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Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron.
January 28, 2026

DPP recommends fraud, larceny charges against SSP Wayne Cameron

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Wayne Cameron be charged with fraudulent conversion and larceny as a servant. DPP Claudette…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dana Morris Dixon.
January 28, 2026

First Hurricane Melissa shelter grants to be paid this week – Morris Dixon

(JIS) - The Government is on track to disburse the first set of monetary grants to citizens impacted by Hurricane Melissa, under the Shelter Recovery Programme (SRP), by the end of this month. …
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January 28, 2026

Robbery at church in Trelawny, police seeking perpetrators

Thieves broke into the Greenwood Baptist Church in Trelawny on Tuesday night. Pastor Reverend Wayne Smith told The Gleaner that the church was ransacked and several items were stolen. “The thieves…
Sergeant Arlene McBean. - File photo.
January 28, 2026

Police federation wants expedited treatment for cops injured on the job

Chairman of the Jamaica Police Federation, Sergeant Arleen McBean, is calling for the implementation of an agreement between the Ministry of Health and the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) to ensure…
Tourists traverse a street in Havana, Monday, January 26, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
January 28, 2026

Tourism in Cuba plummets as tensions with US increase and Venezuela oil shipments drop

HAVANA (AP) — It’s almost noon in Havana when a handful of tourists tumble out of a small yellow bus and rush toward a row of shiny classic cars, cameras in hand. Nearby, under the shade of a beach…
The Black River Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding his death.
January 28, 2026

JCF member dies in St Elizabeth

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is mourning the death of one of its members in St Elizabeth on Tuesday. Corporal Caple Ferraro, who was attached to the JCF Marine Division in Negril,…
CMC photo.
January 28, 2026

Police in Belize probing disappearance of cocaine from police station

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – Belize’s Police Commissioner, Dr Richard Rosado, has confirmed that an investigation has been launched into the disappearance of a quantity of cocaine from a police station and…
January 28, 2026

Wanted man killed in alleged confrontation, another surrenders - JCF

A man wanted for murder was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with police on Monday, while another has surrendered, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting. Omoy Largie, also…
Stephen Shaw, manager of communications at the National Works Agency.
January 28, 2026

NWA prioritising most dangerous of 16 breakaways in Trelawny Southern

The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is prioritising the most dangerous of 16 breakaways identified in Trelawny Southern. Stephen Shaw, manager of communications at the NWA, said limited funding…