An hour and a half into the blackout and they’re unable to pinpoint what caused this systemic failure that took down utilities across the entire island?
JPS Restoring Customers After System Failure
JPS has activated its Incident Command Centre, in light of the system failure which took place tonight, (June 5, 2026). The company is presently taking steps to restore power to customers, in a phased and pre-determined manner.
Jamaica has secured US$200 million in parametric hurricane insurance through a World Bank-issued catastrophe bond. The bond is US$50 million more than the government had initially sought.
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Jamaican music producer Countree Hype, whose real name is Taugea Ubert Dayes, has pleaded guilty in a US federal firearms trafficking case.
According to prosecutors, Dayes concealed 30 firearms, 32 magazines and more than 100 rounds of ammunition inside five office chairs that were being shipped from the United States to Jamaica in March 2025.
Authorities said the weapons were wrapped in tinfoil and foam before being sewn into the cushions of the chairs.
The shipment was later intercepted and seized by law enforcement in Kingston, Jamaica. Federal prosecutors said Dayes pleaded guilty to smuggling goods from the US and delivering a firearm to a common carrier without written notice.
He now faces up to 10 years in federal prison at sentencing.