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Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, in discussion with Sebastian Ebel, CEO of TUI Group, at a meeting at FITUR in Spain on Thursday January 22,2026.
January 23, 2026

Bartlett, TUI Group hold discussion on expanding Latin America and Eastern Europe markets for Jamaica

Jamaica continues to seek to expand its reach in Latin America and Eastern Europe, two regions showing increasing appetite for Caribbean travel, as the country moves to strengthen its tourism economy.…
A crew of linemen from Barbados pause for a moment, shortly after arrival in the island to assist with electricity restoration.
January 23, 2026

More Caribbean line workers arrive in Ja to help with Melissa electricity restoration

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is reporting that a second set of Caribbean linemen has arrived in Jamaica, with more to come, as the company pushes ahead in the final stages of Hurricane Melissa…
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January 23, 2026

21-year-old St Ann man charged for stealing woman’s car by trick

A 21-year-old man from St Ann has been charged after allegedly tricking a woman and stealing her vehicle. Joel Nelson of Beechamville, Claremont, is charged with larceny by trick and driving away a…
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January 23, 2026

Woman shot in the neck in Grants Pen Road robbery

A woman was shot in the neck during a robbery at an establishment along Grants Pen Road in St Andrew on Thursday. She was rushed to the University Hospital of the West Indies, where she remains…
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January 23, 2026

We are relocating, says Caribbean Airlines in refuting eviction claims

Caribbean Airlines is refuting reports that the company has been evicted from its Hope Road location in St Andrew. The airline says it has undertaken plans to relocate following the end of its…
Anisa Dilworth. - Contributed photo.
January 23, 2026

Man accused of murdering UTech student Anisa Dilworth further remanded, to seek bail

Jamar Grant, the man charged for the death of University of Technology, Jamaica student Anisa Dilworth, was today further remanded in the St Catherine Parish Court to March 6, at which time his lawyer…
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January 23, 2026

Woman killed and her mother wounded in Patrick City gun attack, husband being sought

A woman was this morning killed and her mother was wounded in a gun attack after arriving at their home in Patrick City, St Andrew from the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. …
Detectives assigned to the Firearm and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) are conducting a high-level investigation following the discovery of the cocaine at C-TOC.
January 23, 2026

Illegal cocaine found during audit of C-TOC storage facilities, high-level probe launched – JCF

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that an audit of the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigations Branch (C-TOC) this week uncovered two illegal parcels of cocaine inside…
Patron of the Save our Boys and Girls Foundation and Member of Parliament for St Andrew East Rural, Juliet Holness (centre), and EduFocal co-founder and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Gordon Swaby (right), receive a cheque from High Commissioner of Canada
January 23, 2026

‘School in a Box’ programme aims to reduce learning loss

As Jamaica rebuilds in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which devastated the western end of the island in October 2025, the Save our Boys and Girls Foundation has taken aim at reducing learning…