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Andrea Purkiss.
January 17, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Purkiss unhappy with the treatment of tourism workers post Hurricane Melissa

Western Bureau: Andrea Purkiss, the opposition People’s National Party’s (PNP) spokesperson on tourism, says she is deeply troubled by the way workers in the tourism industry have been treated since…
Heatha Miller-Bennett.
January 17, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover’s Miller-Bennett launches roof replacement initiative

Western Bureau: With several of her constituents still without roofs on their homes, some nine weeks after the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, Heatha Miller-Bennett, the member of parliament…
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis
January 17, 2026

Two gov’t ministries under scrutiny for alleged mismanagement

The Special Audit Unit (SAU) of the Auditor General’s Department (AuGD) is conducting preliminary assessments in relation to allegations of mismanagement at two government ministries. In her annual…
United States Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, head of the Congressional Black Caucus and whose parents are Jamaicans.
January 17, 2026 by Lester Hinds

Congressional Black Caucus decries Trump’s pause on processing of immigrant visa applications

The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) has strongly condemned the Donald Trump administration’s decision to suspend the processing of green card applications from 75 countries and has called for the…
Danae Peart
January 17, 2026 by Sophia Findlay

Global Jamaica Diaspora Council urging Jamaican immigrants to vote

Candidates vying for representative roles on the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) and the Global Jamaica Diaspora Youth Council (GJDYC) in Canada have until Monday, January 19, to register their…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (right) greets Kate Forbes (left), president of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies, while looking on are Dionne Jennings, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security,
January 16, 2026 by Livern Barrett

‘NOT FOR THE GREEDY’

A new state programme to assist some of the most vulnerable families who were displaced by Hurricane Melissa is geared towards the needy and “not the greedy”, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has…
Damion Crawford, opposition spokesman on education, addressing the Rotary Club of Kingston luncheon meeting at The Summit House in New Kingston on Thursday.
January 16, 2026 by Andre Williams

Crawford: Put more focus on learning recovery

Opposition Spokesman on Education Damion Crawford says the national conversation following Hurricane Melissa is missing the mark, remaining fixated on learning loss while largely ignoring the urgent…
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January 16, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

‘I was depressed for two years’

Twenty-one-year-old Jayanne Booth, a University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech) student, says the past two years of her life were a nightmare, marked by fear, uncertainty, and emotional distress after…
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January 16, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Court rules cop unlawfully punished twice over TikTok video

A woman constable who was disciplined after appearing in a viral TikTok video while in uniform has won her case against senior members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The Supreme Court ruled…