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February 2, 2026

Time to get serious about cybercrime

THE EDITOR, Madam: The rapid growth of cybercrime in Jamaica represents one of the most serious threats to national security, and economic stability. While violent and traditional crimes remain…
Entertainment
February 2, 2026

Damage Musiq drops ‘Created by Pain’

Damage Musiq, one of a new vanguard of producers who have continued to define dancehall’s changing subgenres and sounds, has signalled his intention to stay on top of the game with the release of a…
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum.
February 1, 2026

Mexico’s president pledges to send humanitarian aid to Cuba

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s President Claudia Sheinbaum announced Sunday she plans to send humanitarian aid to Cuba this week, including food and other humanitarian aid. Sheinbaum’s comments came…
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February 1, 2026

Shelter Rock in Spanish Town under curfew

The police in Spanish Town, St Catherine have imposed a curfew in the Shelter Rock community. The measure follows the murder of a woman who was gunned down early this morning in the community. The…
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February 1, 2026

St Elizabeth man found dead, suicide suspected

The police in St Elizabeth are probing the death of a man whose body was found in his yard on Saturday. He has been identified by the police as 44-year-old carpenter Oneil Malcolm, otherwise called…
Fans leave in the snow from the ice hockey game between the Norfolk Admirals and the Trois-Rivières Lions at Scope Arena in Norfolk, Va., on Saturday, January 31, 2026. (Peter Casey/The Virginian-Pilot via AP)
February 1, 2026

More winter weather leads to heavy snow, cancelled flights in US

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A huge swath of the United States from the Gulf Coast into New England was mired in extra-cold temperatures Sunday after a bomb cyclone brought heavy snow and hundreds of flight…
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February 1, 2026

Probe launched into suspected drowning of teen boy in Rio Cobre

An investigation is under way into the suspected drowning of a 14-year-old boy in the Rio Cobre in his community of Gordon Pen, St Catherine on Saturday. The teen has been identified by the police as…
Keznamdi is the winner in the Best Reggae Album category at the 68th Grammy Awards.
February 1, 2026

Keznamdi wins Grammy for Best Reggae Album

Blxxd & Fyah by Keznamdi has won in the Best Reggae Album category at the 68th Grammy Awards. The announcement was made a short while ago at the ceremony now taking place at the Crypto.com Arena…
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February 1, 2026

Trinidad PM issues stern warning to gangs

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar has issued a stern warning to gangs and recently released detainees, saying law-abiding citizens are fed up with criminal activity.…