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Catherine O'Hara, a cast member in the Apple+ series "The Studio," poses for a portrait on Thursday, March 20, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)
January 30, 2026

Actress and comedian Catherine O’Hara dies at 71

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Catherine O’Hara, a gifted Canadian-born comic actor and “SCTV” alum who starred as Macaulay Culkin’s harried mother in two “Home Alone” movies and won an Emmy as the dramatically…
Don Lemon attends the 15th annual CNN Heroes All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History, Sunday, December 12, 2021, in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
January 30, 2026

Journalist Don Lemon charged with federal civil rights crimes in anti-ICE church protest

WASHINGTON (AP) — Journalist Don Lemon has been charged with federal civil rights crimes in connection with an anti-immigration enforcement protest that disrupted a service at a Minnesota church, the…
The Met office says it will continue to monitor the system and update as necessary.
January 30, 2026

Cold front to bring cool temperatures, rains over the next few days – Met office

Jamaicans are being advised by the Meteorological Service of Jamaica to expect cooler temperatures, gusty winds, and increased rainfall over the next few days due to a strong cold front. The Met…
Dr Chloe Douett.
January 30, 2026

Update|Medical doctor accused of being mastermind behind multimillion-dollar fraud remanded

Medical doctor Chloe Douett, who is accused of being the mastermind behind a scheme that allegedly defrauded several financial institutions of millions of dollars, was today remanded when she appeared…
AI is already shaping special education planning, personnel preparation and assessment. One example is the individualized education program, or IEP, the primary instrument for guiding which services a child receives. An IEP draws on a range of assessments
January 30, 2026

Seth King | Resource-strapped special educators turn to AI…often unaware of the risks

Funding is scarce and personnel shortages are pervasive in special education, leaving many schools struggling to hire qualified and willing practitioners. Amid these long-standing challenges, there is…
Police diverting traffic as personnel response to a security issue at Port Antonio High School in Portland on January 30.
January 30, 2026

Classes at Port Antonio High School suspended over security issue

Classes at Port Antonio High School in Portland were suspended on Friday following a security issue that forced the evacuation of the institution. Police and fire personnel responded to the incident…
Robert Nesta Morgan
January 30, 2026

One Road Authority policy framework approved

The Government is set to begin phase one of the implementation of Jamaica’s One Road Authority (ORA), following Cabinet’s approval of the policy framework for the creation of the executive agency,…
Members of the National Palace General Security Unit (USGPN) set up a security perimeter as Transitional Council President Laurent Saint-Cyr visits the headquarters of the armed forces in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, January, 2025.
January 30, 2026

UN criticises Haiti for lack of progress on a political transition

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations Security Council criticized Haitian authorities Thursday for the lack of progress in achieving a political transition and called for urgent security sector…
January 30, 2026

St Mary taxi driver charged for stabbing man during dispute

A St Mary taxi operator has been charged for stabbing a man during an altercation. He is 42-year-old Damion Ellis, otherwise called ‘Bradley,’ who is facing the offence of wounding with intent. He is…