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Minister of Transport, Daryl Vaz, addressing a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on April 9.
April 23, 2026

Footage from school bus fight in Ocho Rios handed over to police - Vaz

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says his ministry has provided footage and statements to aid the police in their investigation of a fight among students that took place on one of the government's…
A forklift operator loading cement for transport.
April 23, 2026

Cement shipments coming amid local production challenges

The Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce says several interim measures have been implemented to address the shortage of cement locally, one of which will see Jamaica receiving additional…
April 23, 2026

Husband and wife wanted in the US captured

A husband and wife who are wanted by the United States for fraud-related charges were nabbed in a pre-dawn operation in Red Dirt, St James, on Wednesday. They have been identified as 31-year-old…
April 23, 2026

Portland police under threat following killing of alleged gang members

The threat level among police personnel in Portland has been heightened following intelligence suggesting that a Corporate Area gang leader has threatened that “at least one police officer must die”…
April 23, 2026

Court frees St Ann businessman of 2016 cop killing

St Ann businessman Kevin Harris, who was accused of fatally shooting a policeman in Ocho Rios 10 years ago, was on Wednesday freed in the St Ann Circuit Court after the Crown agreed he acted in…