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From left: Kiwanis Club of Providence breast cancer run chair, Nadine Spence; former Kiwanis Governor, Godfrey Dyer; President of the Club, Barbara Grizzle; Frank Sondern, regional director, Riu Resorts Jamaica; Javier Garcia, general manager, Riu Montego
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

RIU Resorts pumps $1.5 million into Kiwanis Breast Cancer Run and Walk 2025

WESTERN BUREAU: Breast cancer remains one of Jamaica’s most personal and painful battles, a disease that has touched countless mothers, daughters, sisters, and even men. It’s a fight that tests…
Roogae Kirlew
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

IC recommends charges for three

The director of corruption prosecution has ruled that charges be laid against three councillors who failed to submit their statutory declarations on time, breaching the Integrity Commission Act (ICA).…
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…
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…
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…
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…
A visitor to the Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, gives the beef patty a thumbs-up after taking a bite at the sampling event, held at the Jamaica Pavilion on October 7. The patties were presented by Gangalee Kitchen, a Jamaican Restauran
December 9, 2025

Taste of Jamaica takes centre stage at Expo 2025 Japan

OSAKA, Japan: VISITORS TO the Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, were treated to a true taste of the island with the sampling of one of the country’s most beloved culinary staples –…
Professor Andrew Spencer, president of the Caribbean Maritime University.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

CMU trims sails on soaring fees

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is pushing back against suggestions that its fees for students to participate in graduation ceremonies are exorbitant. After years of study, graduation is…
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…