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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…
Several Jamaica Public Service poles found on a property in Carawina, Westmoreland.
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…
The St Catherine Parish Court in Spanish Town.
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…
Janiel McEwan, economic consultant
January 27, 2026

Janiel McEwan | The FID amendments: Independence won, but oversight lost in the shadows

Jamaica’s Parliament moved with unusual speed last week to amend the Financial Investigations Division Act, approving changes that the Government insists are essential to keeping the country in good…
This image from video provided by US South Command, shows a vessel accused of trafficking drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean shortly before it was destroyed by the US military, killing two and injuring one, on January 23, 2026. (U.S. Southern Command via A
January 27, 2026

Death toll from US strikes on alleged drug boats reaches 126 people

WASHINGTON (AP) — The death toll from the Trump administration’s strikes on alleged drug boats is up to 126 people, with the inclusion of those presumed dead after being lost at sea, the US military…
Professor Augustine John, Human Rights campaigner and Honorary Fellow at the UCL Institute of Education, University of London.
January 27, 2026

Gus John | Caribbean in crisis…again!

Donald Trump is wreaking havoc in the Caribbean. The activities of the US military and the CIA across the region and especially in Venezuela, the kidnapping of the Venezuelan president, Nicolas…
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green.
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…
Young people use their phones to view social media in Sydney, November 8, 2024. (AP Photo/Rick Rycroft, File)
January 27, 2026

Meta, TikTok and YouTube face landmark trial over youth addiction claims

Three of the world’s biggest tech companies face a landmark trial in Los Angeles starting this week over claims that their platforms — Meta’s Instagram, ByteDance’s TikTok and Google’s YouTube —…
The Government said the amnesty will allow affected individuals to bring their status into good standing without penalty.
January 27, 2026

Antigua announces immigration amnesty to deal with labour shortage

ST JOHN’S, Antigua, CMC – The Antigua and Barbuda government says it will shortly introduce another period of amnesty as part of measures to deal with the shortage of labour in critical sectors of the…