Labour costs rising in Europe as industrial production inches up 

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/ Contributor Labour costs are rising across Europe, with the latest data by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union, giving confirmation of this fact. In the second quarter…

American tourist suspected to have died while snorkelling in Ocho Rios

Reading Time: < 1 minuteA 58-year-old American tourist has died while on a snorkelling excursion in Ocho Rios, St Ann, Saturday morning.

The man, from Port Charlotte, Florida, was a guest at Sandals Ocho Rios when the tragedy occurred. He was rushed to the hospital after a medical emergency, but did not survive.

Jamaica’s tourism sector under pressure due to unregulated operators

Reading Time: 3 minutesIn the wake of a spate of accidents involving jet skis, rafting, and ATVs, concerns are mounting that unregulated and unlicensed operators are undermining Jamaica’s lucrative tourism sector.  Stakeholders warn…

Man, woman charged over seizure of prohibited weapon, ammunition in Kingston

Reading Time: < 1 minutePossession of prohibited weapon and unauthourised possession of ammunition charges have been laid against a man and a woman following the seizure of a prohibited weapon and several rounds of unauthourised ammunition at Oak Glades, Kingston 11, on Sunday, September 14.

Charged are 31-year-old Adrian Gobern, a labourer of Oak Glades in Kingston 11 and 32-year-old Roberta Marshall, a security guard of Tamarind Turn, Tower Hill, Kingston 11.

Police seek public’s help to identify two men who were gunned down in St Ann

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe St Ann police are appealing to the public for assistance in identifying two men who were fatally shot along the Dunnsville main road in St Ann on Saturday night.

According to police reports, around 11:00 pm, residents heard several loud explosions and alerted law enforcement. Upon arrival, officers discovered the bodies of two men lying in a gully beside the roadway, both suffering from multiple gunshot wounds.

Jamaica among four Caribbean countries on US drug list for fiscal year 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesFour CARICOM countries have been listed in US President Donald Trump’s “Determination on Major Drug Transit or Major Illicit Drug Producing Countries for Fiscal Year 2026” submitted to the United States Congress.

According to the document, Trump has identified The Bahamas, Belize, Haiti and Jamaica as major transit or major illicit drug producing countries.