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Noel Maitland.
January 22, 2026

Jury in Noel Maitland murder trial now deliberating

The seven-member jury in the trial of Police Constable Noel Maitland in the Home Circuit Court has gone into deliberations. The jury of four men and three women retired at 11:28 a.m. Maitland is…
January 22, 2026

Man accused of alleged rape and abduction underage girls denied bail

A man charged for the alleged rape and abduction of two young girls had to be forcibly removed from the dock after falling to the ground after he was denied bail on Wednesday in the St Catherine…
Noel Maitland and Donna-Lee Donaldson.
January 22, 2026

Police Constable Noel Maitland found guilty of murder of girlfriend Donna-Lee Donaldson

Police Constable Noel Maitland was today found guilty of the death of his girlfriend, 24-year-old social media influencer and entrepreneur Donna-Lee Donaldson. The jury deliberated for over three…
A large crowd at the Bethel United Church in Darliston, Westmoreland on January 22 for a registration exercise for the Government’s Solidarity Programme.
January 22, 2026

Chaotic crowd forces halt of Solidarity Programme registration in Darliston, Westmoreland

Today’s registration exercise in Westmoreland for the Government’s Solidarity Programme, which aims to provide a one-time $20,000 grant, was brought to an abrupt end due to chaotic scenes caused by a…
Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records (UBTR), along with dancehall artiste Govana and Yung Kings Entertainment, has partnered to donate $600,000 to Mount Ward Primary School in Hanover. Jizell Cowan (left), marketing manager of UBTR, flanks Mount Ward Primary
January 22, 2026

Corporate Hands | UBTR, Govana give new year start to Mount Ward Primary

We Florida Financial Credit Union has donated US$10,000 to support 127 Jamaican credit union employees who were significantly impacted by Hurricane Melissa. The beneficiaries were identified with the assistance of the Jamaica Cooperative Credit Union Leag
January 22, 2026

Corporate Hands | We Florida Financial Credit Union supports Melissa impacted credit union employees

The donation was formally handed over during a brief ceremony attended by key stakeholders, including Marsha Burrell, development and marketing manager at Food For The Poor; Kathryn Silvera, president of the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association;
January 22, 2026

Corporate Hands | Caribbean Foods Limited supports over 6,000 families with Foska Oats donation through Food For The Poor

Minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Responsibility for Efficiency, Innovation, and Digital Transformation, Ambassador Audrey Marks, who is also member of parliament for Manchester North Eastern, addresses a ceremony for the
January 22, 2026

Corporate Hands | MP Ambassador Marks donates to Percy Junor Hospital

Colleen Wint-Bind (second left), project coordinator at the Violence Prevention Alliance (VPA), presents care packages to parents at Rocky Point in Clarendon at a community outreach activity organised by the VPA. Sharing in the moment is Pearnel Charles Jr
January 22, 2026

Corporate Hands | Violence Prevention Alliance outreach targets Rocky Point, Clarendon