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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness speaking at a ceremony on January 2, 2026 for the arrival of 150 specialised trucks to be deployed by the Jamaica Public Service for Hurricane Melissa electricity restoration.
January 2, 2026

PM says more strategies to be pursued to cut down murders, hails 2025 reduction

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government will continue to pursue strategies to further reduce Jamaica’s murder rate, as he hailed another year of decline. Holness said Jamaica recorded…
Public Education Officer at the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Superintendent Emeleo Ebanks speaking at a recent JIS ‘Think Tank’
January 2, 2026

JFB appeals to parents to discourage children from making prank calls

The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is appealing to parents and guardians to discourage children from making prank calls to emergency services. Public Education Officer at the JFB, Superintendent Emeleo…
His court date is being finalised.
January 2, 2026

Man charged after machete attack over water in Westmoreland

The police in Westmoreland have charged a man in connection with a machete attack during an argument over water while residents were collecting the commodity from a water tank in Bethel Town. …
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January 2, 2026

Update | Woman rescued at beach in Hellshire dies, policeman and teen still missing

The woman who was rescued at a beach in Hellshire, Portmore, St Catherine, following an incident in which a policeman and a teenage boy are suspected to have drowned, has succumbed to her injuries. …
National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Diahann Gordon Harrison.
January 2, 2026

Women playing more dominant role in human trafficking

Children’s Advocate and National Rapporteur on Trafficking in Persons, Diahann Gordon Harrison, says that women are gradually assuming a more dominant role in human trafficking. She noted that while…
Gladstone Taylor/MULTIMEDIA PHOTO EDITOR Gary Peart, executive chairman, Supreme Ventures Limited, speaking at the SVL annual general meeting held at the AC Marriott Hotel in St Andrew in 2023.
January 2, 2026

Supreme to sell Evolve loan portfolio

Supreme Ventures (SVL) announced that discussions are under way to divest the loan portfolio of its subsidiary, Evolve Loan Co, along with select assets, to microlender Dolla Financial Services Ltd.…
Rudolph Brown/PhotographerJamaica-born businessman Michael Lee-Chin, director of AIC Barbados which majority owns NCB Financial.
January 2, 2026

Lee-Chin’s AIC to make payment this month

AIC (Barbados) Limited has formally confirmed its obligation to make principal and interest payments in January totalling US$94.09 million to bondholders, following weeks of tension and a public…
Graphical representation of the SOL Harbor high-rise residential complex to be undertaken by Proven Properties in Ocho Rios, St Ann.
January 2, 2026

Proven to book US$61.7 million from real estate developments

Financial services firm Proven Group Limited (PGL) expects to earn US$61.7 million in revenue from the sale of its real estate units in St Ann, which would build on its half-year performance.
A ‘Help Wanted’ sign is displayed at a dry cleaner in Rolling Meadows, USA, in May 2025.
January 2, 2026

US applications for jobless benefits fell below 200,000 last week with lay-offs historically low

Fewer Americans applied for unemployment benefits last week with layoffs remaining low despite a weakening labour market. US applications for jobless claims for the week ending December 27 fell by…