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December 9, 2025
Man dead after New Kingston apartment fire
A fire at the Gallery Apartment in New Kingston reportedly claimed the life of a 74-year-old man on Thursday morning. Several apartments were damaged by the early morning inferno. Firefighters were…
December 9, 2025
15-y-o boy charged for break-in and robbery at school in Hanover
A 15-year-old boy of Bull Bay district in Lucea, Hanover has been charged for breaking into a school and stealing money and a cell phone. The teen, who was already in custody in relation to a…
December 9, 2025
Portland health official cautions public on unsafe coconut water bottling practises
Chief Public Health Inspector for Portland, Lorenzo Hume, is urging the public to exercise caution when bottling coconut water, warning that improper sanitation poses serious health risks due to the…
December 9, 2025
Body of man found in his yard in Kitson Town
The police in St Catherine are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in his yard in Kitson Town on Wednesday. He is 55-year-old merchandiser Andrew Nelson of Mary's Field in the…
December 9, 2025
Judge in case brought by Wayne Cameron against police commissioner steps away
High Court Judge Natalie Hart Hines has recused herself from the lawsuit filed by Senior Superintendent of Police Wayne Cameron challenging a directive by Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake that…
December 9, 2025
US strike in Caribbean may have killed Colombian citizens, president says
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday there were “signs” that Colombian citizens were killed in the last small boat attacked by the US military off the coast of…
December 9, 2025
French court increases sentence to 10 years for man who raped Gisèle Pelicot in landmark case
PARIS (AP) — A French appeals court handed a stiffer 10-year sentence Thursday to the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious, French…
December 9, 2025
Gov’t to establish institute for cultural practitioners and creatives
The Government is set to establish the Institute for Cultural Practitioners, Innovators, Entertainers and Creatives (ICPIEC), envisioned as a centre of innovation and excellence offering culture- and…
December 9, 2025
Suspects in Commodore mass shooting fatally shot in separate police operations
The police are reporting that two men who were suspects in Sunday’s deadly gun attack in Commodore, Linstead, St Catherine, in which nine people were shot, five fatally, were shot and killed during…