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The National Water Commission’s head office on Marescaux Road in Kingston.
January 14, 2026 by Andre Williams

OUR secures $14m for aggrieved utilities customers in 9 months

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), through its Consumer Affairs Unit, secured close to $14 million in refunds and credits for utility customers during the first nine months of 2025. In a…
The Black River Fire Station in St Elizabeth.
January 14, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Black River Fire Station relocation suggested after Melissa crippled operations

WESTERN BUREAU: Mark Edwards, the assistant superintendent at the St Elizabeth branch of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), is raising concerns about the location of the Black River Fire Station after it…
Donaldson was last seen alive on July 11, 2022.
January 14, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

‘I did not kill Donna-Lee’

In an unsworn statement from the dock on Tuesday, Constable Noel Maitland told the Home Circuit Court that a “tiny spot of blood” found in his Chelsea Manor, St Andrew, apartment resulted from his…
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.
January 14, 2026 by Karen Madden

Parliament weighs tripled juror stipend amid backlog crisis

Nearly two years after Justice Minister Delroy Chuck announced a 200 per cent increase in the stipend paid to Jamaicans who report for jury duty, the long-promised change has been formally brought to…
UHWI CEO Fitzgerald Mitchell, who is on three months’ leave.
January 14, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Audit reveals procurement failures at UHWI

Exposing a glaring practice by the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), of utilising a retrospective process to validate procurements, Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis says this action by…
File photo.
January 14, 2026 by Andre Williams

INDECOM recommends charges for 26 state agents during 6 months in 2025

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has revealed that 26 recommendations for criminal charges and 23 for disciplinary actions, were made against state agents for the six-month…
A general view of Royal Mint Court where is planning site for the new London Chinese embassy, near London's financial district on Januatr 14, 2026.
January 14, 2026

The UK is expected to approve a 'mega' Chinese Embassy in London despite objections

(AP) — Britain’s government is expected to approve a “mega” Chinese Embassy close to London’s financial district after years of controversy and political wrangling over the potential security risks it…
This file photo shows the entrance to the University Hospital of the West Indies.
January 14, 2026

UHWI spends US$186,600 on consultants but no approved strategy plan to show - Auditor General

The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) paid US$186,600 to two consultants for strategic and operational reviews but failed to provide any approved strategic plans to show for the…
January 14, 2026

'Will body-worn cameras be used in planned operations?' - JFJ asks JCF

Rights group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) says it welcomes the Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) procurement of 1,000 body-worn cameras but wants to know whether the devices will be activated in…