News
January 12, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
WRHA hosts support services fair for western Jamaica healthcare workers
WESTERN BUREAU: Healthcare professionals in western Jamaica got to receive support services for themselves last Friday, when the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) hosted a special fair at the…
January 12, 2026
Ambassador Curtis Ward has died
Ambassador Curtis Ward, Jamaica’s former representative at the United Nations, has died. Ward passed away late last night at his home in Maryland in the United States. Ward, who was born in Treasure…
January 12, 2026
St Ann builder charged with fraud over alleged misuse of funds to buy construction material
A 54-year-old Browns Town, St Ann construction worker has been charged by the police for allegedly pocketing money given to him to buy material to undertake construction works on a property in Drax…
January 12, 2026
Jamaicans among criminal illegal Caribbean immigrants nabbed by ICE
WASHINGTON, CMC – Jamaican nationals were among criminal migrants deemed the “worst of the worst” who were detained in recent days by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents of the United…
January 12, 2026
$50m vector control programme launched in St James
The St James Health Department, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness, has officially launched a $50 million Integrated Vector Control Programme aimed at reducing vector-borne…
January 12, 2026
Update | C-TOC senior policeman held allegedly with cocaine charged
The police have charged a senior policeman attached to the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigations Branch (C-TOC) in relation to the seizure of just over 5.8 kilogrammes of cocaine in…
January 12, 2026
Update | Soldier charged as part of probe into major Kingston guns and ammunition bust
A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged by the police after illegal ammunition was allegedly found in his car after he reportedly fled from cops probing the case in which a large…
January 12, 2026
Ambassador Curtis Ward remembered for deep commitment to public service
Ambassador Curtis Ward is being remembered as a distinguished ‘son of the soil’ who served Jamaica with care and integrity and was someone who was committed to public service. Ward, who was Jamaica’s…
January 12, 2026
Trial of former MP Jolyan Silvera in murder of wife pushed back
The trial of former People's National Party Member of Parliament for St Mary Western Jolyan Silvera, who is charged for the murder of his wife, has been pushed back to February 2 in the Gun…