News
June 3, 2026
Manchester man accused of signing documents as fake doctor and JP granted $600,000 bail
A Manchester man accused of misrepresenting himself as a medical doctor as well as a Justice of the Peace and signing motor vehicle and other documents was today granted $600,000 bail in the parish…
June 3, 2026
‘Justice cannot run on charity alone,’ says MP Jess in call for JP stipend
Making a case for Justices of the Peace (JPs) to be paid a stipend to cover basic expenses associated with their roles, Opposition Spokesperson on Justice Zuleika Jess described the current…
June 3, 2026
Man fatally shot by police in alleged shoot-out after cabbie reportedly hijacked
A man was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with police following a reported hijacking of a taxi along Camp Road in Kingston on Wednesday evening.
June 3, 2026
Stipend boost secured for Jamaican scholarship students in Cuba
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has secured an increase in the stipend provided to Jamaican scholarship students in Cuba, through the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service.
June 2, 2026
SHOW OF FORCE
A former senior CARICOM official sees the docking of one of the world’s largest warships, the USS Nimitz, in Jamaican waters on Monday as a tactic by the Donald Trump Administration to “intimidate”…
June 2, 2026
by Mickalia Kington
Chang donates computer laboratory to alma mater
Deputy Prime Minister Dr Horace Chang returned to his roots last Friday and opened a new state-of-the-art computer laboratory at the New Roads Primary School in Westmoreland, the institution he…
June 2, 2026
by Sashana Small
J’can-Americans among crew as US Navy ship arrives in Jamaica on final global tour
Jamaica’s long-standing partnership with the United States (US) was on display on Monday with the arrival of US Navy aircraft carrier, USS Nimitz in Kingston.
“There’s not a better symbol of the…
June 2, 2026
by Tanesha Mundle
Court strips ex-boyfriend of property rights over infidelity, dishonesty
A man who led a woman to believe that they were in a committed relationship lost out on half a share in her St Elizabeth home and motor vehicle after he cheated and fathered a baby during their nearly…
June 2, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
JPs urged to play a greater role in defusing conflict in school
Justices of the peace (JPs) are being asked to play a greater role in helping suspended and displaced students reintegrate into the education system based on reports from school-safety officials that…