9 Die In Plane Crash In Florida

A private jet dropped 450 feet per second, nosedived into a Florida roadway, bursting into flames and killing all nine people on board.

The Learjet 60 was travelling from Austin, Texas, to the Bahamas on Sunday. It left a massive crater near passing cars in Palm Beach County, Florida. 

Those who died in the crash have not been identified. and the cause of the crash is unknown. There were no injuries nor fatalities on the ground. The National Transportation Safety Board is investigating.

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PNP Questions Timing and Demands Full Disclosure of Financial Secretary's Transfer

Press Release From The PNP - November 1, 2026

 

Kingston, Jamaica:. November 2, 2026 The People’s National Party demands transparency over Darlene Morrison’s reassignment from Financial Secretary in the Ministry of Finance to the newly created Ministry of Mining and Geology, effective November 2, 2026, as Lorris Jarrett is named to the post.

The Financial Secretary is the most senior civil servant below the Cabinet Secretary and leads budget preparation. This move comes during Budget Call, when stability and continuity are essential. The Cabinet Secretary and Financial Secretary sit at EMG 6; Permanent Secretaries sit at EMG 5. This is a demotion without charge or hearing.

The timing is troubling. It follows the Prime Minister’s recent claim that unnamed civil servants were sabotaging the Government, an allegation made without evidence. The removal risks suggesting a senior career officer is being punished or that the claim justifies a predetermined decision. The PNP demands that the Prime Minister and Minister of Finance say whether Ms Morrison was accused, whether any investigation occurred, and what evidence supports her reassignment.

Opposition Spokesperson on Finance Julian Robinson said: “Ms Morrison has served over 37 years at the Ministry of Finance, including 8 years as Financial Secretary, under successive administrations. She was at the Ministry’s head during the touted economic and fiscal improvements, so what then explains this reassignment? What are the real reasons for this demotion? Was there a breakdown with the Minister of Finance? Did she raise concerns about NARRA’s powers and a conflict with the Financial Administration and Audit Act? Was the new Ministry created to facilitate her transfer and avoid legal action like that brought by a former Permanent Secretary? Jamaicans deserve clarity, not concealment.” Why would the Government create a new Ministry with attendant costs while claiming to minimise expenditure?

The PNP says any move affecting the highest ranks of the public service requires public justification.

Editor's Note

The governing party should not victimize government workers, but it must have the right to work with senior civil servants who it feels comfortable working with. The government must maintain the right to move senior civil servants to areas where it feels these civil servants are better able to serve the state. 

Civil servants can frustrate the government if they want to. If the government feels that its workers are sabotaging it, then that is a serious matter, and this should attract serious sanctions after investigations.

The opposition party must be careful not to come across as defending senior civil servants, because Jamaicans might see them as protecting their party persons in the public sector.

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Alert - Weather

Statement From The Meteorological Office—November 1 

A broad Trough is expected to develop across Jamaica and the western Caribbean on Tuesday and will produce a large area of disorganised showers and thunderstorms across the region.

Consequently, unstable weather conditions are expected across island beginning Tuesday afternoon.

The forecast is for a gradual increase in cloudiness followed by intermittent showers and thunderstorms, which may be heavy at times, to affect most parishes through Saturday. 

Sea conditions will also deteriorate in the vicinity of showers and thunderstorms. Fishers and other marine interests, especially inshore and offshore the south coast, should therefore exercise caution.

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Solutions To Deal With The Carnage On Our Roads

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Drivers who keep driving carelessly on our roads and who make an early visit to their maker really don't care. The challenge is that they cause others to lose their lives.

The traffic ticketing system is not making a difference and is more about collecting revenue for the government or tipping off the officer. If the possibility of losing one's life in an accident has not made a difference, I don't see how issuing traffic tickets and increasing the fines will make a difference. 

We need to discuss these suggestions below and see which ones we can implement to deal with the challenge.

