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NHT to pay an additional 10,000 contribution refunds by February 9
Students are attired in outfits depicting their future careers at the Lawrence Tavern Primary School's Career Day, held on the school grounds in St. Andrew on Thursday, February 5.
Lawrence Tavern primary students encouraged to 'Dream Big'
His court date is being finalised.
19-y-o charged for break-in at Brunswick Avenue, Spanish Town establishment
The man is to go to court.
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
Jason Omar Channer, otherwise called Popeye.
Police seeking ‘Popeye’ for Red Hills, St Andrew gun murder
Demoy Campbell
Fisherman killed in alleged police confrontation in Thompson Pen
He was pronounced dead at hospital.
May Pen police lock-up detainee dies after falling ill
Jolyan Silvera.
Jolyan Silvera’s guilty plea accepted in wife’s death
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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
He pleaded guilty to unlawful entry on October 4 last year.
Jamaican man deported from US gets prison time for illegal re-entry
Two arrested after police seize fake US and gun in Trelawny
Chicken
Corporate Area retailers report chicken shortage
President of Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Jason Russell.
Majority of Montego Bay businesses back in operation post-Hurricane Melissa
Some of the items donated by the Percy Junor Hospital by newly formed United States (US)-based diaspora foundation Right Now For Jamaica (RNFJ). The group handed over US$30,000 in supplies during a ceremony at the hospital in Manchester on January 30.
Percy Junor Hospital gets US$30,000 in supplies
A court date is being finalised.
Musician among two men charged following gun seizure during Maxfield Avenue traffic stop
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
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
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Marlon Morgan.
Government Senator proposes Security Forces Day
Jolyan Silvera
Silvera to know Thursday whether court will accept manslaughter plea in wife’s death
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
Jamaica told to brace for more chilly weather
Minor arrested for security threats at Portland high schools
Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford, speaking to JIS News in a recent interview.
Jamaica Fire Brigade responded to fewer motor vehicle crashes in 2025
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, speaks during the sitting of the Senate at Gordon House on January 30.
Agencies partnering to train first-time offenders in job skills
Jolyan Silvera and Melissa Silvera
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

Sports

Gibson McCook Relays expect ‘excitement’ despite shortened format
January 30, 2026
Rae recognised for 50 years serving Jamaica’s motorsport - JMMC awards gala honours its heroes
January 30, 2026
Defeat leaves WI U19s facing World Cup elimination
January 29, 2026
Raheem Sterling leaves Chelsea
January 29, 2026
Real Madrid, PSG in Champions League playoffs
January 29, 2026
Jhanni Flemmings (left) of Treasure Beach FC clashes with Denville Watson of Tivoli Gardens FC during their rescheduled Jamaica Premier League football match at the Edward Seaga Sports Complex on Wednesday. The game ended 0-0. Treasure Beach FC contented with point earned at Tivoli
January 29, 2026
FERNANDO, with Raddesh Roman in the saddle, is led to the winners’ enclosure after winning The RIMSKY Trophy over six furlongs at Caymanas Park on Saturday. Play it safe in Reggae 6
January 29, 2026
Jamaica’s Simone Gordon (GS) reaches for the ball while challenged by Analina Tone of Samoa. Gordon takes aim at Australia’s Super Netball - National shooter looking to impress in Sunshine Girls series Down Under
January 29, 2026
U17 Reggae Girlz look to build on Aruba win
January 29, 2026
Hosts South Africa celebrate the fall of a West Indies wicket during the opening game of their three-match T20I series in Paarl yesterday. Markram leads the way as South Africa ease past WI
January 28, 2026
Arnett Gardens coach Philip Williams Arnett hunt crucial points against tough Mount Pleasant
January 28, 2026
In this June 1, 2011, file photo, Sepp Blatter gestures during a press conference in Zurich, Switzerland. Blatter joins those calling for boycott of World Cup in US
January 28, 2026
Guyana’s spinners demolish Jamaica in Women’s Super 50
January 28, 2026

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