News
December 9, 2025
by Livern Barrett
Exotic animals free-for-all
Jamaican authorities confiscated more than 250 endangered and exotic species of animals over the last five years amid worrying signs that more locals are seeking to cash in on the global…
December 9, 2025
by Erica Virtue
‘When you have skills, you become free’
The granddaughter of Senegalese royalty, Lady Mariéme Jamme has one main objective and it’s to use her platform to impact the lives of disadvantaged girls worldwide. She wants to do this by empowering…
December 9, 2025
Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump’s US$100,000 fee for H-1B visas
SEATTLE (AP) — In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university…
December 9, 2025
Teen and taxi driver killed in early morning crash in Portmore
An investigation is under way into a crash along the main road in Hellshire, Portmore, St Catherine this morning in which two persons, including a teenage boy, perished. Those killed are 17-year-old…
December 9, 2025
McClaren names Reggae Boyz squad for October Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers
Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren has named his 26-man squad for the October international window of the CONCACAF World Cup Qualifiers. Jamaica will travel to Curaçao on October 10 before hosting…
December 9, 2025
76-y-o man found dead at St Catherine home, suicide suspected
The Point Hill police in St Catherine are investigating the death of an elderly man whose body was found hanging on the veranda of his home in Grass Piece in Browns Hall district. The deceased has…
December 9, 2025
Man shot by police in St Mary during arrest escapes from hospital
The St Mary police have launched a manhunt for a man who escaped custody at a hospital, where he was taken for treatment after being shot by police when he allegedly attacked them during his arrest. …
December 9, 2025
Man charged after five years on the run for fatal stabbing in Bog Walk
A man who was on the run for over five years has been charged by the police in St Catherine for the stabbing death of another during a dispute in their community of Springvale district in Bog Walk. …
December 9, 2025
Federal appeals court rules Trump administration can’t end birthright citizenship
BOSTON (AP) — A federal appeals court in Boston ruled on Friday that the Trump administration cannot withhold citizenship from children born to people in the country illegally or temporarily, adding…