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A section of roadway in Belmont, Westmoreland has broken away following heavy rainfall and rough sea conditions, forcing traffic to be reduced to a single lane.
Belmont motorists warned as road collapses into sea
Assault rifle seized in Grants Pen raid suspect arrested
Kevin Spacey settles out of court with 3 men over alleged sexual assaults
Mother killed, daughter hospitalised after taxi mows them down in Spanish Town
The Hope Road Transportation Centre in Morant Bay is a major area of enforcement for 'Operation Nuh Linga'.
St Thomas police targeting students safety with 'Operation nuh linga'
State Minister in the Ministry of National Security and Peace, Hon Juliet Cuthbert-Flynn (right), is being assisted by Chief Technical Director in the Ministry, Shauna Trowers, with threading a sewing machine in the new sewing lab at the South Camp Juvenile Correctional and Remand Centre in Kingston, at the official opening of the facility recently.
Sewing lab opens at juvenile correctional centre to empower girls
Handcuffs of steel
Taxi man fatally hits woman, sends her through ackee tree
Fake squaddie hunting female teacher arrested and charged
‘Demon’ post on Wayne Wonder's Facebook page sparks feud with Buju Banton
Firefigthers removing the body of a teen boy who died the vehicle he was driving plunged into the Rio Cobre in St Catherine on Monday, March 16, 2026.
Update|Body of teen driver recovered on what would have been his 18th birthday
A Lynk teller machine
Masked man steals $9.5M from Portmore ATM
Divers preparing to search for a teenager whose vehicle plunged into the Rio  Cobre about 11:45 pm last night, it is believe that the teen was the driver, two other  teenagers were rescued
‘We just jump in’ - divers risk lives to save teens in Rio Cobre, one still missing
Wayne Wonder
Wayne Wonder calls Buju Banton ‘Demon’ in online rant
Two men charged after fatal stabbing in St Thomas
A policeman directing traffic at the scene of a crash along Marcus Garvey Drive in Kingston on March 16, 2026.
Truck overturns on Marcus Garvey Drive, three woman hospitalised
Murders fall 29% as Jamaica records single-digit week
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) says a man seen collecting money from commuters in a viral TikTok video is not an employee or authorised representative of the state-run bus company.
Man charging ‘boarding fee’ in viral bus video not our worker - JUTC
Students of Green Island Primary School participate in solving equations during the 2026 Mathematics Problem-Solving Competition finale, held on March 12 at Merl Grove High School in Kingston.
Over 100 students from ZOSO schools compete in National Math Final
Constable Noel Maitland, who has been charged with the murder of Donna-Lee Donaldson.
Noel Maitland gets life imprisonment for killing Donna-Lee Donaldson
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Alleged gunman ‘Zazzie’ shot dead in St Catherine
Make companies cut sugar, Robinson questions $10B sugary drink tax
Kidnapped schoolgirl released from hospital, probe launched
Handcuffs of steel
Canadian woman, Spanish Town man charged after high-powered rifle seizure
Teen stabbed, beaten by two men Point Hill, St Catherine
The roll out of the rural school bus programme on September 8.
Gov’t to spend over $871M running Rural School Bus Programme
His court date is being finalised.
Man charged after allegedly ‘buying’ phone with promise of a bank transfer
The exterior of the home of Los Angeles Unified School District Superintendent Alberto Carvalho is shown on Wednesday, Feb. 25, 2026, in San Pedro, Calif. (AP Photo/William Liang)
Jamaicans encouraged to prepare for homeownership
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams, opens the 2026/27 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, March 10.
Gov’t plans tax on digital services, says Jamaica must get ‘Fair share’
The seizure was made at the Sangster International Airport in  Montego Bay, St James on January 26, 2026.
Jamaican visitor allegedly caught with gun, coke in Bahamas
Ganja intercepted by JDF Coast Guard offshore Manchester on March 3, 2026.
Four men busted with $15M worth of ganja in Aligator Pond

Sports

TREASURE ISLES, ridden by Everton Miller, winning the sixth race, on debut, over seven furlongs at Caymanas Park on Saturday. Close Reggae 6 bets on Aria’s Reign
ISSA rural basketball set for thrilling finish
Barcelona’s Marc Bernal celebrates after scoring his side’s second goal during the Champions League round-of-16, second-leg soccer match against Newcastle United FC in Barcelona, Spain, on Wednesday. Barcelona won 7-2. Barcelona drub Newcastle 7-2 - Liverpool revive, Bayern cruise and...
Shameika McLean of Foga Road High School winning the Class Two girls’ 200 metres final in 24.14 seconds at the ISSA Central Athletics Championships at G.C. Foster College of Physical Education and Sport on Wednesday, February 25. Foga Road expecting much from small team
Montego Bay United’s Malachi Sterling (right) is slide-tackled by Dunbeholden FC’s Jovan Gordon during their Jamaica Premier League football game at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay on Wednesday. Montego Bay United won 4-3. MoBay United beat Dunbeholden in seven-goal thriller
U17 Girlz humbled in 9-0 defeat to Mexico
Harbour View’s  Trayvone Reid. Goals, assists and heartbreak - Reid leads JPL in goals and assists...
West Indies Women’s coach Shane Deitz in the nets in Antigua. Deitz: We have to match Australia’s aggression
Jason Holder Holder lauded by CWI for making World Cup Team of the Tournament
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