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Fitz Jackson, Opposition Spokesperson on National Security
18 Oct, 2026 0

Opposition mourns deaths of cops shot in St Catherine gunfight

The Opposition says it is deeply saddened by the deaths of two policemen and the injury of a 10-year-old girl during a security operation in St Catherine on Friday. The deceased officers have been…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness speaking at a special media briefing at Jamaica House in St Andrew on Friday, October 24.
18 Oct, 2026 0

‘Take weh yourselves’: Holness orders intensified operations after deadly St Catherine gun battle

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has ordered the security forces to immediately escalate targeted operations against criminals, declaring a zero-tolerance policy against organised crime. The…
Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake
18 Oct, 2026 0

Child shot in St Catherine gun battle remains critical but stable – Blake

Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake says the child who was shot during a gun battle between members of the security forces and criminals in St Catherine on Friday was seriously injured but remains…
18 Oct, 2026 0

Reviewing the All-New Hyundai Palisade

Entering its robust second generation, the Hyundai Palisade has evolved significantly since its initial development and introduction as the brand’s premier full-size SUV. Built as a spacious 5-door…
An image of Pope Leo XIV rests at the base of a statue of the late Pope John Paul II outside the Agostino Gemelli Polyclinic, where Leo is hospitalized for surgery to remove a lung nodule, in Rome, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2026.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Who’s in charge when the pope is unconscious and unable to govern? The pope

VATICAN CITY (AP): Question: Who runs the Catholic Church when the pope is unconscious, incapacitated or otherwise unable to govern? Answer: The pope. The Vatican has detailed laws, rituals and…
AP Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina celebrates after winning the men’s singles semi-final match against Germany’s Alexander Zverev at the Shanghai Masters tennis tournament in Shanghai, China yesterday.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Davidovich Fokina upsets Zverev

SHANGHAI (AP): Alejandro Davidovich Fokina upset future world No. 1 Alexander Zverev 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Shanghai Masters final yesterday. The 25th-seeded Spaniard, who won the ATP 250 Chengdu…
A sign and delivery van branded in Mailpac colours.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Mailpac cuts $900 million off My Cart price, seeks approval to issue shares to close deal

Mailpac Group Ltd. will ask shareholders to approve issuing 50 million shares to complete its acquisition of former rival My Cart Quick Ltd., a deal whose value has been cut by three-quarters from the…
This photo shows Digicel building where NaRRA is proposing to house their offices.
18 Oct, 2026 0

Gordon Robinson | Why so expensive paper pushers?

So National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) has started with neither bang nor whimper but a loud, smelly belch. Or has it? Started I mean? I ask because the 40-million-dollar man…
Specialist Dilip Patel works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)
18 Oct, 2026 0

US markets weighed down by an extended sell-off in tech sector

Stocks closed lower on Wall Street as more drops for big tech companies weighed on the market. The S&P 500 lost 1.1 per cent Friday, and the Nasdaq composite sank 2.1 per cent. Both posted their…