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January 12, 2026
St Ann builder charged with fraud over alleged misuse of funds to buy construction material
A 54-year-old Browns Town, St Ann construction worker has been charged by the police for allegedly pocketing money given to him to buy material to undertake construction works on a property in Drax…
January 12, 2026
Jamaicans among criminal illegal Caribbean immigrants nabbed by ICE
WASHINGTON, CMC – Jamaican nationals were among criminal migrants deemed the “worst of the worst” who were detained in recent days by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents of the United…
January 12, 2026
$50m vector control programme launched in St James
The St James Health Department, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Wellness, has officially launched a $50 million Integrated Vector Control Programme aimed at reducing vector-borne…
January 12, 2026
Update | C-TOC senior policeman held allegedly with cocaine charged
The police have charged a senior policeman attached to the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigations Branch (C-TOC) in relation to the seizure of just over 5.8 kilogrammes of cocaine in…
January 12, 2026
Update | Soldier charged as part of probe into major Kingston guns and ammunition bust
A member of the Jamaica Defence Force has been charged by the police after illegal ammunition was allegedly found in his car after he reportedly fled from cops probing the case in which a large…
January 12, 2026
Ambassador Curtis Ward remembered for deep commitment to public service
Ambassador Curtis Ward is being remembered as a distinguished ‘son of the soil’ who served Jamaica with care and integrity and was someone who was committed to public service. Ward, who was Jamaica’s…
January 12, 2026
Trial of former MP Jolyan Silvera in murder of wife pushed back
The trial of former People's National Party Member of Parliament for St Mary Western Jolyan Silvera, who is charged for the murder of his wife, has been pushed back to February 2 in the Gun…
January 12, 2026
Dr Gavin Myers appointed head of National Integrity Action
Dr Gavin Myers has taken over the leadership of anti-corruption and governance organisation National Integrity Action (NIA). His appointment took effect on January 1. He replaced Danielle Archer, who…
January 12, 2026
St James man charged for allegedly throwing live rounds into fire, ammunition seized
A St James man who was accosted by the police after explosions were heard at his home and it was later revealed that he had been throwing live rounds into a fire has been charged with possession of a…