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February 6, 2026

St Elizabeth farmer charged over alleged attack on teen girl

A 28-year-old farmer has been charged with unlawful wounding and assault occasioning bodily harm following an alleged attack on a teenage girl in Abraham district, St Elizabeth, on Wednesday. The St…
Jolyan Silvera and his wife Melissa. He has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with her shooting-death during an argument at their home on November 10, 2023.
February 6, 2026

Full Text | DPP explains how provocation changed Silvera's murder case to manslaughter

The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) says it accepted politician Jolyan Silvera’s guilty plea to manslaughter after concluding it could not disprove his claim that he was provoked…
February 6, 2026

$1.5m and motor car surrendered in drug-linked asset recovery case - FID

The Financial Investigations Division (FID) says it has secured a cash settlement of $1.5 million and the surrender of a motor car as part of ongoing asset-recovery proceedings stemming from a…
February 6, 2026

University student charged in deaths of four persons to return to court Feb 10

University student Kengu Black, charged with causing the deaths of four people in a crash last year, is to return to court on February 10 after the matter was adjourned on Friday. Her $800,000 bail…
A court date is being finalised.
February 6, 2026

St Elizabeth man charged over alleged cocaine bust at Sangster airport to seek bail

The St Elizabeth farmer facing criminal charges in connection with the alleged seizure of approximately $30 million worth of cocaine in three suitcases at Sangster International Airport last month was…
Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) Managing Director, Omar Sweeney (second right), affixes his signature to the contract to rehabilitate Bath Botanical Gardens in St Thomas, during a contract-signing ceremony on February 5 at JSIF’s Richmond Avenue of
February 6, 2026

Bath Botanical Gardens to be rehabilitated at a cost of $29.5 million

Bath Botanical Gardens in St Thomas will be rehabilitated over a five-month period at a cost of $29.5 million. The Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF), along with the Ministries of Tourism, and…
The woman is to go back to court on April 16.
February 6, 2026

Man accused of shooting at police freed after repeated absence of police witness

A man who was accused of shooting at the police in November 2021 was freed in the Gun Court today arising from the repeated absence of a police witness to appear in court. Kemar Edwards, who was…
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February 6, 2026

Section of Long Hill to Anchovy road in St James to be closed on Sunday for maintenance works

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that on Sunday, February 8, a section of the Long Hill to Anchovy main road in St James will be temporarily closed to facilitate necessary maintenance…
A court date is being finalised.
February 6, 2026

TikToker charged for allegedly pulling gun on relative

Twenty-nine-year-old TikToker Jevaney Burnett, otherwise called 'Siva', has been charged by police for allegedly pulled a gun on a relative during an altercation in Douglas Castle, St Ann on…