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January 20, 2026
21 Jamaicans killed by security force so far - INDECOM
New data from the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is showing that, as of January 19, some 21 Jamaicans have been fatally shot by the security forces. This is the 14th consecutive…
January 20, 2026
Government procurement portal to be upgraded
The public will soon see more improvements to the country’s electronic procurement portal, GoJEP. GoJEP is a web-based, collaborative system designed to facilitate the full life cycle of the…
January 20, 2026
18-y-o St Mary resident accused of stealing over $800,000 from house of relative
An 18-year-old St Mary man has been charged for allegedly breaking into the house of a relative and stealing over J$800,000 and US$300. Charged with house breaking and larceny is Dwayne Williams, a…
January 20, 2026
Man fatally shot by police in St Catherine
A St Catherine man was on Monday fatally shot during a tussle with cops who attempted to take him into custody. He has been identified by the police as 33-year-old labourer O'Shane Cunningham of…
January 20, 2026
Judge leaves courtroom after Wildman and prosecutor clash at murder trial of six cops
Presiding judge Justice Sonia Bertram Linton today abruptly left the bench following a heated exchange between senior prosecutor Kathy Ann Pyke and defence attorney Hugh Wildman during the trial of…
January 20, 2026
Update | Senior municipal corporation employees charged for allegedly attempting to smuggle cocaine at Sangster airport
Chief Financial Officer at the St Ann Municipal Corporation, 40-year-old Trevon Clayton, and Senior Managing Accountant at the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, 42-year-old Latoya Hemmings, who both…
January 20, 2026
Suspected murder-suicide in Harbour View
The Kingston Eastern police are investigating a suspected murder-suicide that occurred on Dorado Drive in Harbour View on Tuesday. Deputy Superintendent Michelle Campbell, who is in charge of the…
January 20, 2026
Fire guts four houses in Dunbeholden in Portmore, families displaced
A fire of unknown origin today ripped through a yard in the Dunbeholden area of Portmore, St Catherine, destroying four wooden houses and leaving six families homeless. According to residents, the…
January 20, 2026
Problem on major power transmission line behind outage in Hanover and Westmoreland – JPS
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is reporting that the outage affecting Hanover and Westmoreland is due to a problem that has developed on a major power transmission line. JPS, in a statement on…