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February 5, 2026

Detainee at May Pen police lock-up dies at hospital

An investigation is under way in the death of a detainee who was in custody at a police lock-up in Clarendon. The deceased has been identified as Collintine Sutherland, 58, of Crofts Hill, in the…
Demoy Campbell
February 5, 2026

Man killed in alleged shoot-out with police in Thompson Pen, St Catherine

A man was fatally shot during an alleged shoot-out with police in Thompson Pen, St Catherine Thursday morning. He has been identified as 37-year-old fisherman Demoy Campbell, a resident of the…
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February 5, 2026

23 rounds of ammunition found in abandoned building in Shelter Rock, Spanish Town

The police are reporting the seizure of 23 rounds of ammunition from an abandoned building in the community of Shelter Rock, Spanish Town, St Catherine on Wednesday. No arrests were made. The police…
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February 5, 2026

'Voice' fatally shot by police in St Elizabeth, INDECOM investigating

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is probing the shooting death of a man by police in Windsor district in Siloah, St Elizabeth on Wednesday. He has been identified as Christopher…
Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James
February 5, 2026

Cold front disrupts travel at MoBay airport

Operators of Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay say severe weather Thursday linked to a cold front forced the cancellation of an American Airlines flight to Miami, while another incoming…
Supervisor for the Contributions, Refunds, Payments and Monitoring Unit, National Housing Trust, Cameo Simmons Thomas, addresses a JIS Think Tank on February 5, 2026. 
February 5, 2026

10,000 more NHT contributors to receive refunds by February 9

An additional 10,000 National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors are set to receive their contribution refund for the year 2018 by Monday, Feburary 9. Supervisor for the Contributions, Refunds,…
February 5, 2026

St Ann businesswoman charged over alleged theft of 59 smartphones and other devices

The police have charged a 55-year-old businesswoman in connection with the alleged theft of several devices, including 59 smartphones, from a store in Spanish Town, St Catherine, last month. She is…
Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at Horntye Park Sports Complex in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England on February 5, 2026.
February 5, 2026

UK's PM under pressure as Epstein revelations rock government

(AP) — Keir Starmer never met Jeffrey Epstein. But the British prime minister’s job is under threat because of the fallout from the late sex offender’s global web of relationships. Friendship with…
February 5, 2026

Licensed firearm holder charged after alleged negligent discharge in Hanover

Two men, including an 89-year-old licensed firearm holder have been charged after a Taurus .38 revolver was allegedly negligently discharged inside the elderly man's home on January 30. …