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February 20, 2026
Chuck urges new JPs to get 'well-informed' to help combat misinformation
Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has urged newly commissioned justices of the peace )JPs) in Portland to become well-informed to avoid misinforming members of the public. “The last thing I want you to…
February 20, 2026
HEART/NSTA Trust to announce incentive payment timelines amid employee frustration
HEART/NSTA Trust says it will inform staff of timelines for incentive and increment payments next Wednesday, amid frustration from some employees over what they describe as insufficient communication…
February 20, 2026
Police seize $10 million worth of ganja in St Thomas
More than 500 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated street value of $10 million, was seized during an operation in Yallahs, St Thomas, on Friday afternoon, the police say. Officers said they acted…
February 20, 2026
Holness starts collecting full prime ministerial salary
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is now receiving a salary package in line with the public sector compensation review that put the annual basic salary for the officeholder at $28.6 million as of April…
February 20, 2026
St Catherine jury frees man of sex charges involving stepdaughter
A 63-year-old mechanic from St Catherine was acquitted on Friday of sexually assaulting his stepdaughter. The man was tried before the St Catherine Circuit Court on charges of grievous sexual…
February 20, 2026
Holness starts collecting full prime ministerial salary
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is now receiving a salary package in line with the public sector compensation review that put the annual basic salary for the officeholder at $28.6 million as of April…
February 20, 2026
Family appeals for help after woman set ablaze at Westmoreland gas station
Relatives of 40-year-old Dacia Forrester are making an urgent appeal for help after she was allegedly doused with gasolene and set ablaze during a dispute at a gas station in Whithorn, Westmoreland,…
February 19, 2026
by Livern Barrett
Mediation muddle
At the completion of a court-ordered mediation in May last year, a judge at the Trelawny Parish Court dismissed four criminal charges laid against a businessman by two policemen who claimed he…
February 19, 2026
by Kimone Francis
UWI doors open to med students in Cuba
The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, says there has been no official communication or request to accept anxious Jamaican medical students in Cuba, but it has indicated that it can…