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Investigators combing a crime scene following a double murder and shooting in Barbican, St Andrew, in April 2025.
January 13, 2026 by Andre Williams

‘Tide shift’

The bloodiest week of 2025 came just days into the new year. Between January 4 and January 11, at least 29 people were murdered across Jamaica, a violent upsurge that reignited fears that the country…
Valerie Neita-Robertson
January 13, 2026

2025 IN MEMORIAM

The year 2025 saw the passing of many prominent Jamaicans whose contributions left lasting marks on the nation’s culture, politics, sports, and public life. From celebrated musicians to pioneering…
TruFun Play, the new indoor play and party zone for children opens in Drax Hall, St Ann.
January 13, 2026 by Carl Gilchrist

A $30m bet on childhood play

Children in St Ann and neighbouring parishes now have an indoor, all-inclusive space to play, learn, and explore Jamaica’s culture. TruFun Play, a jungle-themed facility in Drax Hall, St Ann, opened…
Anderson Goodridge (right), emergency medical team commander of the Barbados Defence Force, walks Petrojam’s management team, led by Telroy Morgan (left), general manager, medical volunteers, and Savanna-la-Mar Hospital staff through a tour of the field
January 13, 2026

Petrojam offers fuel lifeline to Sav-la-Mar field hospital

Petrojam has pumped more than 20,000 litres of fuel to power the Savanna-la-Mar field hospital in Westmoreland. The initiative, launched in December 2025 just days after the facility was erected, has…
Ambassador Curtis Ward understood that Jamaica does not end at our shores; it lives wherever our people have made their homes.
January 13, 2026 by Lester Hinds

‘The diaspora has lost an important voice’

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and Opposition Leader Mark Golding yesterday led tributes to the late Ambassador Curtis Ward, who formerly served as Jamaica’s lead diplomat to the United Nations (UN)…
Executive Director of the Flow Foundation Rhys Campbell and Executive Director of the Young Women and Men on Purpose initiativ, Lanisia Rhoden seal their agreement with a handshake at the launch of the Flow Foundation REAP Entrepreneurial programme on Janu
January 13, 2026

Flow Foundation launches $5m REAP Entrepreneurship Programme

The Flow Foundation, in partnership with Young Women and Men of Purpose, has officially launched the REAP Entrepreneurship Programme, a transformative initiative designed to equip aspiring…
Audley Gordon, executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), speaks to the media while Sheenique Johnson, corporate services director, looks on during an NSWMA press briefing on new operational measures to expedite debris rem
January 13, 2026 by Bryan Miller

HMC offers to assist NSWMA in clearing garbage backlog

WESTERN BUREAU: With the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s (NSWMA) Western Parks and Markets seemingly struggling to address the massive pile-up of garbage across Hanover in the aftermath of…
Member of Parliament for St Andrew West Rural Juliet Cuthbert Flynn (left) and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr Kasan Troupe, listen as Stony Hill Technical High School student Sabrina Davis shares details
January 13, 2026

$10m invested in digital skills at Stony Hill Technical High

Students at Stony Hill Technical High School in St Andrew are now benefitting from enhanced access to digital training and workplace-ready skills, following the official opening of an Electronic…
Dr Gavin Myers has been appointed principal director of National Integrity Action.
January 13, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

New NIA boss: ‘Stand up and be counted’

Newly appointed Principal Director of the National Integrity Action (NIA), Dr Gavin Myers, has signalled that he intends to continue the strong advocacy of the organisation as it pushes for good…