News

Delroy Chuck, minister of justice and constitutional affairs, notes that in the event of the death of the witnesses to a will – or if they can no longer be located – a will should be rewritten.
February 1, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Where there’s no will ...

At 83, Albertha H. is clear about one thing: she will not be tempting fate by making a will. “You a invite dead?” she fires back, half-laughing, half-challenging, when asked if she worries about dying…
Dr Kanchana Coore
February 1, 2026 by Erica Virtue

DEATHBED CONFIDANTE

By the time patients reach the final stretch of their lives, the questions they bring to Dr Kanchana Bandara Coore are rarely medical alone. They are about children who will be left behind, marriages…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
February 1, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Holness seeks update on FID probe

Lawmakers should consider amending the laws governing public bodies with investigative powers by including provisions to protect citizens from reputational damage, legal experts have suggested. The…
Sixty-eight-year-old Willie Rowe points to a section of land that he bought from the National Housing Trust and is now fenced off by another state entity.
February 1, 2026 by Sashana Small

‘I can’t even walk on my own land’

A 68-year-old man’s lifelong dream of owning a home is in jeopardy amid claims that the Ministry of Housing has encroached on his property in Spanish Town, St Catherine. Fighting back tears, Willie…
A person looks out of a window in an apartment building in Kansas City, Missouri.
February 1, 2026

Being a night owl may not be great for your heart

WASHINGTON (AP): Being a night owl can be bad for your heart. That may sound surprising but a large study found people who are more active late at night – when most of the population is winding down…
February 1, 2026

Tricks for remembering where you put things

With a scarf dangling from your coat pocket and those gloves left behind at the coffee shop, there are simply more things to lose in winter. That’s not counting your misplaced keys at home or those…
Fire at Ammar’s in downtown Kingston on February 1
February 1, 2026

Ammar’s in downtown Kingston gutted by fire

The Ammar’s department store in downtown Kingston has been gutted by a fire. The losses are believed to be in the millions. The fire department indicated that a call reporting a blaze at the…
Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda (centre), along with Member of Parliament for St Catherine North Central, Natalie Neita-Garvey (left), and Project Manager with Vinci Construction, Thomas Savary (right), tour the Rio Cobre
February 1, 2026

Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant project on track

The Rio Cobre Water Treatment Plant project is on track, and is slated for completion by May of 2027, says Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Matthew Samuda. The Minister who, along…
File photo.
February 1, 2026

Manchester man who was in custody since 2024 freed after judge upholds no-case submission

A 30-year-old Manchester man who was accused of breaking into an establishment and stealing items in 2024 was on Friday freed in the parish court after the judge upheld a no-case submission. Garnet…