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Retired Colonel Jaimie Ogilvie (left), vice president of Hi‑Pro; Peter Thompson (centre), executive director of Jamaica 4‑H Clubs; and Sherrae Wong‑Black (right), Hi‑Pro farm store manager, share a light moment as they handle three of the 3,000 bab
February 11, 2026

Hi-Pro donates over $2m in farm supplies to 4-H Clubs

4-H Clubs across the island will benefit from a $2.3 million donation of farm supplies from Hi-Pro, a division of the Jamaica Broilers Group. The symbolic handover took place at the Hi-Pro Ace…
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States (US) Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson (right), discusses Jamaica’s role in regional security and US-Jamaica co-operation during a public forum organised by the George Town University Law faculty with mod
February 11, 2026

Transnational organised crime labelled Caribbean’s greatest security threat

Transnational organised crime remains the most significant security threat facing the Caribbean region, Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, reiterated…
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February 11, 2026

Several St Mary communities under curfew as police move to maintain order

Several communities in St Mary are under curfew as the police seek to quell growing tension and heightened fear. The security measure has been imposed in sections of Boscobel, Stewart Town, Robins…
Daniel Crawford
February 11, 2026

Update | Soldier killed in Waltham Park Road gun attack identified

The soldier who was killed in a gun attack along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew on Tuesday night has been identified. He is 24-year-old Daniel Crawford of Spaldings, Clarendon. The police had…
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February 11, 2026

Police seize firearms and ammunition in Flankers, St James

The St James police on Tuesday seized two illegal guns, along with three magazines containing 13 rounds of ammunition, during an operation in Flankers. No arrests were made. The police report that…
Mayor of Black River and Chairman of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Solomon.
February 11, 2026

St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation looking to identify shelters ahead of hurricane season

The St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation is looking to identify suitable buildings that can serve as hurricane shelters ahead of the 2026 Atlantic hurricane season, which officially begins on June 1. …
The matter is going back to court on December 3.
February 11, 2026

British woman allegedly held with cocaine at airport gets $5 million bail

A British woman accused of attempting to smuggle seven pounds of cocaine concealed in festival mix and other food items was on Tuesday offered $5 million bail when she appeared in the Kingston and St…
JPS President and CEO, Hugh Grant. - File photo.
February 11, 2026

Under 17,000 still without power, JPS targeting full Melissa restoration by April

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has indicated that it continues to reduce the number of Jamaicans without electricity following Hurricane Melissa, with the figure now below 17,000. JPS President and…
Policemen at a scene off Waltham Park Road in St Andrew on February 10 where a soldier was killed and a policeman wounded in a gun attack.
February 11, 2026

Update | Two named as suspects in Waltham Park Road attack that left soldier dead and cop injured

The police have named two men as suspects in the fatal shooting of a soldier and the wounding of a policeman in an attack off Waltham Park Road in St Andrew on Tuesday night. They have been…