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Alex Johnson, head of the Faith Chapel of Faith Apostolic Ministries Health and Welness Department, attends to a patient on December 13 at the Mother Lewis AME Church in Shrewsbury, Westmoreland.
26 Dec, 2025 0

Faith steps in where Melissa left scars

More than 100 residents of the Shrewsbury and Logwood districts in Petersfield, Westmoreland received much-needed health and social services on December 13, as Faith Apostolic Ministries continued its…
Steve Beaver, co-owner of Geejam Hotel.
26 Dec, 2025 0

Hoteliers rallying around communities affected by Melissa

Across Jamaica, in tourist destinations minimally affected by Hurricane Melissa – from Montego Bay, St James to Ocho Rios, St Ann; Port Antonio in Portland and Kingston – hoteliers are helping their…
Robert Almeida, CEO of NCB Financial Group Limited (centre), shares a moment with Maurice Dawson (left), customer care agent, and Cordell Brown, business banker at NCB Fairview Financial Centre, before surprising them with a Grant a Wish donation to help c
26 Dec, 2025 0

NCB CEO grants wishes of two fathers with children battling cancer

“Without my community, I don’t know how I would survive,” shared Cordell Brown, a business banker at NCB’s Baywest branch in St James. “This donation is coming from home. NCB has been my backbone…
CIBC Caribbean’s Head of Country, Annique Dawkins and Sherian McDonald, senior manager deals management, present gifts to a ward of the state at the United Way of Jamaica’s annual ‘Bringing Cheer to Children in State Care’ initiative.
26 Dec, 2025 0

UWJ, CIBC deliver holiday cheer to children with movie night

The United Way of Jamaica (UWJ) , in partnership with title sponsor CIBC Caribbean, recently hosted a movie night for 210 children and 35 caregivers from 10 children’s homes across Jamaica. The event…
Malaysian former Prime Minister Najib Razak, centre, is escorted by prison officers on his arrival at the Kuala Lumpur High Court complex in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on October 30, 2024.
26 Dec, 2025 0

Former Malaysia PM Najib sentenced to 15 years for corruption

(AP) —Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, has been sentenced to 15 years and a hefty US$2.8 billion in fines after being convicted in a corruption trial. The case is tied to the…
26 Dec, 2025 0

St Catherine bus conductor charged with rape

Police have charged a 50-year-old bus conductor after a woman alleged she was lured to a house with a job offer and sexually assaulted in Old Harbour, St Catherine, in November 2019. Charged is…
26 Dec, 2025 0

Police probe Christmas Day double murder in Spanish Town

An investigation has been launched by the St Catherine Police Division following a double murder along March Pen Road in Spanish Town on Christmas Day. The victims have been identified as 30-year-old…
26 Dec, 2025 0

Update | Alleged suspect in Spanish Town double murder shot dead in alleged police confrontation

An alleged suspect in the Christmas Day double murder along March Pen Road, Spanish Town, was shot dead early this morning during an alleged confrontation with police in St Catherine. The deceased…
26 Dec, 2025 0

Man shot dead on Christmas Day in Denham Town

The Denham Town police are investigating the murder of a man who was shot and killed in the area on Christmas Day. The deceased has been identified as Ricardo Ellis, 41, otherwise called…