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July 10, 2026, 12:32 pm
INDECOM probing double fatal police shooting in Spanish Town last night
- The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of two men by the police during an operation in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Wednesday night.
CARICOM leaders seek to reassure citizens on third-country national transit agreements
- Caribbean Community (CARICOM) leaders have sought to reassure citizens that proposed agreements with the United States on the transit of Third Country Nationals (TCNs) are not intended to allow migrants to settle in member states, but rather to facilitate their return to their home countries.
Mother mourns only daughter killed in double murder in Olympic Gardens
- When Maurine Haynes-Taylor sent her 21-year-old daughter to a nearby mall in Portmore, St Catherine on Tuesday, she expected her to return home with a few groceries, proof that her insurance had been paid and two patties.
Two men cleared of murder charge in Trelawny killing
- Two Trelawny men who were jointly charged with murder were acquitted on Wednesday after a lower court judge found that there was insufficient evidence to transfer the case to the higher circuit court for a trial.
Fire at a shoe factory kills 28 in one of China's deadliest blazes in recent years
- BEIJING (AP) — A fire broke out at a shoe factory in the eastern Chinese province of Fujian on Thursday, killing 28 people, the official Xinhua News Agency said.
Karolina Muchova ends Coco Gauff's run at Wimbledon in drama-filled tiebreaker to reach the final
- LONDON (AP) – Karolina Muchova ended Coco Gauff's run at Wimbledon in a drama-filled tiebreaker to reach the final on Thursday.
Dutch museum honours late artist by covering floor in enough peanut butter to make 15,000 sandwiches
- ROTTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) – More than 800 pounds of peanut butter – enough for around 15,000 sandwiches – has been spread across the floor of a museum in the Netherlands in tribute to Dutch artist Wim T. Schippers, who died last month.
Falmouth mayor vows action to remove squatter from land designated for Cave Island sewage plant
- Mayor of Falmouth Collen Gager says the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, with the support of relevant government agencies, will move to remove an individual who has illegally occupied land earmarked for the construction of a sewage treatment plant to serve the Cave Island Settlement in Hague.
JGRA urges gas stations to tighten security after gun attack and robbery of pump attendant
- The Jamaica Gasolene Retailers Association (JGRA) is calling for service station operators to tighten security following yesterday's shooting of a pump attendant on Deanery Road in St Andrew, during a brazen robbery that ended with two alleged gunmen being fatally shot by police.
Italian region defies US pressure to end Cuban doctors programme
- Italy’s southern Calabria region is the rare place in Europe where Cuba sends medical professionals under a long-running program that the United States wants to stamp out.
