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December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

Maitland’s call patterns scrutinised in court as digital evidence unfolds

A senior crimefighter with background in technology on Wednesday mapped out a series of communications allegedly made by murder accused Noel Maitland on the day social media personality Donna-Lee…
Pencils4Kids CEO Randy Griffiths (right) and Accompong Maroons Chief Richard Currie in dialogue in Quickstep, St Elizabeth.
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

Pencils4Kids delivers $2m in relief to hurricane-hit Quickstep, Donegal

New York City-based charity Pencils4Kids has stepped in with relief support for the residents of Quickstep and Donegal in St Elizabeth, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The…
Constables Jemarey Gordon.
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

‘THEY NEVER STOOD A CHANCE’

Residents along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew say the two policemen “never stood a chance” in Thursday night’s deadly ambush, describing the unsuspecting attack as swift and calculated after they…
An area off the Bernard Lodge main road that has become an illegal dumping site in Portmore, St Catherine.
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

Garbage crisis boils over in St Catherine

Weeks of uncollected garbage and spreading illegal dumping sites are choking communities across St Catherine, fuelling public anger and sharp criticism of the National Solid Waste Management Authority…
Stacy-Ann Barnes, project coordinator at the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), and Kimberly Seymour-Brown, PADF project coordinator for community resilience and transformation.
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

JCF boosts forensic expertise with advanced crime scene investigation training

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has strengthened its investigative capacity through specialised training designed to enhance the skills of forensic crime scene investigators (FCSIs) in modern…
Rose Holness shows the damage to her home in St James.
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

Mud splash

A drowning woman clutched her United States and Canada visas before being rescued by a neighbour as water levels rose to her breast in what turned out to be unprecedented volumes covering ground…
An elderly woman was seen sheltering beneath the eave of a business place along East Street in Kingston during the passage of Hurricane Melissa. ‘Empress’, as she introduced herself, said she was barred from entering a shelter with her dog. Instead of
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

Empress braves Melissa with ‘Police’ after shelter says ‘No Pets Allowed’

They say a dog is man’s best friend but, if 76-year-old ‘Empress’ had her way, she would not only change that saying to a human’s best friend, but would also ask that humans be kinder to her…
Patricial Stewart feeds the chickens in one of three henhouses at the Golden Egg Farm in St Mary on Monday.
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

10,000 chickens to ‘ride out’ hurricane on St Mary farm

The rush was on yesterday at the Golden Egg Farm in Georgia, St Mary, as workers raced to harvest eggs and feed 10,000 layer chickens ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Melissa. The memories of…
Sashana Shaw.
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

Woman killed, daughter injured in suspected domestic attack

What should have been a peaceful post-holiday morning turned to horror in the quiet community of Rose Hill in Content, St Andrew, on Tuesday after a suspected domestic attack left one woman dead and…