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Several bucket trucks seen recently on Carawina Road in Westmoreland as JPS continues several kilometers of repair work along the power line section leading to the National Water Commission’s Roaring River Pump. The energisation of the lines aims to rest
January 13, 2026

JPS works to restore power to Westmoreland pump serving 50,000 residents

Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says it is undertaking extensive rebuilding works to restore electricity to the Roaring River National Water Commission (NWC) Pump, which supplies water to approximately…
January 13, 2026

St Catherine landscaper charged after gun allegedly found at his home

Twenty-nine-year-old landscaper Rushane Creary of Time and Patience district, Linstead in St Catherine has been charged in relation to the alleged seizure of a gun at his home on January 8,the police…
Leon Jackson The Troy Bridge in Trelawny being reconstructed at a cost of $231 million
January 13, 2026

NWA eyes March 2026 to finish reconstruction of Troy Bridge

The reconstruction of the Troy Bridge in southern Trelawny has a new completion deadline of March this year, says the National Works Agency (NWA). "We've missed two deadlines because of…
The Toyota Probox motor car involved in an attempted theft in Allman Town, Kingston, which led to the arrest of one man by police on January 13, 2026. 
January 13, 2026

Police foil alleged car theft in Kingston; one arrested

A police patrol foiled an alleged attempt to steal a motor car in Allman Town, Kingston, on Tuesday morning. One man was arrested after his accomplices reportedly fled in another vehicle, leaving him…
Robert Morgan, minister with responsibility for works (right) and Opposition Spokesman on Roads and Works Richard Azan.
January 13, 2026

Morgan rejects Azan’s road spending criticism, urges 'facts not soundbites'

Minister with responsibility for works, Robert Morgan, has dismissed the Opposition's criticism of the Government’s handling of road rehabilitation programmes, saying it should "replace…
Former United States President Bill Clinton.
January 13, 2026

Clintons refuse to testify in US Epstein investigation

(AP) — Former United States President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton say they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena for them to testify in an investigation…
Jeneen Dawkins, 30, her 10-year-old daughter Antwasia Glenziler and their neighbours 12-year-old Janneilia Dunkley, and her sister, 17-year-old Jonnessa Dunkley were killed in a motor vehicle crash on January 10, 2026. 
January 13, 2026

Grief support deployed to schools following deadly crash in St Elizabeth

The education ministry has deployed its guidance and counselling team to provide grief support to schools linked to victims of a motor vehicle crash that killed four persons, including three children…
Constable Noel Maitland.
January 13, 2026

'I will never kill Donna-Lee,' says cop on trial for girlfriend's murder

Constable Noel Maitland has told a jury that he would “never” have killed his girlfriend, Donna-Lee Donaldson, the social media influencer who went missing in July 2022. “I don’t have any thoughts of…
Courtney Ashley, otherwise called ‘Bloodstain’.
January 13, 2026

Courtney Ashley, wanted in multiple murders, captured in gated Portmore community, say police

Police operatives in St Catherine have arrested Courtney 'Bloodstain' Ashley, an alleged gang leader wanted in multiple murders in St Andrew. Ashley was apprehended on Monday in the gated…