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Heavy equipment is being used to remove unclaimed, derelict bicycles and motorbikes on the grounds of the Constant Spring Police Station in St. Andrew during a clean-up day at the facility on February 21.
February 26, 2026

Constant Spring police partners with NSWMA to clean up station grounds

The Constant Spring police partnered with the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) to undertake a massive clean-up of the station grounds, creating a more welcoming environment for the…
The Instagram logo is seen on a cell phone in Boston, October 14, 2022. (AP Photo)
February 26, 2026

Instagram says it will notify parents if teens ‘repeatedly’ search for terms related to suicide

Instagram said Thursday it will start alerting parents if their kids repeatedly search for terms clearly associated with suicide or self-harm. The alerts will only go to parents who are enrolled in…
Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimè speaking to CMC at the CARICOM Summit in St Kitts and Nevis.
February 26, 2026

Haitian Prime Minister confident country will hold elections by year-end

BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – Haitian Prime Minister Alix Didier Fils-Aimè says law enforcement in the French-speaking Caribbean Community (CARICOM) has been making “some serious inroads” in gang areas…
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, brings remarks at the official Contract Signing Ceremony for the Greenhouse Clusters and Cooperative Infrastructure Upgrade Project held on February 24 at the Ministry’s Hope Gardens headquarter
February 26, 2026

St James farmers to benefit from greenhouse repairs

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, has committed to repairing greenhouses in Mafoota, St James, that were damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October. This is…
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February 26, 2026

Update | Body found in canal in St Catherine identified as Spanish Town security guard

The St Catherine North police have identified the body of the man who was found floating in a canal on Tuesday. He is 39-year-old security guard Michael Patterson, otherwise known as…
Councillor for the Oracabessa Division in St Mary, Ramon Henry (left), chairs the Public Health and Sanitation Meeting of the St Mary Municipal Corporation on February 24. At right is Chief Executive Officer, Ethlyn Douglas.
February 26, 2026

Improved garbage collection in Oracabessa, St Mary

Residents of Oracabessa, St Mary, are enjoying a cleaner and more hygienic environment, thanks to an improvement in garbage collection by the NEPM National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) in…
Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro.
February 26, 2026

Maduro’s lawyer says US is blocking Venezuela gov't from paying deposed leader’s drug defence

The Trump administration is blocking Venezuela’s government from paying for the cost of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro’s defence against drug trafficking charges in New York, a move that potentially…
A section of Long Road in St Mary Southeast which was blocked yesterday as a result of a landslide.
February 26, 2026 by Gareth Davis Sr

Baxter's Mountain students marooned, rescue effort called off

Heavy rains yesterday disrupted classes at Baxter’s Mountain Primary in St Mary and left the entire school population marooned with rescue attempts aborted. A fire truck that attempted to carry-out a…
February 26, 2026 by Andre Williams

Veteran detective pressed on statements, procedure in Clansman Gang trial

A 22-year veteran policeman, formerly assigned to the now disbanded Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime (CTOC) Branch, was closely cross-examined yesterday in the ongoing Clansman Gang trial, where…