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January 22, 2026
Coffee farmers to get chainsaws to clear debris and restore access to farms
Coffee farmers impacted by Hurricane Melissa will receive professional-grade chainsaws on a loan basis to help clear debris and restore access to their farms as part of a targeted rehabilitation…
January 22, 2026
Section of Browns Town to Alexandria corridor in St Ann to be closed for repair works
Commencing at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, the roadway from Browns Town to Alexandria in St Ann, in the vicinity of Top Road, will be closed for pavement repairs. The National Works Agency…
January 22, 2026
Skeletal remains found at premises in Rockfort
The police have launched an investigation following the discovery of skeletal remains at a premises along Adastar Road in Rockfort in Kingston on Wednesday. The police say the remains were found…
January 22, 2026
St Mary man dies after being electrocuted
A St Mary man on Wednesday died after being electrocuted while in Warwick Castle district in Gayle. He has been identified by the police as 38-year-old Orace Grey, a farmer and mason of a Mango…
January 22, 2026
Police probing suspected suicide of St Mary man
The police in St Mary are investigating the suspected suicide of a man who died in hospital days after reportedly ingesting a corrosive substance. He has been identified by the police as 57-year-old…
January 22, 2026
Jury in Noel Maitland murder trial now deliberating
The seven-member jury in the trial of Police Constable Noel Maitland in the Home Circuit Court has gone into deliberations. The jury of four men and three women retired at 11:28 a.m. Maitland is…
January 22, 2026
Man accused of alleged rape and abduction underage girls denied bail
A man charged for the alleged rape and abduction of two young girls had to be forcibly removed from the dock after falling to the ground after he was denied bail on Wednesday in the St Catherine…
January 22, 2026
Police Constable Noel Maitland found guilty of murder of girlfriend Donna-Lee Donaldson
Police Constable Noel Maitland was today found guilty of the death of his girlfriend, 24-year-old social media influencer and entrepreneur Donna-Lee Donaldson. The jury deliberated for over three…
January 22, 2026
Chaotic crowd forces halt of Solidarity Programme registration in Darliston, Westmoreland
Today’s registration exercise in Westmoreland for the Government’s Solidarity Programme, which aims to provide a one-time $20,000 grant, was brought to an abrupt end due to chaotic scenes caused by a…