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April 9, 2026
Tiffany McLeggon | We are not a nation meant to cower
There are some lines you do not expect to hear in a Senate debate. Not because they are out of place but because they carry a kind of weight that forces you to pause. Last week, People’s National…
April 9, 2026
Africka Stephens and Nickasha Dockery | Hearts and hashtags: Keeping teen dating safe online
As teenagers, many of us remember sneaking an Instagram or Facebook message on our phones or iPads, even though our parents often told us to stay away from social media – risking our devices being…
April 8, 2026
‘Ketamine Queen’ gets 15 years in prison for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling actor Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023. …
April 8, 2026
Police in the Bahamas arrest husband of US woman who vanished from boat
Police in the Bahamas said late Wednesday they have arrested the husband of a United States woman who was aboard a boat near the archipelago and vanished. Authorities said the 59-year-old man whom…
April 8, 2026
‘A traumatic experience’… Former West Indies Petroleum director and wife freed in larceny case involving motor vehicle
Former Director of West Indies Petroleum Limited (WIPL) John Levy and his wife, Donna May Levy, have been freed of criminal charges surrounding a motor vehicle, asserting that they were subjected to…
April 8, 2026
Update | Murder and robbery charges laid against two in death of inDriver/UTech engineering student
Murder and other charges have now been laid against the two people in custody in relation to the death of the man whose decomposing body was found in a canal in Hartlands, St Catherine in February. …
April 8, 2026
Gas prices continue up
Motorists will pay more for gas on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $4.50 to sell for $176.88 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $4.50 to…
April 8, 2026
Heavy rains kill child in Dominican Republic, damage thousands of homes
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) — Heavy rains in the Dominican Republic killed a 2-year-old child, damaged thousands of homes and caused power outages on Wednesday, forcing officials to suspend…
April 8, 2026
St Catherine man dies after crashing into concrete utility pole
A St Catherine man died today as a result of injuries he sustained after crashing into a concrete utility pole while driving in his community of White Waters Crescent in Spanish Town. The deceased…