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Detectives assigned to the Firearm and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) are conducting a high-level investigation following the discovery of the cocaine at C-TOC.
January 23, 2026

Illegal cocaine found during audit of C-TOC storage facilities, high-level probe launched – JCF

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that an audit of the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigations Branch (C-TOC) this week uncovered two illegal parcels of cocaine inside…
Patron of the Save our Boys and Girls Foundation and Member of Parliament for St Andrew East Rural, Juliet Holness (centre), and EduFocal co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gordon Swaby (right), receive a cheque from High Commissioner of Canada
January 23, 2026

‘School in a Box’ programme aims to reduce learning loss

As Jamaica rebuilds in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which devastated the western end of the island in October 2025, the Save our Boys and Girls Foundation has taken aim at reducing learning…
A policeman was hit by a taxi operator along Church Street in May Pen, Clarendon on January 23.
January 23, 2026

Policeman mowed down by taxi operator in Clarendon

A Clarendon taxi operator has been taken into police custody after he allegedly mowed down a policeman along Church Street in May Pen today. Reports are that sometime after 2:00 p.m., the policeman…
Leoda Bradshaw. - Contributed photo.
January 23, 2026

Murder-accused Leoda Bradshaw declines mediation request in assault case, matter postponed

An attempt at mediation in the assault case involving murder accused Leoda Bradshaw and another detainee failed in the St Catherine Parish Court today after Bradshaw, who is the complainant, declined…
CMU is a government-owned tertiary institution that focuses on maritime studies, transportation, logistics, and related disciplines.
January 23, 2026

CMU: Employee suspended after 'suspected breach’ detected; matter reported to FID

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) says an employee has been suspended following the detection of a "suspected internal breach" at the institution. The matter has been referred to the…
The association warned that delayed clearance increases demurrage and storage costs.
January 23, 2026

Shipping Association urges cargo owners to clear goods as port congestion persists

The Shipping Association of Jamaica is warning that ongoing port and warehouse congestion could worsen unless cargo owners urgently clear uncollected goods, weeks after the traditional holiday…
In this photo provided by the Dallas History & Archives Division, Dallas Public Library, Tommy Lee Walker, a Black man from Texas, United States, is fingerprinted after his arrest in January 1954, for the rape and murder of Venice Parker, a white woman.
January 23, 2026

US Black man exonerated nearly 70 years after execution in case marked by racial bias

(AP) — Nearly 70 years after a United States Black man was executed, officials declared this week that he was innocent in the killing of a white woman in Texas. Prosecutors say the case was based on…
Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith and Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, minister of foreign affairs of Ghana, are pictured during a bilateral meeting held in May 2025 at the Embassy of Jamaica in Brussels, Be
January 23, 2026

Ghana's foreign minister due in Jamaica Saturday for official visit; health and education on agenda

Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Ghana Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa is scheduled to arrive in Jamaica on Saturday for a three-day official visit, the Jamaican foreign ministry says. During…
Jade Williams, policy, research and advocacy specialist, Jamaicans For Justice.
January 22, 2026 by Kimone Francis

JFJ: Bring private firms under ATI

Human-rights group Jamaicans for Justice (JFJ) is calling for the Access to Information (ATI) Act to be extended to the private sector, arguing that private entities performing public functions must…