News
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…
June 4, 2026
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.
June 4, 2026
Multi-agency initiative to assess hurricane-damaged water systems in St Ann
A coordinated, multi-agency initiative is to be launched to assess the extent of damage to water systems in St Ann.
June 4, 2026
FID: CMU accounting officer charged with embezzlement, fraud over missing student funds
A Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) worker has been hit with 84 criminal charges, including for embezzlement and fraud, following an investigation into the alleged misappropriation of more than $1…
June 4, 2026
Three Jamaicans among 19 charged in major US drug trafficking probe
Three Jamaicans are among 19 persons who have been arrested and charged in a major United States drug trafficking investigation targeting two alleged multi-state drug trafficking organisations.
June 4, 2026
Legal and administrative frameworks being developed for unemployment insurance
The necessary legal and administrative frameworks are now being developed within the Ministry of Labour and Social Security to make unemployment insurance a reality for Jamaican workers.