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December 9, 2025
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Opposition walks out of Parliament after clash with House Speaker If the OL [opposition leader] is correct that the statement included aspects on behalf of the other minister in charge of the NWA,…
December 9, 2025
No discount
The Court of Appeal has upheld the life sentence for a man convicted of murdering two children in St James in 2014, rejecting his claim that he should receive a lighter sentence for pleading guilty. …
December 9, 2025
34 assorted rounds of ammo found in abandoned building in St Thomas
The St Thomas police seized 34 assorted rounds of ammunition during an operation in 11 Miles, Bull Bay on Wednesday. Reports are that about 11:35 a.m., lawmen searched an abandoned building, and…
December 9, 2025
Spanish Town mayor says no drain cleaning funds disbursed to municipal corporations
Mayor of Spanish Town, Norman Scott, has refuted claims that the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development made recent allocations of funding to municipal corporations across Jamaica for…
December 9, 2025
Cuban man deported by US to Eswatini on hunger strike in prison, his lawyer says
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A Cuban man deported by the United States to the African nation of Eswatini is on a hunger strike at a maximum-security prison having been held there for more than three…
December 9, 2025
Man charged for allegedly stealing access card, setting fire to Windward Road business
The police have charged a man for stealing the access card of a worker at an establishment on Windward Road in St Andrew, entering the premises, and setting the property on fire. Charged with arson,…
December 9, 2025
39 rounds of ammunition seized in St Ann
Lawmen assigned to the Discovery Bay police in St Ann seized 39 rounds of ammunition during an operation on Tuesday. Reports are that about 11:45 p.m., a police team conducted an operation in the…
December 9, 2025
by Ashley Anguin
Protests, red cards highlight Kemps Hill loss to STETHS
A MUST-SEE clash between St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) and Kemps Hill High at the STETHS Sports Complex turned ugly yesterday, with the visitors and officials engaging in hostile…
December 9, 2025
St Catherine disaster preparedness official concerned about flooding in low-lying communities amid TS Melissa
Chairman of the St Catherine Disaster Preparedness Management Committee, Dr Kurt Waul, has raised alarm over the potential impact of slow-moving Tropical Storm Melissa, warning that its sluggish pace…