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February 2, 2026

Emails show Jeffrey Epstein corresponded with scientist about genetic research on elite Jamaican sprinters

Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein corresponded with evolutionary biologist Robert Trivers about genetic research on elite Jamaican sprinters, according to emails released by the United States…
Manager of the Ecosystems Management Branch at the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), Monique Curtis, speaking at a JIS Think Tank.
February 2, 2026

Over 2,000 hectares of mangrove forests impacted by Hurricane Melissa

More than 2,000 hectares of mangrove forests across five parishes were impacted by Hurricane Melissa, resulting in the urgent need for restoration and resilience-building efforts. This was disclosed…
Kerrin Bailey
February 2, 2026

Man wanted for murder captured in St Mary

The St Mary police on Monday captured a man who was wanted for murder. He has been identified as 32-year-old Kerrin Bailey, an office administrator of Liguanea, St Andrew, and a resident of Sport…
Two young children carefully cross downed cable wires on their way home from school in Rose Hall, St James, last Friday.
February 1, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Billion-Dollar Collapse

WESTERN BUREAU: Three months after Hurricane Melissa struck western Jamaica, large sections of the community cable network remain dark, leaving operators to confront an estimated $1.4 billion in…
Delroy Chuck, minister of justice and constitutional affairs, notes that in the event of the death of the witnesses to a will – or if they can no longer be located – a will should be rewritten.
February 1, 2026 by Erica Virtue

Where there’s no will ...

At 83, Albertha H. is clear about one thing: she will not be tempting fate by making a will. “You a invite dead?” she fires back, half-laughing, half-challenging, when asked if she worries about dying…
Dr Kanchana Coore
February 1, 2026 by Erica Virtue

DEATHBED CONFIDANTE

By the time patients reach the final stretch of their lives, the questions they bring to Dr Kanchana Bandara Coore are rarely medical alone. They are about children who will be left behind, marriages…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness.
February 1, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Holness seeks update on FID probe

Lawmakers should consider amending the laws governing public bodies with investigative powers by including provisions to protect citizens from reputational damage, legal experts have suggested. The…
Sixty-eight-year-old Willie Rowe points to a section of land that he bought from the National Housing Trust and is now fenced off by another state entity.
February 1, 2026 by Sashana Small

‘I can’t even walk on my own land’

A 68-year-old man’s lifelong dream of owning a home is in jeopardy amid claims that the Ministry of Housing has encroached on his property in Spanish Town, St Catherine. Fighting back tears, Willie…
A person looks out of a window in an apartment building in Kansas City, Missouri.
February 1, 2026

Being a night owl may not be great for your heart

WASHINGTON (AP): Being a night owl can be bad for your heart. That may sound surprising but a large study found people who are more active late at night – when most of the population is winding down…