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December 9, 2025
by Sashana Small
Explanation needed over push for vote on church blessings for same-sex unions – West
President for the Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society (JCHS) Dr Wayne West is questioning the motivation of Reverend Devon Dick, pastor of the Boulevard Baptist Church, for placing on the agenda…
December 9, 2025
Tekashi 6ix9ine sentenced for violating probation
NEW YORK (AP): Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to three more months in prison Friday for violating the terms of his supervised release in a New York gang case by assaulting a man and possessing…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Ghetto Splash staging ‘looks dim’
Patrick Roberts, convener of the annual free concert, Ghetto Splash, says that this year’s staging looks iffy, but he is not giving up hope. The event, which is now 36 years old, has been held at the…
December 9, 2025
Six men named as persons of interest by St Catherine North police
The St Catherine North police have listed six men from March Pen and surrounding communities in Spanish Town as persons of interest, as investigators believe they may be able to assist with ongoing…
December 9, 2025
Curfew imposed in March Pen, Spanish Town amid another deadly shooting
The police have imposed a curfew in sections of the March Pen in Spanish Town in St Catherine amid another fatal shooting. A man and a woman were injured on Friday in a gun attack. The man died on…
December 9, 2025
ANSA Chemicals Jamaica donates 69,800 litres of bleach to support sanitisation efforts
Recently, in a continued effort to support public health and safety, ANSA Chemicals Jamaica announced a donation of 69,800 litres of bleach to assist with ongoing sanitisation efforts in communities…
December 9, 2025
St Mary South Eastern MP alarmed over death of detainee at lock-up, calls for accountability
Member of Parliament for St Mary South Eastern, Christopher Brown, says he’s deeply concerned about the death of a man in custody at the Annotto Bay Police Station lock-up. The police reported that…
December 9, 2025
New data reveal one of the smallest ozone holes in decades
This year’s ozone hole over Antarctica ranked among the smallest since the early 1990s, reflecting steady progress from decades of global action under the Montreal Protocol. Declining chlorine levels…
December 9, 2025
Detainee killed in fight at police lock-up in St Mary
The St Mary police are reporting that a detainee was killed on Saturday during a fight with others in custody at a lock-up. He has been identified as 34-year-old Eraldo Francis, otherwise called…