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January 26, 2026
Adam Stewart named CNW Businessman/Philanthropist of the Year for 2025
Adam Stewart, Executive Chairman of Sandals Resorts, has been named Businessman/Philanthropist of the Year for 2025 by regional news publication Caribbean National Weekly (CNW). In announcing the…
January 26, 2026
Emergency contracts top $5 billion since Hurricane Melissa, says finance ministry official
The Government estimates that, as of January 8 this year, the value of emergency procurement contracts has exceeded $5 billion since the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October 2025. Jovell…
January 26, 2026
Proceedings at murder trial of six cops again interrupted over heated exchange between Wildman and prosecutor
Proceedings in the Home Circuit Court were briefly interrupted this afternoon when the judge summoned prosecution and defence attorneys for a brief in-chambers meeting after defence counsel Hugh…
January 26, 2026
Jamaica has lost a musical titan, Gov’t and Opposition remember Sly Dunbar
The Government and the Opposition have hailed veteran drummer and musician Lowell ‘Sly’ Dunbar as an extraordinary and influential figure in Jamaican music who contributed significantly to the musical…
January 26, 2026
US braces for more freezing cold as winter storm leaves at least 29 dead
(AP) - Many in the United States faced another night of below-freezing temperatures and no electricity after a colossal winter storm heaped more snow Monday on the Northeast and kept parts of the…
January 26, 2026
Higgler charged with murder after St Ann vehicle dispute left taxi operator dead
A 25-year-old higgler has been charged with the stabbing-murder of a taxi operator in Runaway Bay, St Ann, following a dispute after a collision involving their vehicles on January 14, the police say.…
January 26, 2026
Ex-FIFA president Sepp Blatter joins calls for boycott of World Cup in United States
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter on Monday backed a proposed fan boycott of World Cup matches in the United States because of the conduct of President Donald Trump and his administration at home and…
January 25, 2026
by Edmond Campbell
Don’t ‘water down’ the IC
With billions of dollars flowing into the country to carry out rehabilitation works post Hurricane Melissa, Craig Beresford, the recently installed executive director of the Integrity Commission (IC)…
January 25, 2026
Beresford: Premature court intervention undermines anti-corruption probes
The executive director of the Integrity Commission (IC), Craig Beresford, says the anti-corruption agency is “very concerned” about the growing practice of state entities taking the commission to…