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Matthew Samuda, minister of water, environment and climate change removes debris from a mangrove ecosystem in Parottee, St. Elizabeth, during clean-up activity marking World Wetlands Day on February 2.
February 2, 2026

Jamaica marks World Wetlands Day with mangrove clean-up in St Elizabeth

Several government agencies joined community members on Monday in a mangrove forest clean-up in Parottee, St Elizabeth, as part of efforts to remove hurricane-related debris and commemorate World…
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda.
February 2, 2026

NWC working to restore water to remaining 30,000 customers from Melissa - Samuda

The National Water Commission (NWC) is working to ensure that the 30,000 customers who remain without water following the disruptions caused by Hurricane Melissa are provided with access to the…
Police diverting traffic as personnel response to a security issue at Port Antonio High School in Portland on January 30.
February 2, 2026

Boy in custody over security incidents at high schools in Portland

A boy has been taken into police custody in Portland in connection with the security incidents that disrupted classes at two high schools in the parish. He was picked up today. Commanding officer for…
File photo.
February 2, 2026

Emails show Jeffrey Epstein corresponded with scientist about genetic research on elite Jamaican sprinters

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein corresponded with evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers about genetic research on elite Jamaican sprinters, according to emails released by the United States…
Manager of the Ecosystems Management Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Monique Curtis, speaking at a JIS Think Tank.
February 2, 2026

Over 2,000 hectares of mangrove forests impacted by Hurricane Melissa

More than 2,000 hectares of mangrove forests across five parishes were impacted by Hurricane Melissa, resulting in the urgent need for restoration and resilience-building efforts. This was disclosed…
Kerrin Bailey
February 2, 2026

Man wanted for murder captured in St Mary

The St Mary police on Monday captured a man who was wanted for murder. He has been identified as 32-year-old Kerrin Bailey, an office administrator of Liguanea, St Andrew, and a resident of Sport…
Two young children carefully cross downed cable wires on their way home from school in Rose Hall, St James, last Friday.
February 1, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Billion-Dollar Collapse

WESTERN BUREAU: Three months after Hurricane Melissa struck western Jamaica, large sections of the community cable network remain dark, leaving operators to confront an estimated $1.4 billion in…
Delroy Chuck, minister of justice and constitutional affairs, notes that in the event of the death of the witnesses to a will – or if they can no longer be located – a will should be rewritten.
February 1, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Where there’s no will ...

At 83, Albertha H. is clear about one thing: she will not be tempting fate by making a will. “You a invite dead?” she fires back, half-laughing, half-challenging, when asked if she worries about dying…
Dr Kanchana Coore
February 1, 2026 by Erica Virtue

DEATHBED CONFIDANTE

By the time patients reach the final stretch of their lives, the questions they bring to Dr Kanchana Bandara Coore are rarely medical alone. They are about children who will be left behind, marriages…