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June 4, 2026
Jamaica urges greater support for small island states at ocean summit in Japan
Jamaica has called for increased financing, technology transfer and technical support for Small Island Developing States (SIDS) as it seeks to strengthen ocean governance and expand its blue economy.
June 4, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
One dead, three injured in Spanish Town gun attack
A 36-year-old man was shot and killed and three other people injured when gunmen allegedly opened fire along Corletts Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Wednesday night.
June 4, 2026
Civil service union presses Gov't to settle claims or risk 'further action'
The Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) has warned that thousands of Government workers could “consider further action” if issues related to travelling allowances and wage talks remain…
June 4, 2026
by Andre Williams
Dismissed JCF probationer killed in police shooting after alleged taxi hijacking in Kingston
Details have emerged that the man fatally shot by police following an alleged taxi hijacking along Camp Road in Kingston on Wednesday was a former Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) probationer.
June 4, 2026
by Andre Williams
27-y-o shot dead in St James
A 27-year-old man was shot and killed by unknown assailants in Maroon Town, St James on Wednesday evening.
June 4, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
St Catherine man fined $100,000 or 60 days in ganja possession case
A St Catherine man has been fined a total of $100,000 or 60 days imprisonment in relation to the possession of approximately 11 pounds of ganja.
Sheldon Hines, who was sentenced in the St Catherine…
June 4, 2026
by Andre Williams
JCF constable dies after falling ill at Kingston home
A member of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has died after reportedly falling ill at his home in Allman Town in Kingston on Wednesday afternoon.
He has been identified as 31-year-old Constable…
June 4, 2026
FLA signals retreat from court action against Integrity Commission report
The Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA) has signalled the agency will abandon court action against an Integrity Commission report that found its database was "manipulated" to record allegedly…
Updated 21 hours ago
by Rasbert Turner
Updated | MID probing deadly Spanish Town gun attack
The police's Major Investigation Division has taken over the probe into Wednesday night's deadly gun attack on Corletts Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine.