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Jamaica’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator Kamina Johnson Smith co-chairs a high-level panel at the Third United Nations Ocean Conference, alongside Iceland’s minister of the environment, energy and climate, Jóhann Páll Jóhanns
January 19, 2026

UN High Seas Treaty enters into force

The Government of Jamaica is positioning itself to take full advantage of the United Nations (UN) High Seas Treaty which officially entered into force on Saturday. The Treaty, which is officially…
January 19, 2026

Court blocks competitor from using ‘King’ in branding dispute with KingAlarm

KingAlarm Services Limited has secured an injunction blocking competitor KingGuard Security Services Limited from using the word ‘King’ in its branding in an intellectual property dispute between the…
Desmond McKenzie, minister of local government and community development.
January 19, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

McKenzie to convene high-level meeting to expand AMANDA system after Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie will convene a high-level executive meeting this week with municipal chief executive officers, directors of…
Edwin Allen’s Leanna Lewis (left) accepts the Girls’ Championship trophy presented by Don Wehby, group chief executive officer, GraceKennedy Group in 2022.
January 19, 2026

Wehby a ‘true legend’

The University of the West Indies (UWI) on Saturday posthumously conferred the honorary Doctor of Laws on late business titan Don Wehby, hailing him as a “proud son of the soil” whose uncanny…
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis
January 19, 2026

Auditor general wants assets worth millions recovered at RADA

The loss of government assets worth tens of millions of dollars at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has led to Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis making a referral to Financial…
ACP Christopher Phillips addressing a farewell reception in his honour as he prepare to take up duties in Area 3.
January 19, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

Phillips urges wider enforcement support as Area Five records crime reduction

Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Christopher Phillips is challenging enforcement agencies operating in Area Five to intensify their efforts and lend stronger support to the police-led crime…
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January 19, 2026

Gang members could be forced to provide access to electronic devices, not under the criminal suppression act

Jason Cross/ Gleaner Writer A proposal to give the police the ability to compel members of gangs to provide access to their personal electronic devices like cellular phones has been rejected by a…
Steven 'Cat' Coore of Third World performing at Rebel Salute 30 in 2024.
January 19, 2026

Legendary Third World co-founder Stephen 'Cat' Coore has died

Legendary Jamaican musician Stephen 'Cat' Coore died suddenly on Sunday evening, leaving family, friends and fans across the world in mourning. Coore, born April 6, 1956, had, for more…
 Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the St Thomas Municipal Corporation, Kevin McIndoe (left), speaks with Councillor Andrea Patience of the Llandewey Division (centre) and Director of Planning at the St Thomas Municipal Corporation, Shavar Ellis, during a t
January 19, 2026

Residents occupying Easington Lands in St Thomas to receive titles

The St Thomas Municipal Corporation will be formalising the settlement of residents who currently occupy the Easington lands in the parish. Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Corporation, Kevin…