amid increased rainfall

The Meteorological Service has issued a flash flood watch for low-lying and flood-prone areas of St Ann, St Mary, Portland, St Thomas, Kingston, St Andrew, St Catherine and Clarendon. A flash flood…
23 Oct, 2026 0

JETS Limited reports data breach but says core payment networks unaffected

JETS Limited, the operator of Jamaica’s MultiLink and Automated Clearing House (ACH) payment systems, has confirmed a data breach that may have exposed historical debit card numbers and customer names…
23 Oct, 2026 0

Government halts public-sector overseas travel until March 2027 amid Hurricane Melissa recovery

The Jamaican Government has halted all official overseas travel across the public sector until March next year, as it reportedly directs resources to post-hurricane Melissa reconstruction. The…
23 Oct, 2026 0

Woman charged in $110-million loan fraud scheme to appear in court

A 58-year-old woman charged in connection with an alleged $110-million loan fraud scheme is scheduled to appear in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court today, while five other accused in the case…
16-year-old Jerbiah Paul
23 Oct, 2026 0

Dominican police to send samples to Jamaica for DNA testing

ROSEAU, Dominica, CMC – Dominican Commissioner of Police Lincoln Corbett says Jamaica has given the green light for samples to be sent to a lab there to determine whether the remains of a decomposed…
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex
23 Oct, 2026 0

Meghan 'deeply distressed' by allegations her father had collection of child sex abuse images

LONDON (AP) – Prince Harry's wife, Meghan, said on Friday she was "deeply distressed" by allegations that a collection of child sexual abuse images had been found at her father's…
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Shoppers are seen at a grocery store in Glenview, Illinois on Wednesday, October. 14.
23 Oct, 2026 0

When it comes to Trump’s economy, these numbers matter before mid-terms

President Donald Trump is trying to convince voters before the November 3 mid-term elections that the US economy is rocketing upwards. But voters say inflation remains a challenge because the Iran war…
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The Tesla logo is displayed at a Miami dealership in March 2025.
23 Oct, 2026 0

Tesla’s Q3 profit drops as it prepares for possible merger with SpaceX

Tesla reported a decline in profit for the latest quarter, but a measure of cash its business generated surged, leaving investors with a mixed picture as it prepares for a possible merger with Elon…
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President Donald Trump talks with Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg as he speaks with reporters outside the West Wing of the White House on Tuesday, September 29, in Washington.
23 Oct, 2026 0

Meta Q3 revenue tops estimates, with Muse accounts topping 10m, says Zuckerberg

Meta Platforms said on Wednesday that its third-quarter profit jumped more than threefold, as the social media giant’s revenue climbed sharply. The parent company of Facebook and Instagram reported…