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Trump administration flies 10-year-old back from Cuba amid custody fight involving gender identity

April 22, 2026 | World News
The Trump administration took the unusual step this week of sending a government plane to Cuba to return a 10-year-old from Utah who is at the centre of a complicated and contentious custody fight involving the child's gender identity. The child's parent, Rose Inessa-Ethington, a transgender woman, is accused of taking the child to Cuba without the permission of the biological mother.
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Gas going up $4.50 on Thursday

Motorists will need more cash to buy gas come Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says on Thursday, E-10 87 will move up by $4.50 to sell for $181.13 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will also go up by $4.50 to sell for $188.57. At the same time automotive diesel oil will move down by $0.25 per litre to sell for $188.75. Ultra low sulphur diesel will sell for $195.59 per litre following a decrease of $0.25. The price of kerosene will go down by $0.25, with that fuel to sell for $178.14.
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Former Derrimon employee implicated in $29M fraud granted bail

An accounting clerk implicated in a $29 million fraud at Derrimon Trading was today granted $2 million bail when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. The former employee, Shemar Dawson, 30, who is jointly charged with Leonardo Jibbison, was offered bail by Parish Court Judge Sanchia Burrell following an application by attorney-at-law Javed Grant. As part of the conditions, Dawson is required to report to the nearest police station to his home and surrender his travel documents.

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Vinnella Sutherland holds a photograph of her 13-year-old grandson, Kland Doyle, who was fatally stabbed, reportedly by a peer, on Monday in St Thomas.
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NEEDLESS TRAGEDY

A simmering feud between two teenage schoolboys, marked by repeated clashes, taunts and reports to authorities, erupted in deadly violence on Monday, with both families insisting that the teen’s death could have been prevented had both sides come together earlier to peacefully resolve the dispute.

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Professional Football Jamaica Ltd CEO Owen Hill.
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PFJL mum on $100m lawsuit

Owen Hill, CEO of the Professional Football Jamaica Limited (PFJL), says it will not make an official statement on the $100-million lawsuit filed against the organisation by Pivott LLC until it has completed a legal review. Pivott, the broadcast partner of the Jamaica Premier League (JPL), has filed a lawsuit claiming damages of over $100 million against the PFJL for breach of contract.

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Frankie Sly (left) and Wayne Wonder.
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Frankie Sly still active

Dancehall deejay and songwriter Franklin Williams, popularly known as Frankie Sly, will be the first to admit that his career has often been defined by songs that outgrew his name, though the veteran, who turns 55 today, has been in the industry since he was a teen. Raised in Rockfort, eastern Kingston, and educated at Wolmer’s Boys’, Sly chose music over a traditional profession, despite his father’s hopes. From early days on the sound system circuit, he carved out a path driven purely by passion.

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Cannabis industry on a $10b high despite Melissa

Jamaica’s legal cannabis industry was valued at US$63 million, or more than J$10 billion, in 2025, up nearly two-thirds higher year-on-year, according to the Cannabis Licensing Authority (CLA), which regulates the legal sector. The CLA’s figure reflects storm recovery of the eight-week cultivation cycle of the crop, Along with the value of its trade across retail, wholesale, businesses, and government fees, and taxes. The figure excludes illegal cannabis and private cultivation.

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Andro Henry took to the main stage during the annual Fit Fyah soca series in exciting fashion.
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Fitness instructor Andro Henry remembered for positive energy, impact

The fitness and wellness community was left in shock a week ago following the passing of fitness instructor Andro Henry. As many continue to process the sad news, veteran wellness instructor and entrepreneur Shani McGraham-Shirley is honouring his legacy as a respected figure in the industry. “I want people to remember his name; to remember that Andro Henry was a legend. He was an honest, opinionated and ethical man. He was talented, passionate, kind-hearted, dedicated, determined, supportive, and so selfless,” she told Lifestyle.

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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness
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Editorial | Holness undercuts CARICOM Secretary General

Prime Minister Andrew Holness’s disclosure that he wants another leaders’ review of the reappointment of CARICOM Secretary General Dr Carla Barnett appears to send a clear signal that her continued leadership of the regional secretariat may no longer be tenable.

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