News
January 27, 2026
by Sashana Small
Ghanaian specialist nurses to fill gaps in health sector
The deployment of Ghanaian health workers and teachers to Jamaica topped the agenda during the first official visit of the Republic of Ghana’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Samuel Okudzeto, as he…
January 27, 2026
Parents urged to reinforce handwashing, water safety for children in schools
With children back in school, parents, guardians and teachers are being urged to reinforce basic public-health practices to reduce the risk of illness among students and staff, particularly during the…
January 27, 2026
Agriculture Ministry launches initiatives to address crop surplus
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has launched several initiatives, including farmers’ markets and the accelerated implementation of cold-storage facilities, to address the surplus of…
January 27, 2026
Psychiatric evaluation ordered for Portmore man charged for setting home on fire
Another psychiatric evaluation is to be conducted on a 52-year-old Portmore, St Catherine man who set his home on fire. Albert Buchanan is charged with arson. Buchanan appeared before the St…
January 27, 2026
Westmoreland man arrested for stealing JPS poles, another held while attempting to steal electricity
The police in Westmoreland have made arrests as law enforcement intensifies efforts to clamp down on the theft of Jamaica Public Service (JPS) property and illegal activities. In one incident, a man…
January 27, 2026
Spanish Town Hospital seeing sharp decline in births, maternity ward offering other services
The Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine is reporting a steady decline in births as Jamaica’s decreasing fertility rate persists. So reduced are births at the hospital that it is using space in the…
January 27, 2026
Update | Bail denied for men charged for $2 million robbery at store in Angels in Spanish Town
The two men—one from Westmoreland and the other from Manchester—charged for stealing more than $2 million worth of items, including cell phones, from a store in Angels, Spanish Town, St Catherine were…
January 27, 2026
One of three charged by MOCA over alleged $600 million fraud granted $1 million bail
One of the three people recently charged by the Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) for allegedly defrauding several financial institutions of more than $600 million was today…
January 27, 2026
Melissa power restoration continues in earnest; 33,000 customers still in the dark, JPS CEO tells PAAC
Representatives of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) today appeared before Parliament’s Public Administration and Appropriations Committee (PAAC), where they sought to assure that the power company is…