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March 23, 2026
US sends drones to Nigeria to join troops sent for intelligence and training
(AP) — The United States has deployed drones to Nigeria, a United States defense official said Monday, as the West African country's military faces a multifaceted security crisis. The MQ-9…
March 23, 2026
Jamaica prepares to ratify regional wildlife protection protocol within three months - Samuda
The Government anticipates ratifying the Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol within the next three months, says Matthew Samuda, Minister of Water, Environment, and Climate Change.…
March 23, 2026
US jury finds Bill Cosby liable for 1972 sexual assault, awards nearly US$60 million
(AP) — A United States jury has found comedian and actor Bill Cosby liable for drugging and sexually assaulting a woman in 1972, awarding her US$59.3 million in damages. The decision followed a…
March 23, 2026
Minister Grange commends Jamaica’s World Indoors performance
Culture and Sport Minister Olivia Grange has praised Jamaica’s performance at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland, highlighting a historic medal in the men’s triple jump. The minister…
March 22, 2026
by Livern Barrett
Policing printers
Customs officials have implemented a new policy that mandates employees to detain all three-dimensional or 3D printers imported into Jamaica, pending an internal verification of the end-user, a leaked…
March 22, 2026
Three arrested as JDF seizes massive cocaine shipment offshore Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is reporting that the Coast Guard on Saturday intercepted a go-fast boat offshore Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth and seized more than 2,500 kilogrammes of cocaine and…
March 22, 2026
Teen boy in St Mary arrested over fatal incident
A teen boy has been taken into police custody for the alleged killing of a man in Belfield, St Mary on Friday. The police report that the teen and the man were involved in an argument, which later…
March 22, 2026
Alleged fraud case involving medical doctor and co-accused moved from St Catherine to Supreme Court
The multimillion-dollar fraud case involving medical doctor Chloe Douett and her co-accused has been transferred from the St Catherine Parish Court to the Supreme Court by the Office of the Director…
March 22, 2026
by Erica Virtue
Decades of distress
Courtney Anderson would have been relieved when an assault case against him was dismissed in 1996, but little did he know that 30 years later he would still be experiencing the recurring nightmare of…