News
January 29, 2026
by Christopher Thomas
Municipal employees in alleged cocaine bust to return to court next week
WESTERN BUREAU: Trevon Clayton and Latoya Hemmings, the two senior municipal corporation employees who were allegedly caught smuggling 20.5lb of cocaine through the Sangster International Airport in…
January 29, 2026
First set of modular homes expected in February
The first set of modular homes being procured by the Government to address housing issues in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa should arrive on the island next month, says Minister of Education,…
January 29, 2026
Government to acquire land for hospital in Portmore - Tufton
The Government is in the process of acquiring land in the Greater Bernard Lodge development in St Catherine to construct a Type C hospital, as Portmore moves closer to attaining parish status. Health…
January 29, 2026
Teacher arrested for pulling gun on girlfriend during argument in Portmore
A man, who is a teacher, has been taken into police custody for allegedly pulling a gun on his girlfriend during an argument at his home in Greater Portmore, St Catherine. Police say the educator is…
January 29, 2026
Labour Ministry receives 200 tablets from USF to aid post-Hurricane Melissa damage assessments
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has received 200 tablet computers from the Universal Service Fund (USF) to support the Ministry in conducting damage assessments on houses that were…
January 29, 2026
$29.8 million in Hurricane Melissa clean-up grants for early childhood institutions
The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is reporting that the Ministry of Education is to provide approximately $29.8 million in clean-up grants for early childhood institutions amid the impact of…
January 29, 2026
Decomposing body found in abandoned car in St Elizabeth
The St Elizabeth police are seeking to ascertain the identity of a man whose decomposing body was found inside an abandoned motor car along Redding Road in Lacovia on Wednesday. The police said that…
January 29, 2026
18-y-o charged for shooting man attending St Andrew wake
Eighteen-year-old St Andrew resident Roy Dallas, otherwise called ‘Royo’, has been charged for shooting a man who was attending a wake. Dallas is charged with wounding with intent, possession of a…
January 29, 2026
Security guard charged for allegedly stealing $460,000 while on the job
A Spanish Town, St Catherine security guard has been charged for allegedly cutting open a money bag he received while on the job and stealing cash amounting to $460,000. Thirty-eight-year-old Ricardo…