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December 9, 2025

Manchester police probe suspected suicides of child and adult

Police in Manchester have launched investigations into the suspected suicides of an 11-year-old boy and a 37-year-old man, whose bodies were found in separate incidents within 24 hours. The child a…
Mint Reggae Boy Rico Henry in action at Brentford.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘Ideal’ Henry in race against time

REGGAE BOYZ head coach Steve McClaren has touted Brentford defender Rico Henry as an ‘ideal’ acquisition for Jamaica ahead of the final Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers. However, it is a race against…
Dr Shantelle Broughton – Pittergill, senior registrar and Dr Debra Hall-Parkinson, Consultant Paediatrician in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Bustamante Hospital for Children share a moment in setting up newly provided infusion pump to ensure a
December 9, 2025

Bustamante Hospital gets $6m boost from Sandals Foundation to care for babies transferred from hurricane-hit facilities

The Sandals Foundation has donated $6 million worth of medical equipment and supplies to the Bustamante Hospital for Children to assist with the treatment of critically ill children transferred from…
This photo taken on November 3 shows a collapsed fence, uprooted powerlines and trees at Ferris Primary School in Westmoreland.
December 9, 2025

Editorial | Melissa exposes the Jamaican state

Melissa, the horrendously intense category 5 hurricane that smashed through western Jamaica nearly a fortnight ago, did not simply tear up infrastructure and take lives. Although plenty of that…
The Edmund Ridge housing scheme in Montego Bay, St James, where most of the roofs were seriously damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

Dream homes turned nightmares

A chorus of fury has erupted among homeowners of Edmund Ridge Estates in St James after Hurricane Melissa tore through the three-year-old housing scheme, ripping off roofs and flattening structures,…
Jamaican seasonal farm workers in Canada are receiving support from employers and diaspora groups after Hurricane Melissa’s devastation.
December 9, 2025

Canadian employers and diaspora mobilise support for Jamaican farm workers affected by Melissa

Major relief efforts are under way in Canada to support Jamaican seasonal farm workers whose families and communities were severely affected by Hurricane Melissa. Employers, diaspora groups, and civic…
Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘I trust them’

REGGAE BOYZ head coach Steve McClaren said the 26 players selected for the final two games of the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers are those who have earned his trust. McClaren was speaking yesterday at…
Residents say an oily substance and dead fish have washed ashore at Farquhar Beach in southern Clarendon after Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Residents sound alarm after 'oily substance' and dead fish wash ashore Farquhar Beach in Clarendon

A probe is to be launched after residents say an oily substance and dead fish have washed ashore at Farquhar Beach in southern Clarendon. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries confirmed that…
December 9, 2025

'Bad heart' charged with Kingston murder

Thirty-three-year-old Travis Graham, aka ‘Bad Heart,’ has been charged with murder and related offences following the shooting death of Oneil Senior, 30, in Kingston in September. The shooting took…