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January 23, 2026
by Damian Levy
Omaall Wright wins big at FIWI Short Film Competition
The fifth annual JCDC FIWI Short Film Competition took place last Tuesday evening, with the finalists and their supporters all in attendance awaiting the results. The air was thick with anticipation…
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…
January 22, 2026
Trump sues JPMorgan for $5 billion, alleges bank closed his accounts for political reasons
NEW YORK (AP) — President Donald Trump sued banking giant JPMorgan Chase and its CEO Jamie Dimon for $5 billion on Thursday over allegations that JPMorgan stopped providing banking services to him and…
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…
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…
January 22, 2026
Cayman Islands bracing for surge in Cuban migrants
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – Deputy Governor of the Cayman Islands Franz Manderson says the Government is gearing up for a potential surge in migrants from Cuba amid the possibility of further…
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
Police probing suspected suicide of St Mary man
The police in St Mary are investigating the suspected suicide of a man who died in hospital days after reportedly ingesting a corrosive substance. He has been identified by the police as 57-year-old…
January 22, 2026
UN warns of ‘catastrophic’ hunger crisis in Nigeria as food aid funding runs out
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The United Nations World Food Program said Thursday that more than a million people in northeastern Nigeria could lose access to emergency food and nutrition aid within weeks…