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January 13, 2026
St Thomas man charged for stabbing death of brother during New Year’s Day altercation
Thirty-five-year-old Mark Phang, otherwise called 'Squeaky', of Pamphret, St Thomas has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of his brother at their home on New Year’s Day.…
January 13, 2026
Community water filters commissioned in Westmoreland
Two community water filtration facilities were recently commissioned in Westmoreland to improve access to potable water in communities that have faced long-standing challenges. The initiative was…
January 13, 2026
Business executive Patrick Hylton is new PSOJ president
Patrick Hylton, a former president and CEO of National Commercial Bank (NCB) Financial Group, has been appointed president of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ). He succeeds Metry…
January 13, 2026
Courtney Ashley, wanted in multiple murders, captured in gated Portmore community, say police
Police operatives in St Catherine have arrested Courtney 'Bloodstain' Ashley, an alleged gang leader wanted in multiple murders in St Andrew. Ashley was apprehended on Monday in the gated…
January 13, 2026
'I will never kill Donna-Lee,' says cop on trial for girlfriend's murder
Constable Noel Maitland has told a jury that he would “never” have killed his girlfriend, Donna-Lee Donaldson, the social media influencer who went missing in July 2022. “I don’t have any thoughts of…
January 13, 2026
Grief support deployed to schools following deadly crash in St Elizabeth
The education ministry has deployed its guidance and counselling team to provide grief support to schools linked to victims of a motor vehicle crash that killed four persons, including three children…
January 13, 2026
Nand Bardouille | US-Caricom relations: Year in review
As the then-outgoing Caribbean Community (Caricom) chair’s end of year message made clear, “[t]his year [i.e. 2025], Caricom made meaningful progress in advancing regional integration and economic…
January 13, 2026
Clintons refuse to testify in US Epstein investigation
(AP) — Former United States President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton say they will refuse to comply with a congressional subpoena for them to testify in an investigation…
January 13, 2026
by Yasmine Peru
‘Father of the Year’ Niney Holness has more in store
One would think that at the grand age of 77, Winston ‘Niney’ Holness, the charismatic producer who was a central figure in the creation of several reggae classics during the eras of the ‘70s and ‘80s…