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Williams' court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

‘Breadback’ charged with murder and several other offences

Twenty-four-year-old Dave King, otherwise called ‘Dada,’ ‘Breadback’ and ‘Mikiel Ramsey’, has been charged with the murder of 25-year-old Kevin Duhaney following an incident at Hill Avenue, Kingston…
Tropical Storm Jerry. - Contributed.
December 9, 2025

Tropical Storm Jerry could become latest hurricane to affect the Caribbean

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Residents of the northern Leeward Islands were on Tuesday urged to monitor the passage of Tropical Storm Jerry, the 10th named storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane…
His court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

Update |St Mary detainee who escaped from hospital back in police custody

Herbie Ballentine, who escaped custody while receiving treatment at the Port Maria Hospital in St Mary last Friday, has surrendered to the police. The St Mary police have confirmed that Ballentine,…
Veteran actor Paul Campbell poses for the camera after receiving the first-ever Skylark Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award on Friday.
December 9, 2025 by Damian Levy

Paul Campbell’s ‘heart is full’ following Skylark Film Festival honour

Veteran actor Paul Campbell was met by loud cheers and applause on Friday as he took the stage at the sixth Skylark Film Festival at the Skylark Negril Beach Resort for a conversation with Jamaica…
Former Education Minister Ruel Reid (left) and former Caribbean Maritime University President Professor Fritz Pinnock.
December 9, 2025

Uncertainty looms over fraud trial of Ruel Reid, Fritz Pinnock and co-accused

Uncertainty surrounds the start of the multimillion-dollar fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused. The trial, which has faced chronic delays since 2019, was…
December 9, 2025

Update | Man who posed as doctor at Spanish Town Hospital and collected money sent to prison

Fifty-eight-year-old Andrew Clarke, the man held at the Spanish Town Hospital last year for impersonating a medical doctor and collecting money for services, was today sentenced to over six years in…
Alison Duke (right), film director, holds the phone to the microphone as Sister Nancy addresses the audience at the gala screening of the documentary on her life. Sharing in the moment is Ngardy Conteh George, producer and co-owner of OYA Media Group.
December 9, 2025

Sister Nancy’s Story Shines at TTFF

The screening of Bam Bam: The Sister Nancy Story lit up the Trinidad+Tobago Film Festival (TTFF) in September, drawing a full house and an electric atmosphere as audiences gathered to celebrate the…
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December 9, 2025

Sagicor Bank engages Labour Ministry to help settle wage negotiations with disgruntled workers

The management of Sagicor Bank Jamaica Limited says it is hopeful that a mutually agreeable resolution will be reached with disgruntled workers and their union over wages and benefits. Bustamante…
Fishing boats bobbing on the sea on the Jamaican coastline.
December 9, 2025 by Steven Jackson

Fishers uneasy over Sandals overwater villas at Mammee Bay

Sandals Resorts International’s US$230-million redevelopment of its Dunn’s River hotel property, particularly the addition of 18 overwater villas, has received mixed reactions from the community,…