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Two men deported from St Kitts charged with Steer Town, St Ann fatal gun attack
1+ hour, 42+ min ago (217+ words) Two men who fled Jamaica to St Kitts and Nevis following a fatal shooting in St Ann have been deported to the island and charged with murder and several firearm-related offences. Charged are 31-year-old Chevon Brown, otherwise called "Balla, a…...
19-year-old killed in two-bike collision in St Ann | News
4+ hour, 2+ min ago (116+ words) A motorcyclist was killed and another biker was injured in a collision along the Stepney main road in St Ann on Saturday." The deceased has been identified by the police as 19-year-old Leroy Daley, a labourer from Stepney district. The…...
Guyana to roll out measures to tackle school violence
3+ hour, 38+ min ago (263+ words) GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC " The Guyana government is rolling out a multi-pronged response to tackle escalating violence in schools after incidents were recorded in 353 schools nationwide, with Region Four accounting for 41 per cent of reported cases. President Dr Irfaan Ali said…...
West Ham relegated from Premier League and Spurs stay up as Guardiola, Salah make emotional exits
6+ hour, 10+ min ago (18+ words) Jamaica Gleaner...
NWA rehabilitating several St Andrew gullies to boost resilience ahead of hurricane season
7+ hour, 35+ min ago (235+ words) The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is undertaking a project to rehabilitate select major gullies in St Andrew as part of efforts to improve the resilience of these waterways ahead of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season. The gullies to receive…...
Bruce Dern takes a bow at the Cannes Film Festival with a new documentary on his life
15+ hour, 18+ min ago (915+ words) When Bruce Dern was leaving the Actors Studio to try to make it in Los Angeles, Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg warned him that he wasn't going to be landing leading man parts. He was going to be "the fifth…...
St James carpenter charged for allegedly using relative's US$10, 000 to build house
6+ hour, 52+ min ago (154+ words) A St James man has been charged with fraudulent conversion after allegedly using money entrusted to him by a relative for personal expenses and the construction of a house. Charged is 30-year-old Jordan Ricketts, a carpenter of Over River. The…...
Jamaica joins UK-led global coalition to end violence against women and girls
7+ hour, 9+ min ago (417+ words) Jamaica is among eight countries joining a new United Kingdom-led International Coalition to End Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), aimed at strengthening global efforts to ensure women and girls can live free from violence, abuse, and fear. The coalition…...
Donna Scott-Mottley | A united CARICOM is a necessity
15+ hour, 11+ min ago (556+ words) The global order is shifting, with power consolidating in larger blocs, alliances being redrawn, and small states increasingly vulnerable to decisions made far beyond their shores. The question is no longer whether Caribbean unity is desirable but whether we can…...
Yaneek Page | That 1. 8% Pothole: How the Post-Melissa Recovery is Totalling Some Businesses | Business
12+ hour, 25+ min ago (309+ words) In the streets, there is a common saying that Jamaica must be God's favourite channel. If that is so, then last week's episode would have to be a horror story titled'The Abandoned Road to Recovery. The "Great Wall" of Receivables…...