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The number of people who could be affected was not immediately clear, but it is believed to be in the thousands.
February 10, 2026

US to expand passport revocations for parents who owe child support, AP sources say

WASHINGTON (AP) — Parents who owe a significant amount of child support soon could lose their ability to travel internationally as the Trump administration expands and steps up enforcement of a…
The men are to go to court.
February 10, 2026

CCTV leads to arrest and charge of three teens in Stony Hill robbery cases

Three teenage boys have been arrested and charged by the police in connection with separate robbery incidents in Stony Hill, St Andrew. The boys—one 15-year-old and two 16-year-olds—are charged with…
Jamaica Labour Party councillors on their feet as they staged a walkout at the monthly meeting of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation on February 10.
February 10, 2026

JLP councillors walk out of KSAMC meeting over deputy mayor vote

Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillors walked out of today’s monthly meeting of the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) to protest the election of People’s National Party (PNP)…
His court date is being finalised.
February 10, 2026

Policeman among two arrested over seizure of guns and ammunition in Portmore

A policeman was among two men arrested on Monday night along Port Henderson Road in Portmore, St Catherine following the seizure of two guns and 65 rounds of ammunition, including an M16 rifle. The…
Minister of State in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Krystal Lee (right), presents a copy of the National Strategic Plan for HIV 2023-2030, to Deputy Coordinator for the Caribbean Regional Programme, United States Embassy in Jamaica, Ava-Gay Timberlak
February 10, 2026

Gov’t targets 40 per cent reduction in new HIV infections by 2030

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has launched Jamaica’s National Strategic Plan for HIV (2023-2030), which is aimed at reducing new HIV infections by 40 per cent by 2030. The plan marks a decisive…
This combination image shows Dennis Gordon, the PNP MP for St Andrew East Central and founder of JACDEN (inset), juxtaposed with entrance to the University Hospital of the West Indies.
February 10, 2026

JACDEN says works with UHWI compliant; audit report does not blame it for procurement breaches

JACDEN Group of Companies says its works with the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) are compliant and a recent audit report on procurement breaches at the facility “does not conclude that…
Senior Director of Corporate Services at Jamaica Post, Carol Saunders Hammond.
February 10, 2026

Mocho Post Office to reopen on February 20

The Mocho Post Office in Clarendon will resume operations at its original location in Cedars District on Friday, February 20. Operations at the facility were temporarily relocated to the Four Paths…
File photo.
February 10, 2026

St Catherine police probing fatal motorcycle crash

The St Catherine police are investigating the death of a man who succumbed to injuries he sustained in a vehicular crash in the parish on Sunday. He has been identified as Delroy Pottinger. The…
Locals queue to receive relief food as severe drought continues, in Lomekulu Village, Turkana County, Kenya, Sunday, February 8, 2026.
February 10, 2026

Drought leaves people hungry in Kenya as their livestock die

KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — Drought conditions have left over two million people facing hunger in parts of Kenya, with cattle-keeping communities in the northeast the hardest hit, according to the United…