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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
2026 Reggae Grammy goes to Keznamdi
Rev Dr Otis Manning, Pastor, presents the St Andrew North Management team with a plaque
Church praises St Andrew North police for crime reduction
Jonathan Grant High Career Expo a success
Jonathan Grant High students urged to use AI responsibly
FILE - Catherine O'Hara poses for photographers upon arrival at the UK premiere of "Beetlejuice Beetlejuice" on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in London. (Photo by Scott A Garfitt/Invision/AP)
‘Home Alone’ and ‘Beetlejuice’ actress, Catherine O’Hara, dies at 71
Traffic being rerouted due a bomb threat at Port Antonio high school in Portland
Security issue haults classes at Port Antonio High School
Dr Chloe Douett, 30.
Doctor accused of trying to scam NCB of $79M remanded
His court date is being finalised.
CCTV exposes Spanish Town security guard accused of stealing $460,000
"Based on investigations and forensic evidence, the murder of Nichols was posthumously cleared," the statement says.
Teen charged with shooting man at wake
Cops probe suspected suicide of farmer Lynch
Thieves loot Greenwood Baptist Church, flee with thousands in equipment

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Iconic reggae musician Stephen 'Cat' Coore has died
January 19, 2026
Big demand for ducks and turkeys
January 19, 2026
Technical high schools being outfitted with digitisation labs
January 19, 2026
‘Degeh’ charged after three years on the run over Christmas Day bar shooting incident in Portland
January 19, 2026
Think before you post - Experts sound alarm about ‘bring down’ culture
January 19, 2026
Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, displays a copy of the Jamaica National Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) during the official launch ceremony for the Index at the AC Marriott Hotel in St Andrew on January 16. Gov’t better equipped to measure, address poverty
January 19, 2026
A photo of the sign of Cornwall Regional Hospital 'Packed like sardines' Doctors join nurses in Cornwall Regional protest
January 16, 2026
Handcuffs of steel Vendor cuffed after allegedly attacking mother and bullying her daughter
January 16, 2026
Woman allegedly burns house down after heated argument on Boxing Day
January 16, 2026
Unemployment dips as female participation rises - STATIN
January 16, 2026
Police say Rasheed Lyons was a known violence producer in Kingston and St Andrew. Gangster killed months after mother’s sudden death
January 16, 2026
AI-generated image of a minibus speeding recklessly through a busy Corporate Area in Kingston, with passengers hanging out of the open doors. Students blamed for fuelling reckless ‘vibes bus’ culture
January 16, 2026
A trusted church connection allegedly led a New York pastor and his wife into a fraudulent farming scheme that cost them over J$1.5 million. Pastor scammed - US preacher says Jamaicans sold him a million-dollar lie
January 16, 2026

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