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May 18, 2026
Summer travellers who relied on Spirit Airlines may struggle to find budget alternatives
Days after Spirit Airlines shut down in the middle of the night, a lawyer for the defunct budget carrier stood before a bankruptcy judge and apologised to the price-conscious customers who might…
May 18, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Man killed in gun attack at bar in Cassava Piece
A manhunt has been launched by the police for two men who allegedly shot and killed a patron at a bar in Cassava Piece, St Andrew last night. The deceased has been identified as 30-year-old Jerome…
May 18, 2026
INDECOM appeals for witnesses in fatal police shooting of woman in St James
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is appealing to members of the public who may have witnessed the fatal police shooting of a woman in Granville, St James on Sunday to come…
May 18, 2026
JUTC to reduce Ocho Rios bus service following displacement concerns from PPV operators
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) is reporting that effective Wednesday, May 20, it will reduce the frequency of its Ocho Rios service in response to concerns raised by Public Passenger Vehicle…
May 18, 2026
Environmental Protection Levy increase stalled as gov’t yet to finalise legislative changes – TAJ
The planned increase in the Environmental Protection Levy (EPL), which was scheduled to take effect on May 1, has been delayed as the Government has yet to complete the legislative process required to…
May 18, 2026
New policy coming for outdoor advertising in St Catherine
The St Catherine Municipal Corporation is moving to establish a formal policy to regulate outdoor advertising in the parish.
Speaking during the corporation’s monthly meeting on May 14, Mayor of…
May 18, 2026
by Tiffany Pryce
Vaz urges taxi operators to hold strain, decision on fare increase expected on June 1
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says public transport operators awaiting a long-promised 16 per cent fare increase may have to weigh the broader economic realities, warning that any adjustment granted…
May 18, 2026
by Janet Silvera
'Desecration' - Church groups condemn treatment of woman’s body after Granville shooting
The Jamaica Umbrella Groups of Churches (JUGC) on Monday condemned the treatment of a woman’s body following a fatal police shooting in Granville, St James, describing the actions seen in circulating…
May 18, 2026
St James wanted man nabbed while on bus in Manchester
A St James man who the police say was wanted for murder was captured in Manchester on Sunday.