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June 25, 2026
Court frees Kingston man accused of rape
A Kingston man who was accused of the rape of his teen cousin seven years ago was freed today in the High Court after the matter was dismissed for lack of prosecution.
June 25, 2026
Demerit point system to take effect October 1, drivers urged to pay outstanding tickets
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has announced that the implementation of the demerit point system for traffic violators will take effect on October 1.
June 24, 2026
‘Defective decision’ - UWI professor rips CARICOM over ‘flawed’ reappointment of secretary-general
An independent legal opinion out of Trinidad and Tobago has described the controversial reappointment of CARICOM Secretary-General Dr Carla Barnett as procedurally flawed, and legally void.
The…
June 24, 2026
White coats, golden results - Honours flow for newly minted medical doctors
The name of Brandon Henry, a newly minted medical doctor, reverberated throughout the Main Medical Lecture Theatre at the University Hospital of the West Indies last Thursday as the former Wolmerian…
June 24, 2026
by Sashana Small
Big salute to Fae Ellington - Veteran broadcaster becomes second Jamaican commissioned as honorary colonel in JDF
Veteran broadcaster and media personality Fae Ellington was on Monday officially commissioned as an Honorary Colonel in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), becoming only the second Jamaican to be granted…
June 24, 2026
by Adrian Frater
Murders edge up in west - St James again leads nation in homicides
Western Bureau
After ending 2025 with fewer than 100 murders for the first time in over 20 years, the St James police division is again showing disappointing figures as, based on the latest Serious…
June 24, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Another 230 Hanover students get educational grants
Western Bureau:
Another 230 students from Hanover, who are in various stages of their studies, got a major financial boost from the Hanover Charities, which disbursed more than $277 million in…
June 24, 2026
by Erica Virtue
Health sector limping from ‘chronic’ overcrowding and dangerous understaffing, says JMDA
Hospital and healthcare services could face disruption today as the Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) has called for doctors and supporters to wear blue as a visible sign of solidarity with…
June 24, 2026
Timely surgery helps man avoid second amputation
The Mandeville Regional Hospital (MRH) has successfully performed a complex bypass procedure, saving a patient’s only remaining lower limb from amputation.
Dr Varunesh Chand, consultant general…