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Organised crime on cops’ radar in New Kingston murder

April 27, 2026 | News
A 61-year-old Colombian national was gunned down in a brazen attack at Kensington Court in New Kingston on Friday night, in what investigators believe may be linked to transnational organised criminal activity. The deceased has been identified as Julian Lopez. The killing, which occurred at about 9:40 p.m., has intensified concerns about a recent flare-up of violent incidents in the commercial hub, even as security forces maintain that the latest case appears isolated from other recent murders in the area.
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Champions edge closer to play-offs

Defending champions Cavalier took another big step towards securing their place in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) play-offs after an industrious 2-0 win over Racing United at Stadium East yesterday. Kimarley Scott put Cavalier ahead in the 63rd minute and Christopher Ainsworth sealed the match with a 70th-minute penalty. Cavalier assistant coach David Laylor said the performance was encouraging, and that the team is coming together at the right time of the season.
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Italian football rocked by another refereeing scandal

MILAN (AP): Italian football is in crisis on and off the field, with another refereeing scandal emerging on the heels of the men’s team’s repeated failure to qualify for the World Cup. Gianluca Rocchi, the head of referees in Serie A and Serie B, has been placed under criminal investigation for alleged sports fraud and will appear in court in Milan on Thursday. Also under investigation is VAR supervisor Andrea Gervasoni.
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Senor Biscotti lands AnyBet feature

SENOR BISCOTTI yesterday tracked pacesetters SKY IS THE LIMIT and UNCLE NALLY, each cutting the other’s throat, eventually benefiting from a collapsing pace a furlong and a half out to land the AnyBet 12th Anniversary Trophy at six and a half furlongs. Sprinting three and three-quarter lengths clear of a rallying UNCLE NALLY after SKY IS THE LIMIT started drifting under pressure a furlong and a half out, SENOR BISCOTTI redeemed his credentials for this season’s three-year-old classics after finishing down the track in the Prince Consort Stakes 15 days prior.

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Rodent patrols

During four days on a cardboard bed in the Half-Way Tree lock-up –in a 31-year-old case that has lingered in the system since 1995 – Courtney Anderson was introduced to the rats that patrol the cells, biting and searching for scraps from those behind bars. Fixing his mind on surviving cell life until he was bailed, he said he was unprepared for the nightly rodent patrol.

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Jimoy Jones (left) of Racing United shields the ball from Cavalier’s Chad James during yesterday’s Jamaica Premier League match at the Stadium East field. Cavalier won 2-0.
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Champions edge closer to play-offs

Defending champions Cavalier took another big step towards securing their place in the Jamaica Premier League (JPL) play-offs after an industrious 2-0 win over Racing United at Stadium East yesterday. Kimarley Scott put Cavalier ahead in the 63rd minute and Christopher Ainsworth sealed the match with a 70th-minute penalty. Cavalier assistant coach David Laylor said the performance was encouraging, and that the team is coming together at the right time of the season.

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Dancehall artistes KipRich and Kizzy Don.
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Kizzy Don turns to ‘Therapy’ after baby loss

Months after the tragic loss of her newborn baby girl, Miracle, emerging dancehall artiste Kizzy Don is planning to have another baby with her partner, fellow dancehall artiste Kiprich. She believes that having another baby may help to speed up her healing process. “I am not going to truly heal until I get back another child. I feel like a part of me missing still because mi don’t have the baby. So, anytime I get back a baby, I feel like I can try to look past things. I will feel better about the situation ... I just want back a child,” Kizzy Don said.

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Sharing her eye-opening journey into ophthalmology, prominent violinist, Dr Jessica Yap, is returning home from overseas to open her very own private practice.
April 26, 2026

Violinist Dr Jessica Yap shares eye-opening journey into ophthalmology

Growing up, Dr Jessica Yap rose to prominence as one of the most renowned violinists of her time, drawing her bow to create the sweetest melodies in front of appreciative audiences and performing alongside some of the very best in the music industry. As she got older, Yap switched her tune to medicine, and she is now busy changing lives for the better through the practice of ophthalmology.

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Dr Horace Chang, opens the 2026/27 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on April 21.
April 26, 2026

Editorial | Dr Chang is wrong

Because he knows better, this newspaper is repeatedly taken aback by Horace Chang’s demonisation of civil society and other organisations that insist on accountability by the police, including that they wear cameras on operations, especially those that carry a higher risk of injury or death of citizens.

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