Stocks fall, oil prices jump after Israel attacks Iran

Reading Time: 3 minutes(Reuters)—World stock markets fell on Friday, and oil prices surged, as Israel launched military strikes on Iran, sparking inflows into safe havens such as gold and the dollar.   An escalation…

Video: Jamaica opens region’s first Forensic Pathology Autopsy Suite

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Government of Jamaica achieved a historic milestone with the opening of the country’s first purpose-built Forensic Pathology Autopsy Suite at 149 Orange Street, Kingston, on Thursday. This $679 million…

Government senator blasts PNP U-turn on AuG’s Integrity Commission inclusion

Reading Time: 2 minutesGovernment Senator Marlon Morgan says a statement by the Opposition PNP on Thursday purporting to condemn a vote by the Joint Select Committee reviewing the Integrity Commission Act, confirms the…

May Pen records zero murders in May

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAssistant Superintendent of Police Adrian Flemming has announced that May Pen, Clarendon, recorded zero murders in the month of May.

Flemming also reported a 51 per cent reduction in murders across the Clarendon Police Division since the start of the year — a trend he says reflects broader improvements in public safety.

St Mary’s most wanted surrenders to the police

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that the St. Mary Police Division’s most wanted fugitive turned himself in. Andrew ‘Bapm’ Dixon, who was wanted for shooting and wounding with…

Fitch revises Canada’s growth projection upwards

Reading Time: 2 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor The 2025 economic growth forecast for Canada has been revised upwards by Fitch Connect, reflecting a better-than-expected economic performance in the first quarter of 2025 and stronger projected…