JAMAICA NOW: School violence rampant | Choir member killed at church | Jaii Frais, Jahvy get bail

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APRIL 26, 2026: The perennial problem of school violence has again taken centre stage after a schoolboy was fatally stabbed, and a viral video surfaced showing students physically assaulting a schoolmate… The administration at Jamaica College says all students involved in a viral assault incident will face its disciplinary committee… A church service in Montego Bay, St James was shattered by gunfire on Wednesday, leaving a choir member dead and worshippers fleeing in panic… YouTuber Jhaedee Richards, also known as Jaii Frais, and music producer Jahvel ‘Jahvy Ambassador’ Morrison have each been granted $1.5 million dollars bail in connection with the recent shooting at the Big Wall Carnival Party in St Andrew… The Ministry of Health and Wellness has ordered an immediate halt to the production, distribution and sale of sugar from Pan-Caribbean Sugar Company Limited after preliminary tests detected metal fragments in packaged products… A barbed wire fence blocking a section of Negril’s famous Seven Mile Beach sparked public concern, swift intervention by the Urban Development Corporation, and renewed debate over beach access rights in Jamaica… Opposition Business Leader Phillip Paulwell says a memorandum from the clerk to the Houses of Parliament has clarified that the Ethics Committee cannot reopen the approved exemption motion involving St Andrew East Central MP Dennis Gordon without fresh direction from the House of Representatives… Former Attorney General Marlene Malahoo Forte has urged the Government to “rework” the law proposed to establish the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NARRA), breaking ranks during a Parliamentary Debate on the bill on Tuesday… National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang has pushed back against calls from civil society groups for mandatory use of body-worn cameras during planned police operations, saying such decisions rest with the security forces… National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang says amendments to the firearms act will be brought to Parliament in short order to introduce lesser penalties for possession of imitation firearms… The Constitutional Court has dismissed a legal challenge brought by four protesters who claimed their rights were breached when police broke up a 2021 anti-COVID vaccine march.

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