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29 Jan, 2026
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Government to acquire land for hospital in Portmore - Tufton
The Government is in the process of acquiring land in the Greater Bernard Lodge development in St Catherine to construct a Type C hospital, as Portmore moves closer to attaining parish status. Health…
29 Jan, 2026
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Teacher arrested for pulling gun on girlfriend during argument in Portmore
A man, who is a teacher, has been taken into police custody for allegedly pulling a gun on his girlfriend during an argument at his home in Greater Portmore, St Catherine. Police say the educator is…
29 Jan, 2026
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Labour Ministry receives 200 tablets from USF to aid post-Hurricane Melissa damage assessments
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has received 200 tablet computers from the Universal Service Fund (USF) to support the Ministry in conducting damage assessments on houses that were…
29 Jan, 2026
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$29.8 million in Hurricane Melissa clean-up grants for early childhood institutions
The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is reporting that the Ministry of Education is to provide approximately $29.8 million in clean-up grants for early childhood institutions amid the impact of…
29 Jan, 2026
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Decomposing body found in abandoned car in St Elizabeth
The St Elizabeth police are seeking to ascertain the identity of a man whose decomposing body was found inside an abandoned motor car along Redding Road in Lacovia on Wednesday. The police said that…
29 Jan, 2026
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18-y-o charged for shooting man attending St Andrew wake
Eighteen-year-old St Andrew resident Roy Dallas, otherwise called ‘Royo’, has been charged for shooting a man who was attending a wake. Dallas is charged with wounding with intent, possession of a…
29 Jan, 2026
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Security guard charged for allegedly stealing $460,000 while on the job
A Spanish Town, St Catherine security guard has been charged for allegedly cutting open a money bag he received while on the job and stealing cash amounting to $460,000. Thirty-eight-year-old Ricardo…
29 Jan, 2026
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SSP Cameron granted $500,000 bail and taken off frontline duty after criminal charges in POA money probe
Chairman of the Police Officers Association, Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron, has been removed from frontline duties and granted $500,000 bail after being charged over allegations of financial…
29 Jan, 2026
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Government launches phased flexible work programme for public servants
The Government has officially launched the implementation of flexible work arrangements within the public sector, starting on a phased basis on February 2, with staggered working hours. The staggered…