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January 21, 2026
2026 Hague Agricultural Show cancelled, focus shifts to help hurricane-battered farmers
The annual Hague Agricultural Show, scheduled for next month in Trelawny , has been canceled for 2026, as organisers focus on helping farmers recover from Hurricane Melissa. It's the second…
January 20, 2026
Kingston man charged with receiving stolen vehicle
Forty-three-year-old Christopher Gardwood from Kingston has been charged with receiving stolen property after police intercepted a stolen Honda Fit motor car in Lauriston, Spanish Town, St Catherine,…
January 20, 2026
Agriculture Ministry: Procurement committee records for $870m in contracts ‘inadvertently’ lost; no allegation of wrongdoing
The agriculture ministry says while minutes from virtual procurement committee meetings involving $870 million in contracts were “inadvertently” lost, the contracts were "properly" awarded.…
January 20, 2026
Problem on major power transmission line behind outage in Hanover and Westmoreland – JPS
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is reporting that the outage affecting Hanover and Westmoreland is due to a problem that has developed on a major power transmission line. JPS, in a statement on…
January 20, 2026
Fire guts four houses in Dunbeholden in Portmore, families displaced
A fire of unknown origin today ripped through a yard in the Dunbeholden area of Portmore, St Catherine, destroying four wooden houses and leaving six families homeless. According to residents, the…
January 20, 2026
Suspected murder-suicide in Harbour View
The Kingston Eastern police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide that occurred on Dorado Drive in Harbour View on Tuesday. Deputy Superintendent Michelle Campbell, who is in charge of the…
January 20, 2026
Update | Senior municipal corporation employees charged for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine at Sangster airport
Chief Financial Officer at the St Ann Municipal Corporation, 40-year-old Trevon Clayton, and Senior Managing Accountant at the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, 42-year-old Latoya Hemmings, who both…
January 20, 2026
Judge leaves courtroom after Wildman and prosecutor clash at murder trial of six cops
Presiding judge Justice Sonia Bertram Linton today abruptly left the bench following a heated exchange between senior prosecutor Kathy Ann Pyke and defence attorney Hugh Wildman during the trial of…
January 20, 2026
Man fatally shot by police in St Catherine
A St Catherine man was on Monday fatally shot during a tussle with cops who attempted to take him into custody. He has been identified by the police as 33-year-old labourer O'Shane Cunningham of…