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Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis
February 5, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

Disaster Fund Committee missing in action for 24 months

The National Disaster Fund Committee (NDFC), which has the critical responsibility of managing the National Disaster Fund (NDF) and signing off on sums to be allocated for relief and other purposes in…
The elderly siblings’ home after the blaze.
February 5, 2026 by Corey Robinson

Elderly man, disabled sibling lose independence following Clarendon fire

It has been a hellish week for two elderly siblings whose four-bedroom home in May Pen, Clarendon, was engulfed by fire, taking all their possessions and decades of hard work and accomplishments. …
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis
February 5, 2026

ODPEM falls short in documenting items purchased

Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has raised concern that the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) purchased food items, tarpaulin and water costing $59.6 million for…
Eric Hosin, acting chief executive officer of the University Hospital of the West Indies.
February 5, 2026

JMDA gives UHWI ultimatum

The Jamaica Medical Doctors’ Association (JMDA) has issued an ultimatum for the management of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) to take steps to resolve a number of long-standing…
Daryl Vaz, minister of science, energy, telecommunications and transport.
February 4, 2026 by Edmond Campbell

STARLINK RED FLAG

Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis has flagged as a breach of procurement rules actions taken by senior Cabinet minister Daryl Vaz in relation to the purchase of 200 Starlink devices valued at $12.12…
February 4, 2026

AuGD: 121 of 200 Starlink devices unused several weeks after acquisition

Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis is reporting that of the 200 Starlink devices delivered to the Office of the Commissioner of Police, only 120 were distributed to 17 entities, while the remaining…
Jolyan Silvera.
February 4, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Sykes to rule on plea as Silvera blames provocation for wife’s death

The prosecution has reportedly accepted a guilty plea from former People’s National Party (PNP) Member of Parliament for St Mary Western, Jolyan Silvera, on charges of manslaughter on the grounds of…
Bridgette Samuels Johnson dresses her son Chace Singh’s wounds at their home in Holland Estate, Trelawny.
February 4, 2026 by Janet Silvera

A life changed in a blink

What began as a simple attempt to pick ackees ended in catastrophe. Electrocuted by overhead power lines in Portmore, St Catherine, last January, Chace Singh lost both hands and feet and now needs $10…
Dr Andrew Wheatley, minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for science, technology and special projects.
February 4, 2026 by Karen Madden

Cyber Crimes Act amendments clear House

The Government has moved to reassure Parliament that amendments to the Cyber Crimes Act will strengthen protections against online abuse, even as the Opposition warned that vague language in the bill…