Dr Dawes wants full accounting on use of J$75M raised for UHWI Paediatric Unit

Reading Time: 2 minutesShadow Minister on Health and Wellness, Dr Alfred Dawes, has expressed deep concern following revelations that approximately J$75 million raised in 2023 for the paediatric ward at the University Hospital…

18-y-o charged for allegedly stealing over J$800,000 and US$300 from relative’s house

Reading Time: < 1 minuteAn 18-year-old St Mary man has been charged for allegedly breaking into the house of a relative and stealing over J$800,000 and US$300.

Charged with housebreaking and larceny is Dwayne Williams, a labourer of Sue River in Richmond.

His court date is being finalised.

Two municipal officials charged following cocaine seizure at Sangster International Airport

Reading Time: < 1 minuteDetectives assigned to the Firearms and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) have charged two municipal officials following the seizure of approximately 20.5 pounds of cocaine at the Sangster International Airport on Friday, January 16, 2026.

Charged are 40-year-old Trevon Clayton, Chief Financial Officer at the St Ann Municipal Council, who resides in Falmouth, Trelawny, and 42-year-old Latoya Hemmings, Senior Managing Accountant at the Trelawny Municipal Council of Spicy Hill, Trelawny

Judiciary to host Traffic Ticket Public Day in St Catherine for motorists to clear outstanding tickets

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Judiciary is to undertake a Traffic Ticket Public Day for the parish of St Catherine to provide motorists with outstanding traffic tickets an opportunity to have their matters addressed.

The session will be held on Wednesday, March 4.

Police commissioner urges focus on victims, not criminals, in national crime discourse

Reading Time: 3 minutesPolice Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake has called for a national shift in crime discourse away from violent offenders and toward the innocent victims whose lives are lost to criminal violence,…

Bodycam debate sharpens as police commissioner mounts defiant defence

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe long-running national debate over body-worn cameras in the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has entered a sharper and more confrontational phase, following a strongly worded defence of the programme by…