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January 29, 2026
Heavy rain in Afghanistan collapses a house, killing mother and her six children
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A mother and her six children have been killed in eastern Afghanistan after heavy rain caused their home to collapse while they were sleeping at night, authorities said…
January 29, 2026
18-y-o charged for shooting man attending St Andrew wake
Eighteen-year-old St Andrew resident Roy Dallas, otherwise called ‘Royo’, has been charged for shooting a man who was attending a wake. Dallas is charged with wounding with intent, possession of a…
January 29, 2026
Housing discrimination abroad raises questions for Jamaica’s rental market
Recent findings from France showing that nearly half of real estate agencies enabled racial discrimination in housing access have sparked predictable outrage. In France, such practices are illegal,…
January 29, 2026
Decomposing body found in abandoned car in St Elizabeth
The St Elizabeth police are seeking to ascertain the identity of a man whose decomposing body was found inside an abandoned motor car along Redding Road in Lacovia on Wednesday. The police said that…
January 29, 2026
Kijana Johnson | One Road Authority must be rejected
The Government of Jamaica has announced plans to create a One Road Authority, a centralised mega agency that would absorb the National Works Agency (NWA) and the parochial road units within Municipal…
January 29, 2026
$29.8 million in Hurricane Melissa clean-up grants for early childhood institutions
The Early Childhood Commission (ECC) is reporting that the Ministry of Education is to provide approximately $29.8 million in clean-up grants for early childhood institutions amid the impact of…
January 29, 2026
Labour Ministry receives 200 tablets from USF to aid post-Hurricane Melissa damage assessments
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has received 200 tablet computers from the Universal Service Fund (USF) to support the Ministry in conducting damage assessments on houses that were…
January 29, 2026
Teacher arrested for pulling gun on girlfriend during argument in Portmore
A man, who is a teacher, has been taken into police custody for allegedly pulling a gun on his girlfriend during an argument at his home in Greater Portmore, St Catherine. Police say the educator is…
January 29, 2026
India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings
NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian authorities said they had contained a Nipah virus outbreak after confirming two cases in the eastern state of West Bengal, as several Asian countries tightened health…