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April 9, 2026
Earle Taylor | Jamaica’s Republic: A matter of State, not political expediency
The lively and necessary public conversation surrounding Jamaica’s move toward republic status appears to have lost steam following the recent local government elections. In my view, allowing this…
April 9, 2026
Southwest Airlines hikes fees amid higher jet fuel costs
Southwest Airlines is raising checked baggage fees by $10, less than a year after ending its “bags fly free” perk that long set it apart, as jet fuel costs have jumped since the start of the Iran war…
April 9, 2026
Two named persons of interest in Jarrett Lane gun incident
The police have named two persons of interest in connection with Saturday’s shooting incident on Jarrett Lane in Kingston that was captured on video and has since gone viral. Being sought are ‘Sir…
April 9, 2026
St Catherine North police raise alarm over increase in sexual offences against children
Law enforcement officials in the St Catherine North Police Division are expressing concern over an increase in sexual offences involving children, with senior officers warning that many of the…
April 9, 2026
St Catherine court rules men held allegedly with cocaine on highway should stand trial
St Andrew residents Errol White and John Todd, who were held allegedly with cocaine along a highway, are to stand trial as a judge in the St Catherine Parish Court has ruled that they have a case to…
April 9, 2026
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ lawyers appeal his conviction with First Amendment argument
NEW YORK (AP) — Sean 'Diddy' Combs' lawyers are poised to try to persuade federal appeals court judges that the hip-hop mogul was treated unfairly at the trial that sent him to prison…
April 9, 2026
14-y-o girl killed, brother critical after house fire in Spanish Town
Tragedy struck the community of St John’s Garden in Spanish Town, St Catherine on Wednesday afternoon when a 14-year-old girl perished in a devastating house fire that also left her elder brother…
April 9, 2026
Pocket Rocket Foundation delegation off to St Vincent
The all-star team selected from the recently concluded Pocket Rocket Foundation Peace Through Sports Six-A-Side Football Competition departed the island yesterday for St Vincent and the Grenadines,…
April 9, 2026
by Livingston Scott
Stalled Mt Pleasant seek restart against Champions
Champions Cavalier and Mount Pleasant renew their rivalry at Stadium East this evening at 4 p.m., while trying to make up ground in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) table. Mount Pleasant (57 points)…