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Agriculture Ministry calls for integration of animal health & welfare into disaster ri...
18 April 2026Agriculture Minister Floyd Green has called for animal health and welfare to be formally integrated into disaster risk r...
Police charge 2 men in relation to shooting incident at Big Wall event
18 April 2026The two men who were in custody in connection with a shooting incident, at the Ranny Williams entertainment centre in st...
Teen charged in relation to attack on St Mary homeless man
18 April 2026A 16-year-old boy has been charged in connection with the wounding of a 70-year-old homeless man, near the Port Maria ma...
Tourism Ministry to establish special safety task force for carnival events
18 April 2026Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says a special task force is being established to ensure that safety measures are admin...
Construction worker accused of not completing renovation work charged
18 April 2026A 59 year old construction worker will soon face the court after he reportedly failed to carryout renovation activities ...
Over 6,000 pounds of cocaine seized since start of year
18 April 2026More than 6,800 pounds of cocaine, valuing nearly $2b, have been seized across Jamaica, by the Firearms and Narcotics In...
Two men fatally shot by police in separate incidents between yesterday and this morning
17 April 2026Two men were fatally shot by police in separate incidents between yesterday and this morning. Dead are 32-year-old Samto...
Popular vlogger, Jhaedee “Jaii Frais” Richards charged in connection with shooting inc...
17 April 2026Popular vlogger, Jhaedee “Jaii Frais” Richards has been charged in connection with a shooting incident at the Ranny ...
Gov’t ramping up efforts to position Jamaica as strong competitor in the global cann...
17 April 2026The government is ramping up efforts to position Jamaica as a strong competitor in the global cannabis industry, activel...
Man accused of chopping St. Ann’s Bay Mayor Micheal Belnavis last year offered bail ...
17 April 2026The attorney representing Chad-Kale Thomas, who is accused of chopping St. Ann’s Bay Mayor Micheal Belnavis at his pro...