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NHT to pay an additional 10,000 contribution refunds by February 9

Lawrence Tavern primary students encouraged to 'Dream Big'

19-y-o charged for break-in at Brunswick Avenue, Spanish Town establishment

Man charged for 2024 murder of ‘Bringle’ in Admiral Town

Silvera said he did not confess to provocation-linked shooting of wife to protect their children - DPP

Police seeking ‘Popeye’ for Red Hills, St Andrew gun murder

Fisherman killed in alleged police confrontation in Thompson Pen

May Pen police lock-up detainee dies after falling ill

Jolyan Silvera’s guilty plea accepted in wife’s death

Allow students to wear jackets and give them warm beverages, MOE tells schools amid cold front

Jamaican deportee who re-entered US illegally sentenced to 22 months

Jamaican man deported from US gets prison time for illegal re-entry

Two arrested after police seize fake US and gun in Trelawny

Corporate Area retailers report chicken shortage

Majority of Montego Bay businesses back in operation post-Hurricane Melissa

Percy Junor Hospital gets US$30,000 in supplies

Musician among two men charged following gun seizure during Maxfield Avenue traffic stop

Former inmate credits rehabilitation programme for second chance

13-y-o boy in Australia swims for hours to save family swept out to sea

Government Senator proposes Security Forces Day

Silvera to know Thursday whether court will accept manslaughter plea in wife’s death

Supa Dee remembered as sound clash champion

Jamaica told to brace for more chilly weather

Minor arrested for security threats at Portland high schools

Jamaica Fire Brigade responded to fewer motor vehicle crashes in 2025

Agencies partnering to train first-time offenders in job skills

Former PNP MP Jolyan Silvera pleads guilty to manslaughter in wife’s death

High winds, cooler temperatures prompt Health Ministry warning

Police and firefighters respond to security threat reported at school in Portland

Kiprich, Kizzy Donn Bid Farewell to baby Miracle

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No freaky things in church - But priest urges churches to properly face sexual dissatisfaction
February 03, 2026

Residents planting crops, raising hope in urban farm
February 03, 2026

Sweater sales hot as cold front chills Kingston
February 03, 2026

Freezing winds bring back hurricane horror
February 03, 2026

Double amputee to rebuild home with grant money
February 03, 2026

Culture and Entertainment Minister Olivia Grange pictured with Anthony 'Supa Dee' Wilson, the veteran music producer, promoter and sound system operator remembered for his role in Jamaica’s sound clash era.

Supa Dee remembered as sound clash champion
February 03, 2026

One-Minute Reads: News from across Jamaica
February 03, 2026

Jolyan Silvera

Silvera to know Thursday whether court will accept manslaughter plea in wife’s death
February 03, 2026

Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan.

Government Senator proposes Security Forces Day
February 03, 2026

A squatter community in the Corporate Area.

Holness warns against squatting
February 03, 2026

Austin Appelbee, right, poses with his brother, Beau, left, his mother, Joanne, second left, and sister Grace, in Gidgegannup, Australia, Tuesday February 3, 2026, after 13-year-old Austin made an hourslong swim to raise an alarm after his family was swept out to sea off the Australian coast. (Briana Shepherd/ABC via AP)

13-y-o boy in Australia swims for hours to save family swept out to sea
February 03, 2026

Chang

Murders continue to fall
February 03, 2026

Taneka Stewart-Blake (right), former inmate at the South Camp Adult Correctional Centre, tells her story of transformation during the recent Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Best Practice Symposium held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. Listening is interviewer, Rochelle Whyte.

Former inmate credits rehabilitation programme for second chance
February 03, 2026

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