Abeng — Jamaica news

Constable Shanki Gordon of the St Catherine North Operations Team died after a motorcycle crash in Ewarton early Monday. He was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead.

St James West Central MP Marlene Malahoo Forte comforted her cousin Derrick Dunn during Sunday’s thanksgiving service for former educator Dr Sylvia Palmer-Dunn in Old Harbour, St Catherine.

Anthony Patrick is expected to exit Racing United when his contract ends in June, closing a nine-year spell that carried the club from St. Catherine Division 2 into Jamaica’s top football league.

Spanish Town Primary overtook defending champions License Primary in the closing relays to claim the InSports All-Island Primary Schools Athletics Championship at the National Stadium on Saturday.

CVM’s May 31 newscast highlighted the planned Kingston visit of the USS Nimitz, a police appeal over a masked threat video, hospital overcrowding linked to abandoned patients, and several community and regional developments.

A Jamaica Urban Transit Company bus was damaged after a fire started while it was parked at a Spanish Town terminus on Thursday. No injuries were reported, and the cause remains under investigation.

INDECOM Commissioner Hugh Faulkner says the JCF should prioritise body-worn cameras for tactical and high-risk operations, where fatal police encounters often occur without independent witnesses or video evidence.

Jamaica’s weekly news roundup includes Anthony Anderson’s appointment to lead NARA, fresh concern over police body cameras, a court fight involving the Integrity Commission, and honours for Portia Simpson Miller.

Sunday’s Jamaica news roundup covers a serious Spur Tree crash, a burn victim airlifted for treatment, a lottery scam arrest, missing fishermen, Saharan dust advice and a fatal police shooting.

Netball Jamaica (NJ) President Karen Baugh says the Red Stripe Flavours Elite League plays a vital role in providing the country’s top players the chance to compete at an elite level while preparing the next generation of Sunshine Girls. The 2026 season of the NJ/Red Stripe Flavour Elite League was launched at the National Arena on Friday and will see five teams contesting for the championships – Kingston Hummingbirds (defending champions), Manchester Spurs, St Ann Orchids, St Catherine Racers, and Jace Risers (National Development Squad)

Oblique Seville produced the headline sprint of the JAAA/Puma Meet #3 at the National Stadium, winning the final men’s 100m heat in 9.96 seconds as athletes contested a packed development programme.

Before Hurricane Melissa, they had a home, a livelihood, friends of their own age and a sense of normalcy. Seven months later, all that remains is each other, a weathered couch and an ageing handheld radio through which they follow a world that has largely moved on without them.Forced from their home after Melissa ravaged Providence, St Elizabeth, Mervin and Avis Jones now spend their days at their daughter's house in Avon Park, St Catherine, far removed from the life they once knew

Seaford Harvey remembers a time when lignum vitae was a familiar feature of the landscape across St Catherine, with the short, compact trees and their distinctive bluish-purple blooms growing in abundance throughout the parish.When he started making wood carvings more than three decades ago, the dense, durable timber of the lignum vitae (Guaiacum officinale) was his material of choice, and he would source it from vendors who readily traded the prized logs. Now, the 67-year-old artisan, who trades his sculptures in the Ocho Rios Craft Market in St Ann, is often taken aback by how scarce this timber has become.“It (lignum vitae) kinda get ration after a while

Successive governments have paid lip service to meeting Jamaica’s housing needs. The Planning Institute of Jamaica statistics show that only in the 1970s and 1990s did Jamaica come close to meeting the demand.Bureaucracy, weak enforcement, and low housing output are keeping Jamaica’s housing stock fragile

Don Quesi earned Mouttet Mile qualifying points with a strong late run in the Harlequin Cup at Caymanas Park. Jamaica also named a select XI squad to face Sri Lanka at Sherwin Park.

Linstead-based Tru Juice FC have reached Jamaica’s top flight for the first time after beating Green FC on penalties in the JFF Tier Two semi-finals.

A JUTC bus powered by compressed natural gas was destroyed by fire at the Spanish Town terminal on Saturday afternoon. The driver and passengers had already left the vehicle, and no injuries were reported.

Area 8 reclaimed the Jamaica Constabulary Force National Sports crown at the Usain Bolt Stadium, closing day two ahead of Area 2 and Area 5.

ST. CATHERINE, Jamaica — In a championship defined by razor-thin margins and relentless pressure, Zandre Roye once again proved he possesses the temperament of a champion.- Advertisement - Roye emerged victorious at the Jamaica Golf Association’s three-day National Amateur Championship on Sunday, overcoming a tightly packed leaderboard at Caymanas Golf Course to secure his second national title since 2024

Parents in St. Catherine were provided with guidance to help their children manage mental health challenges at a wellness session staged by the St

Police say Troy Clark, also known as Roach, was killed during a targeted search operation in Content Garden, St. Ann, where officers reportedly recovered a loaded Taurus 9mm pistol and additional ammunition.

MegaMart’s Portmore store will close on June 30, while a South Camp Road blast killed one man and injured three others. The week also brought updates on Bunny Shaw, Usain Bolt and a Dear Pastor letter.

License Primary from St. Thomas moved to the front after day two of the INSPORTS Primary Schools All-Island Track and Field Championships at the National Stadium.

A former police officer identified accused Klansman Carlos Williams during the Tesha Miller faction trial, despite defence-requested dock changes and an interrupted attempt by defendants to switch shirts.

IT may not be FIFA World Cup qualification but the Reggae Boyz have an opportunity to give their supporters something to celebrate when they battle defending champions Nigeria in Saturday’s Unity Cup final at The Valley in London, starting at 1:30 pm. The national senor men’s team will play in their second-straight final after beating India 2-0 on Wednesday, thanks to forward Kaheim Dixon and debutant England-born midfielder Courtney Clarke

Gary Subratie’s Desert of Malibu appears poised to secure back-to-back victories as the American-bred horse headlines a competitive field assembled for the Harlequin Cup, the featured event on this afternoon’s 10-race programme at Caymanas Park. The talented seven-year-old mare enters the three-year-olds and upwards Open Allowance contest, set to go five and a half furlongs (1,100m), in excellent condition after an authoritative performance in the Overnight Allowance Easter Sprint over the same distance on April 6

Police and education officials are looking into assault allegations at Toll Gate Primary School in St. Catherine, where the principal is accused of abusing the vice-principal and several students.

At the Thropex Investor Conference, returning residents and international newcomers said Jamaica’s lifestyle and investment appeal remain strong, even as crime perceptions, health care access and social challenges remain part of the decision.

A St Catherine man was detained in Spanish Town after police said devices seized in an anti-lottery scam operation contained personal data linked to overseas residents.

The 2026 Red Stripe Flavours Netball Jamaica Elite League season will begin next Friday, June 5. The announcement was made at the launch of the competition at the National Arena, yesterday.Defending champions Kingston Hummingbirds, St Ann Orchids, St Catherine Racers, Manchester Spurs and a national development team will contest the season, which is scheduled to be completed in late June or early July.President of Netball Jamaica (NJ), Karen Baugh, said getting the league back up to six or more teams is one of the association's prime objectives.However, she pointed out that adding teams for numbers sake would not be reasonable, as it would compromise the quality of the league.Nevertheless, she believes that with time, and with a steady supply of quality players coming through the national system, they will have enough quality players to have six or more competitive teams in the Elite League in the near future."You cannot just put up your hand and enter the Elite League