• Remove the traffic ticketing system from the judicial system, and allow penalties to accrue automatically. For example, if a ticket is not paid for, it would be linked to your NIDS, and you would not be able to renew your licenses. You would also not be able to engage in certain business with the government.
• Our first step should be to reduce the number of vehicles on our roads. More vehicles mean more accidents.
• Importation of second-hand cars should be prohibited.
• Suspend the issuing of licenses to persons under 25 years old.
• Enhance the system which allows other motorists to file reports on bad driving practices by other drivers.
• Introduce a system of issuing warning tickets to drivers for improper driving on our roads.
• Each driver should be allowed one warning ticket per year. 
• Emphasis should be placed on all forms of improving driving and not just on speeding.
• The aim of the ticketing system should be to withdraw the driver's license of some drivers permanently. These licenses can be reviewed within five years, when the driver would have to attend a registered driving school for at least three months. Their attitude and mental state would be assessed by a board.

These drastic decisions would help to remove many incompetent drivers who lack discipline from our roads.

The government would then have to look at resocializing the whole society. Our indisciplined drivers come from homes where children do as they please, they go to schools where there is no respect for order, and then they are let loose on our roads.

Let me have your ideas. These ideas will be sent to Dr Lucien Jones and also the Prime Minister. Add the ideas at the bottom of the blog in the comments section.

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Cayman News

Amnesty For Those Who Overstay In Cayman

The Cayman Islands Customs and Border Control Service (CBC) has announced a one-month amnesty for individuals who have overstayed their lawful permission to remain in the Cayman Islands, allowing them to leave voluntarily without facing prosecution solely for overstaying.

The amnesty will run from November 1 to November 30, 2026, giving affected individuals an opportunity to depart the Islands without incurring applicable administrative penalties. However, CBC has warned that anyone remaining unlawfully after the deadline could face arrest, prosecution and deportation.

Jamaican In Cayman Convicted of a Crime

Dwayne Jordan Williams, a 34-year-old Jamaican national,  has been sentenced to 17 years and four months in prison for his involvement in a violent 2025 attempted robbery in George Town that left another man with serious injuries and lasting physical and psychological trauma.

Williams was sentenced by Justice Emma Peters in the Grand Court on Friday, October 30, 2026, after being found guilty by a jury in July of attempted robbery, wounding with intent and possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life.

So we have taken the crime to the Cayman Islands.

Man Attacked With Machete

A young man suffered severe chop wounds, including serious injuries to his face, after a machete attack in the Grand Harbour area on Friday night, according to several eyewitnesses who spoke exclusively to Cayman Marl Road.

The attack happened between about 9:25 pm and 9:30 pm. Witnesses say it began near the RBC bank, and the victim then fled towards Hurley's supermarket, running into the road and begging passing motorists for help.

Another Man Stabbed

The young man attacked in the Grand Harbour area on Friday night was stabbed multiple times inside a vehicle by an armed man who was already in the car when he arrived to meet a woman known to him, police confirmed this morning.

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) said the 911 Communications Centre sent officers and emergency services just before 9:30 pm on Friday, 30 October, after a report of a stabbing outside a commercial premises on Shamrock Road in George Town.

According to police, the man met the woman in the parking lot of the premises. While he was inside a vehicle with her, another man in the vehicle, armed with a sharp weapon, stabbed him multiple times.

Jamaican Extradited To Cayman

Michael Gollab, who was wanted by Cayman Islands police in connection with an attempted murder in June 2026, has been extradited from Jamaica and is now in police custody.

The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) confirmed on Saturday, October 24, that Gollab returned to the Cayman Islands after Jamaican authorities detained him in Kingston on August 29.

Gollab had been wanted in connection with an attempted murder incident that occurred in June 2026.

Police said he will remain in custody while investigations continue.

Cayman Economy Grows

The Cayman Islands economy expanded by an estimated 2.4% during the first quarter of 2026, driven by strong tourism activity and continued growth in financial services, while the Central Government recorded a surplus of CI$317.3 million.

According to the Economics and Statistics Office's (ESO) First Quarter Economic Report, growth was slightly below the 2.9% recorded during the corresponding period in 2025. However, the economy continued to expand across several major industries, with overall growth projected to reach 2.7% for 2026.

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