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Police officers patrol the area near the Saint-Helene orphanage in the Kenscoff neighbourhood of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Monday, August 4, 2025. (AP Photo/Odelyn Joseph)
January 22, 2026

US gov’t warns it will take action if Haitian politicians destabilise country

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — The US warned the transitional council in charge of Haiti against making changes to the troubled country’s government late Wednesday, as pressure mounts for the unelected…
Ambassador Curtis Ward understood that Jamaica does not end at our shores; it lives wherever our people have made their homes.
January 22, 2026

PJ Patterson | Curtis Ward was a noble Avatar

During the long passage of life we are at times confronted with the sudden passing of treasured ones. That of Curtis Ward has come to me as a cataclysmic shock as our almost daily contact was done by…
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January 22, 2026

Skeletal remains found at premises in Rockfort

The police have launched an investigation following the discovery of skeletal remains at a premises along Adastar Road in Rockfort in Kingston on Wednesday. The police say the remains were found…
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January 22, 2026

Section of Browns Town to Alexandria corridor in St Ann to be closed for repair works

Commencing at 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 24, the roadway from Browns Town to Alexandria in St Ann, in the vicinity of Top Road, will be closed for pavement repairs. The National Works Agency…
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, looks at the professional-grade chainsaws (foreground) provided through a United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) project, funded by the Government of Japan, during a handover c
January 22, 2026

Coffee farmers to get chainsaws to clear debris and restore access to farms

Coffee farmers impacted by Hurricane Melissa will receive professional-grade chainsaws on a loan basis to help clear debris and restore access to their farms as part of a targeted rehabilitation…
January 22, 2026 by Ainsley Walters

Taylormade looks a shoo-in for Rimsky Trophy

TAYLOR MADE’s exercise gallops make her unstoppable in Saturday’s Rimsky Trophy at six furlongs, her first outing as a three-year-old, after trotting up against two-year-old maidens on debut at five…
Cavalier’s Chad James sprints away from a mid-pitch melee with Dunbeholden’s Nathaniel Taj Waul (left) and teammate Christopher Matthews in chase during yesterday’s Jamaica Premier League game at Stadium East. Cavalier won 5-1.
January 22, 2026 by Livingston Scott

Cavalier rip defensive juggernauts to shreds

Cavalier ripped apart the usually impregnable Dunbeholden defence for a 5-1 win in their Jamaica Premier League (JPL) game at Stadium East yesterday. Goals from Kwayne Thompson (35th), Dwayne Allen…
Lacovia High School coach, Kamille Ennis.
January 22, 2026 by Robert Bailey

‘They walked miles to training’

Kamille Ennis, head coach of the Lacovia High School track and field team, says the programme continues to rebuild after being severely affected by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, which caused…
West Indies captain Brandon King pulls to leg during an innings of 50 against Afghanistan in the second T20 International in Dhubai yesterday. Looking on is Afghan wicketkeeper Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
January 22, 2026 by Lennox Aldred

King demands improvement after Afghanistan walloping

West Indies captain Brandon King pinpointed moments of individual promise. Still, he demanded all-around improvement from his side after a 39-run defeat to Afghanistan sealed a 2-0 series loss in…