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January 8, 2026

JCF: Death of 4-y-o in St James being treated as homicide probe, not police shooting

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it is inaccurate to suggest that the four-year-old boy who died after being shot during an alleged shoot-out with gunmen in Granville, St James, on New Year’s…
Commissioner of Corrections Brigadier Radgh Mason.
January 8, 2026

Correctional department rejects claims it is restricting inmates’ legal rights

The Department of Correctional Services (DCS) is dismissing reports that it is restricting inmates’ constitutional right to legal representation. It is reacting to complaints from an attorney in the…
Head of the Clarendon Police Division Senior Superintendent Shane McCalla speaking at the monthly sitting of the Clarendon Municipal Corporation on January 8, 2026.
January 8, 2026

Murders down 41% as Clarendon records reduction in major crimes

The Clarendon police are reporting its most significant reduction in crime in over a decade, with head of the division, Senior Superintendent of Police Shane McCalla, charging that the police will…
Your body loses heat through evaporation, so one of the most important things is to make sure you’re dry at all times.
January 8, 2026

Patrick Jackson | The next viral threats to watch in 2026

A new year might mean new viral threats. Old viruses are constantly evolving. A warming and increasingly populated planet puts humans in contact with more and different viruses. And increased mobility…
Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness, greets resident of Accompong, St Elizabeth, Coleen Hutchinson, during a tour of homes in the area on Tuesday, January 6, 2026. Hutchinson is among residents who have benefited from roof repair works being conducted in the
January 8, 2026

Gov’t to rehabilitate community infrastructure in Accompong

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government’s post-Hurricane Melissa recovery activities in Accompong, St Elizabeth, will go beyond roof repairs to include restoring community infrastructure,…
Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro places his hand over his heart while talking to high-ranking officers during a military ceremony on his inauguration day for a third term, in Caracas, Venezuela on January 10, 2025. The US captured him in Venezuela on J
January 8, 2026

Update | US Senate rejects Trump's military threats against Venezuela with war powers vote

The United States Senate advanced a resolution Thursday that would limit President Donald Trump’s ability to conduct further attacks against Venezuela. The move signals a note of disapproval…
“When a country experiences repeated severe weather events, the question cannot simply be how quickly we repair damage. It must be whether we are upgrading the systems that failed”: Dean Jones, founder of Jamaica Homes.
January 8, 2026

What housing affordability really looks like in Jamaica right now

Jamaica is rebuilding. Not in theory. Not in headlines. Not in forecasts imported from somewhere else. But in real time – board by board, block by block, family by family. Hurricane Melissa did not…
January 8, 2026

Policeman fined $350,000 or 30 days for failing to cooperate with INDECOM investigation

A policeman who failed to provide a statement to the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has been sentenced to pay $350,000 or serve 30 days in prison. The sentence was handed down on…
The police are asking anyone with information on the remaining individuals’ whereabouts to contact the St Elizabeth Police Division or the Black River CIB
January 8, 2026

Update | Two more persons being sought by St Elizabeth police surrender

Four of the six individuals listed earlier this week as wanted or persons of interest in St Elizabeth have surrendered, the police say. The St Elizabeth police are urging the remaining two, Andre…