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Africka Stephens writes: Discipline should educate and correct behaviour, not humiliate, endanger, or exclude.
January 22, 2026

Eric Falt | Supporting boys and young men in Caribbean education

January 24 will be commemorated as the International Day of Education 2026, in which UNESCO highlights the role of youth as essential co-creators of the education systems that shape their futures. …
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

Murat Akagac, 61, as last seen in November 2025, the police say.
January 21, 2026

Turkish national missing; last seen November 2025 - St Ann police

Murat Akagac, a 61-year-old Turkish national who was living on Main Street in Ocho Rios, St Ann, has been reported missing, and was last seen in November 2025, the police say. A statement said he…
Sagicor says the equipment will be delivered in February 2026.
January 21, 2026

Sagicor Foundation says $79M from 2023 SIGMA Run used to buy CT scan machine for UHWI

Sagicor Foundation says approximately $79 million from the 2023 SIGMA charity run was used to purchase a CT scan machine for the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) in St Andrew. The…
January 21, 2026

48-hour curfew in Stony Hill, Red Hills Road extended until Friday

The 48-hour curfews imposed in sections of Stony Hill and Red Hills Road in St Andrew, has been extended to Friday. The curfew covers the communities of Airy Castle Road and Brooks Level in Stony…
Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, addressing the opening ceremony for the newly reconstructed Little London Police Station in Westmoreland on Friday, November 28, 2025.
January 21, 2026

Holness: Access, statecraft key in ‘new era of diplomacy'; no 'ideological fantasies' for Jamaica

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says Jamaica must prioritise economic independence and strategic statecraft in a "new era of diplomacy”. “It's a new era of diplomacy. It's a new era…
Miss Global 2025 Nguyen Dinh Nhu Van (centre) is greeted by Miss Global Jamaica Keri-Ann Greenwood (right) on her arrival at the Norman Manley International Airport on Wednesday evening.
January 21, 2026

Miss Global 2025 Nguyen Dinh Nhu Van arrives in Jamaica

Reigning Miss Global Nguyen Dinh Nhu Van has arrived in Jamaica for an official visit ahead of Saturday’s Miss Global Jamaica 2026 grand coronation. The Vietnam native landed on Wednesday evening and…
United States President Donald Trump addresses the audience during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on January 22, 2026.
January 21, 2026

Trump backs down on Greenland, cancels tariff threat

(AP) — United States President Donald Trump on Wednesday scrapped the tariffs that he threatened to impose on eight European nations to press for US control over Greenland. It's a dramatic…
January 21, 2026

St Thomas police secure convictions in murder, firearm cases

Several convictions, including manslaughter and illegal firearm possession, were secured in the St Thomas Circuit Court over the past week, the police are reporting. In one case, Khamoy Harrison was…