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Jamaica Gleaner
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:07:32 -0400Guilty as charged
WESTERN BUREAU: Doujon Griffiths, who was on trial in the United States (US) for the murder of fellow Montegonian Massania Malcolm and her one-year-old daughter, Jordania Reid, was found guilty yesterday in the Orange County courthouse in Orlando, F...
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:07:43 -0400Beach stays open
A judge has granted an injunction giving the public unrestricted access to Little Dunn’s River Beach in Ocho Rios, St Ann, until a lawsuit over access to the popular recreational area is decided. The order was made in the St Ann’s Bay Parish Cou...
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:07:28 -0400Doctors demand timeline for IDT ruling
The Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) is calling for the Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) to provide a timeline for delivering its ruling in the longstanding dispute between doctors and the Ministry of Health and Wellness over overtime pa...
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:07:46 -0400Ruddock confessed to killing Gardner, says police witness
“A mi kill Taneka. Mi nah go tell yuh nuh lie, and mi a go tell yuh everything weh happen.” Those were the words murder accused Andre Ruddock allegedly told a detective constable after being cautioned at Pathways International Kingdom Restoratio...
Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:06:20 -0400PNP says Bell’s failure to recuse himself breached good governance standards
The People’s National Party (PNP) has accepted the Integrity Commission’s finding that Councillor Ian Bell breached conflict-of-interest and good-governance standards by failing to recuse himself from deliberations involving his wife’s applica...
Jamaica Observer
Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Charity makes donation to upgrade more restrooms at Little London High
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Male students at Little London High School no longer have to be jealous that the girls' restroom is nicer than theirs. Last Friday, a group of alumni called Global Humanity Network Incorporated (GHNI) dona...
Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT This Day in History - April 12
Today is the 102nd day of 2022. There are 263 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1961: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space, orbit the Earth and make a safe landing. OTHER EVENTS1606: Great Britain ad...
Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Sharif sworn in as Pakistan's new PM after week of drama
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Parliament on Monday elected Opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan.Sharif took the ...
Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Arlene Swaby fuels her business with focus and Access
While the journey of entrepreneurship has been anything but smooth sailing for small grocery store owner Arlene Swaby, she is proof that with the right focus, and a little support, small business owners can thrive."I started out after m...
Mon, Apr 11, 2022 07:01:00 GMT Hanging not solution to crime problem, says official
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Programme director, Community Renewal Programme, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Charles Clayton says the answer to the nation's crime problem is definitely not the resumption of hanging.In fact, Clayton poi...
Jamaica Star
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:46:29 -0500KC clears students accused of bullying boy dangling from stairwell
Kingston College (KC) has come out swinging in defence of two students who were branded villains after a disturbing video surfaced showing them holding a Grade 7 student who appeared to be dangling from a stairwell.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:53:52 -0500Off-duty cop flees after man allegedly charges at him with gun
An off-duty police officer reportedly had to make a hasty escape from Denham Town after a man allegedly ran towards him with a firearm while he was sitting in his vehicle.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:42:44 -0500Chef killed by stray bullet while lying in bed
A 29-year-old chef was shot dead in his bed after gunmen reportedly opened fire on another man in a terrifying late-night attack in Cedar Grove, Manchester, on Wednesday.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 10:32:10 -0500Woman arrested for allegedly fatally stabbing her baby father in groin
A St Catherine woman is in police custody after the father of her child was allegedly stabbed in the back and groin during a late-night confrontation at her home in Gutters on Wednesday.
Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:17:19 -0500IDT addresses JMDA’s unrest
The Industrial Disputes Tribunal (IDT) says that it has taken note of pronouncements by the Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) that it cannot guarantee normality in the public health system if it fails to finalise its award by Friday.