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Updated 56 minutes ago

NWA rehabilitating several St Andrew gullies to boost resilience ahead of hurricane season

The National Works Agency (NWA) says it is undertaking a project to rehabilitate select major gullies in St Andrew as part of efforts to improve the resilience of these waterways ahead of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season.

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Updated 27 minutes ago

Jamaica joins UK-led global coalition to end violence against women and girls
Jamaica is among eight countries joining a new United Kingdom-led International Coalition to End Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG), aimed at strengthening global efforts to ensure women and…
Updated 9 minutes ago

St James carpenter charged for allegedly using relative’s US$10,000 to build house
A St James man has been charged with fraudulent conversion after allegedly using money entrusted to him by a relative for personal expenses and the construction of a house.
Updated 13 hours ago

Popular psychiatrist Dr Aggrey Irons has died
Dr Aggrey Irons has passed away. The renowned psychiatrist, educator and public health advocate died this evening.
May 23, 2026

JCF mourns death of policeman
The Jamaica Constabulary Force is mourning the death of a member who died in hospital. Detective Sergeant Brenton Armstrong passed away on Thursday night at a Corporate Area hospital.
May 23, 2026

St Catherine businessman fined $500,000 over illegal gaming boxes
St Catherine businessman, Leroy Sharpe, on Friday pleaded guilty to two counts of selling gaming boxes without a licence and was fined $500,000 or three months’ imprisonment in the parish court.
May 23, 2026

August Town man shot dead and burnt, reggae artiste Etana claims family under attack
A man was found dead with what appeared to be gunshot wounds to the head and his body was partially burnt following a fire at a premises along August Town Road in St Andrew early Saturday morning.
May 23, 2026

Caribbean Airlines discontinues and adjusts some routes
State-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) on Friday announced that, effective June 1, it will discontinue services on the Dominica, St Kitts, and Ogle in Guyana to Suriname routes as it continues to “focus…
Updated 23 hours ago

St Catherine court eases reporting conditions for pregnant Haitian woman charged with illegal entry
A Haitian woman charged with illegal entry will learn her fate when she returns to the St Catherine Parish Court on December 1 after her case was postponed pending further input from immigration…
Updated 23 hours ago

Family searching for missing Hanover elderly man

Relatives of Winston Watson are worried as they search for the elderly man, who went missing from his home in the Lethe district of Hanover last Tuesday.