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28 Jan, 2026 0

Court frees man accused of murder after Crown fails to rebut self-defence

A St Catherine man was acquitted on Monday after prosecutors failed to disprove his self-defence claim in an alleged murder stemming from a family dispute. Tajae Hall had been charged with the murder…
Tom Tavares Finson, KC. - File photo.
28 Jan, 2026 0

Holness commends retiring Tavares-Finson for ‘impeccable’ service to ECJ

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has hailed King’s Counsel Tom Tavares-Finson’s “impeccable” service to the Electoral Commission of Jamaica, as the veteran commissioner prepares to retire after two…
28 Jan, 2026 0

Gas prices to go up Thursday

Motorists will pay more for gas on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to up by $1.20 to sell for $149.52 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $1.17 to sell…
Flood waters cover the Chibuto-Chaimite road in Gaza province, Mozambique on January 17, 2026.
28 Jan, 2026 0

Floods push crocodiles into Mozambican towns as health concerns rise

(AP) — As floods ravage Mozambique, crocodiles are appearing in submerged towns and responsible for at least three deaths. In the town of Xai-Xai, the provincial capital of Gaza province and one of…
Minister in charge of works, Robert Morgan.
28 Jan, 2026 0

Morgan: 200 hurricane-damaged roads to be repaired under $1.7b GO Programme

The Government says approximately 200 roads damaged by Hurricane Melissa will be repaired by the end of March under a $1.7 billion emergency programme. Minister in charge of works Robert Morgan…
Senior Superintendent Wayne Cameron.
28 Jan, 2026 0

DPP recommends fraud, larceny charges against SSP Wayne Cameron

The Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has recommended that Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Wayne Cameron be charged with fraudulent conversion and larceny as a servant. DPP Claudette…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dana Morris Dixon.
28 Jan, 2026 0

First Hurricane Melissa shelter grants to be paid this week – Morris Dixon

(JIS) - The Government is on track to disburse the first set of monetary grants to citizens impacted by Hurricane Melissa, under the Shelter Recovery Programme (SRP), by the end of this month. …
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28 Jan, 2026 0

Robbery at church in Trelawny, police seeking perpetrators

Thieves broke into the Greenwood Baptist Church in Trelawny on Tuesday night. Pastor Reverend Wayne Smith told The Gleaner that the church was ransacked and several items were stolen. “The thieves…