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January 19, 2026
Transport Authority pulls officer from frontline duties over video of gun incident
The Transport Authority says an employee seen in a video on social media "drawing a firearm during a road operation" has been removed from frontline duties as part of an internal probe. …
January 19, 2026
NCB announces departure of CEO Bruce Bowen, appoints Sheree Martin interim head
The National Commercial Bank (NCB) has announced that Chief Executive Officer Bruce Bowen will leave the organisation effective February 28, 2026. In a statement today, NCB said Bowen will proceed on…
January 19, 2026
Prosecutors insist evidence proves Maitland killed Donna-Lee Donaldson as case moves closer to jury
Prosecutors in Constable Noel Maitland’s trial claim they have proven he killed his girlfriend, social media influencer Donna-Lee Donaldson, in 2022. “I believe we have done just what we set out to…
January 19, 2026
Protesters in Denmark wear 'Make America go away' hats in support of Greenland amid Trump threats
(AP) — Red baseball caps spoofing Donald Trump’s iconic MAGA hats have become a symbol of Danish and Greenlandic defiance against the United States president's threat to seize the frozen…
January 19, 2026
Health Ministry launches programme allowing parents longer stays with children at Bustamante Hospital
Parents of children admitted to the Bustamante Hospital for Children can now remain with them until 10 p.m. daily under a pilot programme launched by the Ministry of Health and Wellness. The ministry…
January 19, 2026
More than 170 applications received for $75m church clean-up programme, says SDC
More than 170 applications are currently being processed by the Social Development Commission (SDC) under the Government’s Community Church Clean‑Up and Restoration Initiative, the agency says. The…
January 20, 2026
Trial of 6 cops accused of murder in case that drew international scrutiny starts in Kingston
The murder trial of six policemen charged with killing three men in 2013 has started in the Home Circuit Court in Kingston. The prosecution's main witness, a senior politician, started giving…
January 19, 2026
Don’t lose your head, use it!
A recent news item indicated that two brothers lost their heads – one figuratively and the other literally at the hands of his machete-wielding brother. As I waited to share insights at a school…
January 18, 2026
by Erica Virtue
‘Food soldiers’ struggle
With climate resilience and national food security at the heart of Jamaica’s agricultural policy, farmers at the Parnassus, Spring Plains, and Ebony Park agro parks in Clarendon say they are relied on…