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Director of Engineering and Technical Services at the National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC), Rohan Stewart, speaks about the commission’s drainage operations in Central and South St Elizabeth and the minimal damage sustained to NIC facilities duri
January 12, 2026

Ongoing drainage works by irrigation commission limit flooding in sections of St Elizabeth

The National Irrigation Commission Limited (NIC) says ongoing drainage works in sections of Central and South St Elizabeth helped to limit flooding during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October…
His court date is being finalised.
January 12, 2026

Portmore cabbie charged for stabbing death of fellow taxi driver

A Portmore, St Catherine taxi operator has been charged for the stabbing death of a fellow cabbie. Charged with murder is 33-year-old Lloyd Armstrong, otherwise called 'Juju Frass', of…
This undated file photo provided by US Central Command shows Abu Zubaydah, date and location unknown.
January 12, 2026

UK agrees to pay ‘substantial sum’ to settle lawsuit by Guantanamo detainee over torture claims

LONDON (AP) — The British government has agreed to pay a “substantial sum” to settle a lawsuit by a Guantanamo Bay detainee who said United Kingdom intelligence agencies were complicit in his torture…
Kirk Williams of Whitehouse, Westmoreland, is struggling with the emotional toll of the storm.
January 11, 2026 by Sashana Small

NEWSMAKER OF THE YEAR | The last ‘Melissa’?

In any ordinary year, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ historic return to Jamaica House would have been the standout story. After polls throughout the year showing a shifting political tide, Holness…
A joint security forces team in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew, after Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced the imposition of three SOEs blanketing at least seven parishes on November 15, 2022.
January 11, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

The 2025 Court Year in Review

The wheels of justice turned relentlessly in 2025, producing decisions that reshaped constitutional boundaries, tested the limits of state authority, and reaffirmed the judiciary’s role as guardian of…
Tesha Miller.
January 11, 2026

Cases to watch for 2026

Tesha Miller awaits outcome of appeal The Court of Appeal heard a case from incarcerated convict Tesha Miller, who is seeking to quash his conviction for the 2008 murder of Douglas Chambers, the…
Associate clinical psychologist Dorraine Young.
January 11, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

‘We’re just learning to make sex visible’

WESTERN BUREAU: Young people the world over are having significantly less sex than generations before them did at their age, multiple studies have shown. Sexual activity has been proven to affect…
A ship named Ithaca Patience, Panama, is docked on Lake Maracaibo, Venezuela, Wednesday, Jan 7, 2026.
January 11, 2026

US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution

WASHINGTON (AP): US forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea on Friday, the US military said, as the Trump administration targets sanctioned tankers travelling to and from Venezuela as…
First responders at the site of a two-vehicle collision on the Font Hill main road in St Elizabeth that claimed four lives on January 10, 2026. 
January 11, 2026

Police probe speeding, lane error in crash that killed four in St Elizabeth

The police are investigating whether speeding and failure to keep left contributed to Saturday's crash along the Font Hill main road in St Elizabeth that left four females dead, including three…