WESTERN BUREAU: Retired Brigadier Radgh Mason, the commissioner of corrections, says a new rehabilitation programme for sex offenders, aimed at giving those individuals a chance to change their behaviour and making it easier for them to reintegrate into society, is set to launch this year. Mason, who was speaking at last week’s opening of the Montego Bay Probation Office, said the new facility would be crucial in safeguarding vulnerable members of society.

A sharp courtroom clash over the alleged videotaping of defendants set the tone for proceedings in the Supreme Court yesterday,before a police prosecution witness later identified two of the accused men in connection with the 2020 murder of William Christian. Tension first surfaced around claims that police officers were seen capturing images of the men as they were being transported from court last week, an issue defence attorney Tamika Harris insisted was both real and serious but which the prosecution dismissed as a “distraction”.

Opposition Leader Mark Golding is proposing a digital dragnet that he says could cut tax leakages and pump approximately $70 billion into the Government’s coffers while describing the Holness administration’s $18-billion tax package as “unimaginative”. Golding, who was making his contribution to the 2026-2027 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives, said yesterday that the proposal, which “urgently needs to be pursued”, is an alternative to the Government’s incoherent plan put forward to fund the Budget.

Len Deighton, bestselling author of thrillers that reinvented the spy novel, who has died aged 97, didn't much like his job.

For hundreds of thousands of Brits fed up with rising crime, red tape and the high cost of living, a sun-soaked, tax-free lifestyle has proved irresistible.

Welcome to Whitechapel. I exit the Tube and the words hit me in both English and Bengali. I walk on to the street - and into the ­subcontinent.

Un voilier s’est encastré sur le récif de Tiaia à Moorea, faisant craindre une pollution majeure dans cette zone protégée. Avec 800 litres de gazole à bord et une coque endommagée, l'inquiétude grandit chez les riverains qui espèrent que le bateau soit déséchoué au plus vite.

Pas facile de rouler cet après-midi entre Punaauia et Papeete. En cause, des inondations provoquées par de fortes pluies à Outumaoro au niveau de la station Shell et entraînant d'impressionnants embouteillages dans les deux sens.

Une dizaine de personnes ont été interpellées à Raiatea lundi 16 mars, dans une enquête pour trafic de méthamphétamine. L'affaire impliquerait divers profils, transférés à Tahiti pour être entendus.

Hours before he left for the music festival he had been looking forward to for weeks, George Zographou confided in his older sister Nicole that he didn't feel very well.

My new report for Policy Exchange polled the views of more than 1,000 British Muslims on a host of issues.

Last week Ali Larijani appeared in public at Iran's Quds Day march in a calculated provocation to Washington and Tel Aviv. Yesterday morning, they finally got him.

The candidate was convicted on Friday of misdemeanor charges related to the tarantula incident, which she said was inspired by the movie Home Alone.

The outbreak, now labelled a national incident, has seen 15 confirmed cases - all requiring hospital treatment - and two deaths.

Trump’s appeal for foreign help in the Hormuz crisis highlights a deeper shift in global politics and the fading myth of US leadership Read Full Article at RT.com

Iran’s top diplomat has said that the country remains stable despite the death of senior officials in US-Israeli strikes Read Full Article at RT.com

American, 6 Ukrainians In NIA Custody

No early bonding, P 18

Congress MPs, whose suspension was revoked, asserted their dignified protest aimed at securing the right for LoP Rahul Gandhi and other opposition members to speak in Parliament. They highlighted perceived discrimination and biased decisions by the Speaker, arguing for equal application of parliamentary traditions and rules for all MPs.

RS Polls Show How Factionalism & 'Money Power' Have Hit Party