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January 18, 2026

Francis Wade | The 2050 strategic investment that pays off in 2025

By 2050, will your organisation exist? Are you sowing the seeds of its demise today? The US Coast Guard faced this question and didn’t flinch. Instead, it crafted a 25-year perspective that changed…
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January 17, 2026

JPS warns public about investment scam

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is alerting the public to a fraudulent “news article” and video circulating online which falsely claim that the company has launched an investment programme for…
The YouTube app is displayed on an iPad in Baltimore on March 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)
January 17, 2026

YouTube relaxes monetisation policy on videos with controversial content

YouTube is updating its guidelines for videos containing content that advertisers define as controversial, allowing more creators to earn full ad revenue when they tackle sensitive issues in a…
He is to go to court on March 23.
January 17, 2026

Chef charged with death of man whose body was found on fire in St Andrew

A St Andrew chef has been charged for the death of a man whose body was found on fire along a road in the Olympic Gardens area in November 2025. Charged with murder, possession of a prohibited…
Queen of Reggae Marcia Griffiths was conferred with the honorary Doctor of Letters degree by The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, during the institution’s graduation exercise on Saturday at the campus.
January 17, 2026

I am truly, honestly thankful – Dr Marcia Griffiths

Queen of Reggae, Marcia Griffiths, was conferred the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Letters from The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus, at the institution’s graduation ceremony on…
Wanted alleged gang leader Courtney 'Bloodstain' Ashley.
January 17, 2026

Reputed gang leader 'Bloodstain' charged over alleged cell phone convo about sale of gun

Alleged gang leader Courtney 'Bloodstain' Ashley has been charged by police for engaging in a conversation about the sale of a firearm. According to the police, the conversation was found in…
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January 17, 2026

St Ann wanted man ‘Blackhead’ fatally shot by police in St Andrew

A man who the police say was wanted in St Ann was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with cops on Jacques Road in St Andrew on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as 35-year-old…
The case is to go back to court on March 3.
January 17, 2026

Linstead taxi operator charged for machete attack on fellow driver granted $1 million bail

A St Catherine taxi operator charged for attacking a fellow cabbie, whom he accused of constantly “bad driving" him, with a machete and chopping him several times, was on Friday granted $1…
National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Executive Director, Audley Gordon, speaking at a press briefing held at the agency’s head office in St Andrew on January 12.
January 17, 2026

NSWMA sorting hurricane debris at source to reduce costs

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is undertaking waste separation at source as part of measures to reduce the costs associated with the massive clean-up and transportation of…