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20 Jan, 2026
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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…
20 Jan, 2026
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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…
20 Jan, 2026
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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…
20 Jan, 2026
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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…
20 Jan, 2026
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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.…
20 Jan, 2026
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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,…
20 Jan, 2026
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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…
20 Jan, 2026
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Portmore commuters warned of upcoming traffic changes due to road works
Traffic flow changes will soon be announced due to improvement works on the Naggo Head to Braeton Road project in Portmore, St Catherine, the National Works Agency (NWA) says. "We are going to…
20 Jan, 2026
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NWC: Residents of Barrett Town in St James to receive water deliveries on Wednesdays under new schedule
The National Water Commission (NWC) has introduced an adjusted water trucking schedule for Barrett Town, St. James, as restoration works continue following Hurricane Melissa. Under the new…