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January 5, 2026

Vaz renews call for road safety after deadly Trelawny crash

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz is renewing his call for all road users to exercise greater caution and responsibility when traversing the nation’s roads, following a deadly crash in Trelawny on Sunday. …
Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a news conference at the State Department, Friday, December 19, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)
January 5, 2026

US expands list of countries whose citizens must pay up to $15,000 bonds to apply for visas

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has added seven countries, including five in Africa, to the list of nations whose passport holders are required to post bonds of up to $15,000 to apply to…
Garbage in Trelawny.
January 5, 2026

Garbage woes for some Trelawny communities, NSWMA working to address the issue

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) says it is working to address the issue of uncollected garbage in sections of Trelawny. Residents of the areas of Hague, Daniel Town and Zion are…
The matter has been formally reported to the Police Federation and the Chaplaincy Unit.
January 5, 2026

JCF mourning death of police corporal

The Jamaica Constabulary Force is mourning the passing of one of its members, who died this morning. He is Corporal Conroy Savoury of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch. According to…
Gordon Robinson writes: Based on Jamaica’s history and current reality, is there another way to reduce murders than police targeting and killing suspected murderers after being “challenged”?
January 5, 2026

Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship raises concern about fatal police shootings since 2026

The Lawyers’ Christian Fellowship on Monday expressed grave concern over multiple fatal shootings by security forces at the start of the year, warning that rising deaths undermine public trust and…
Members of the Marine Police and the Jamaica Defence Force searching for Constable Shamar Grant and 13-year-old Arron Russell, who were swept away by strong currents in Hellshire, St Catherine, on New Year’s Day.
January 4, 2026 by Ruddy Mathison

NEW YEAR TRAGEDY

A New Year’s Day outing to the beach ended in tragedy for a Portmore family after a young woman, her teenage brother, and a policeman who was a family friend were swept away by strong currents at…
Mickel Jackson, executive director of Jamaicans for Justice, at a peaceful protest calling for an end to police violence in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, last April.
January 4, 2026 by Andre Williams

2025: The policing year written in blood

The year 2025 will be remembered as a paradoxical year for Jamaica as despite recording a historic low in overall murders, the past 12 months have been overshadowed by a grim countertrend: an…
Visitors seen on the beach in Negril on December 27, 2021.
January 4, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Slow but steady progress in Negril

Along Negril’s beachfront and bustling roadside, recovery after Hurricane Melissa is unfolding not in sweeping declarations but in quiet resilience with one plate of food sold, one tourist taxi trip…
A woman cries during a rally of supporters of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in Caracas, Venezuela, on Saturday.
January 4, 2026

VENEZUELA’S MADURO OUSTED

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP): Hours after an audacious military operation that plucked leader Nicolás Maduro from power and removed him from the country, United States President Donald Trump said Saturday…