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Businessman Jean-Pierre Rhone. - Contributed photo.
December 9, 2025

Ex-employee on trial for 2018 strangulation of businessman Jean-Pierre Rhone

A trial is currently under way for a man who has been charged for the 2018 death of businessman Jean-Pierre Rhone, who went missing and whose body was found days later partially covered under sand. …
File photo.
December 9, 2025

Body of Manchester man found hanging from tree in yard, suicide suspected

The Christiana police in Manchester are investigating the death of a man whose body was found hanging from a tree in his yard on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased is 29-year-old farmer Orlando Delroy…
Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby (left) with Trafalgar Park flood victim Nadine Thompson (centre) during a visit on October 7, 2025.
December 9, 2025

KSAMC to assist woman affected by repeated flooding in Trafalgar Park

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is to provide assistance to a distressed Trafalgar Park woman whose home was flooded twice in just over a week due to a blocked drain at an…
Tropical Storm Jerry. - Contributed
December 9, 2025

Several Caribbean countries placed on watch as Tropical Storm Jerry strengthens

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – A tropical storm watch has gone into effect for several Caribbean islands as Tropical Storm Jerry is forecast to become a hurricane on Thursday. The Miami-based National…
December 9, 2025

Teenager gunned down in St Mary

The St Mary police are probing the gun murder of a teen in the parish on Tuesday night. The deceased is 17-year-old Raheem Smith. Reports are that about 10:18 p.m. Smith was shot by unknown…
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes
December 9, 2025

Rules outlined for AI use in Jamaica's courts

Clear rules have been outlined for use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Jamaican courts, including the circumstances in which it can be used and sanctions for misuse. The new guidelines were…
Minister of Transport, Daryl Vaz.
December 9, 2025

JUTC, transport sector saddened by death of bus driver - Vaz

Minister of Transport, Daryl Vaz, has expressed condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus driver, Dwayne Mullings, who died following a crash St…
Paul Buchanan
December 9, 2025

Buchanan files court action after Constituted Authority rejects election challenge in PM’s seat

People's National Party candidate Paul Buchanan has taken legal action against the Constituted Authority after it rejected his application to void the September 3 poll results in the St Andrew…
The St Ann’s Bay Criminal Investigation Branch is probing the incident. - File Photo
December 9, 2025

Police probing fatal stabbing in Lime Hall, St Ann

A man was stabbed to death in St Ann Tuesday night, becoming the 49th murder victim in that police division since the start of the year. The deceased man is 38-year-old Roy Paul Annikie of…