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December 9, 2025

Court acquits pump attendants in alleged credit card scam

Five pump attendants implicated in a debit and credit card scam that defrauded customers of more than $1.1 million have been freed of fraud charges. The women, who were initially charged with…
Cedric Titus High’s Terron Eccleston (left) dribbles away from William Knibb Memorial High’s Jaheem Brown (right) during their Zone D match in the ISSA daCosta Cup at William Knibb’s playing field yesterday. Ecclestion scored twice in his team’s 2-
December 9, 2025 by Ashley Anguin

Cedric Titus turn back William Knibb

CEDRIC Titus High blanked William Knibb Memorial High 2-0 in their Zone D clash at the William Knibb playing field in Trelawny yesterday. The Trelawny derby saw Cedric Titus’s captain, Terron…
Claudette Thompson.
December 9, 2025

Senior prosecutor Claudette Thompson to act as DPP following retirement of Paula Llewellyn

Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Claudette Thompson is to act in the post of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) starting on Monday, as Paula Llewellyn KC today demitted office to…
December 9, 2025

Heavy rains cause flooding in sections of Corporate Area

Motorists in the Corporate Area are being encouraged to travel with caution due to flooding. Heavy rains have left several roads under water. Videos posted online show flooding in areas such as…
Shericka Jackson celebrates a bronze medal in the women’s 200 metres final on day seven of the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. Jackson placed third with a time of 22.18 seconds.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘I cried after the 100m’

TOKYO, Japan Shericka Jackson’s journey to the podium at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships is one of resilience and growth as the sprinter revealed her struggles after an injury-laden season…
Coach Michael Frater at a training session at the Athletic Stadium in Shinagawa,Tokyo, Japan, on Friday, September 12.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Speed kills, warns coach Frater

Coach Michael Frater has warned that it is not the team with the fastest athletes that will necessarily win the men’s 4x100 metres but rather the team with the best cohesion built through practice as…
Shelly Ann Fraser-Pryce.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

Fraser-Pryce ready to close out World Champs career

Jamaican veteran sprint icon Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce said she is ready to play her role as a senior member of Jamaica’s women’s 4x100m relay team as she is optimistic about the team’s chances of…
Rashad Smith.
December 9, 2025 by Ruddy Mathison

St Catherine community shaken after 5 shot in deadly attack

The Jamaica Constabulary Force yesterday indicated that it was following significant leads into Thursday night’s drive-by shooting in Portsmouth, St Catherine, which left one man dead and four others…
Bryan Levell of Jamaica celebrates bronze in the men’s 200m finals at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025 held at the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday Levell took the bronze in a time of 19.64, a personal best.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘Nothing to be ashamed of’

JAMAICA PICKED up a pair of bronze medals at the end of day eight at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships, with Bryan Levell and Shericka Jackson finishing third in the men’s and women’s 200…