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February 4, 2026
by Nicola Cunningham
‘Making Jamaica proud was my mission’
Perseverance has always featured heavily in her life. Indeed, she says she does not know how to quit or give up, which is why days after Hurricane Melissa almost left her homeless, she was on a plane…
February 3, 2026
New York attorney general to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration agents
NEW YORK (AP) — New York’s attorney general announced plans Tuesday to deploy legal observers to monitor federal immigration enforcement actions in the state. The initiative will send observers, who…
February 3, 2026
Electricity restoration in Westmoreland impacted after thieves vandalise transformers stored at church
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is reporting that thieves have vandalised several transformers that were being stored at a church in Westmoreland that were scheduled to be deployed to support…
February 3, 2026
Auditor General flags information security, access, and data protection issues with Support Jamaica website
An audit of the Government’s Support Jamaica website,which was set up, among other things, to receive Hurricane Melissa relief donations—has found information security governance gaps, inadequate…
February 3, 2026
13-year-old Australian boy swims for hours to save his mother and siblings who were swept away
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A 13-year-old boy swam for four hours in cold and choppy waters to save his mother and two younger siblings who had been swept out to sea off the coast of Western…
February 3, 2026
Starlink purchase by gov’t after Hurricane Melissa breached procurement law, says Auditor General report
The acquisition of 200 Starlink devices at a cost of $12 million following the death and destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa was in contravention of Jamaica’s public procurement legislation, the…
February 3, 2026
Update | St Elizabeth man charged over cocaine bust at Sangster airport
The St Elizabeth farmer who was being sought by the police in connection with the alleged seizure of more than 100 pounds of cocaine in a suitcase at the Sangster International Airport in St James has…
February 3, 2026
St Lucia gov’t says no permission granted to Uber to operate in the island
CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – The St Lucia government says it gave no permission to the American multinational transportation company Uber to begin operations in the country. “I want to … make it very…
February 3, 2026
Judge blocks Trump administration from ending protections for Haitians
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (AP) — A federal judge on Monday blocked the end of protections that have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live in the United States, dealing President Donald Trump’s immigration…