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Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness holds the hand of a grieving woman who lost her niece along the Commodore Road in Linstead, St Catherine, on October 6, where nine persons were shot by gunmen, five fatally on October 5.
December 9, 2025 by Ruddy Mathison

‘ACT OF TERROR’

The death of four-year-old Shannon Gordon, one of five persons murdered during Sunday night’s mass shooting in St Catherine, has left her relatives and teachers shattered. During the incident in the…
Speaker of the House of Representatives Juliet Holness, Chief Hansard Reporter Carl Bryan (centre), and Clerk to the Houses of Parliament Colleen Lowe at the opening ceremony for orientation of members of parliament.
December 9, 2025

New Parliament gets under way

Members of the new House of Representatives are expected to turn out in their numbers today for their first working day at Gordon House, more than two weeks after they took the Oath of Allegiance. …
Chief Executive Officer of the Universal Service Fund (USF), Charlton McFarlane (left), greets grade 11 student at William Knibb Memorial High School in Trelawny, Amere Pugh (right), at the USF Influencer Creative Workshop held at the St Hilda’s High Sch
December 9, 2025

Students benefit from USF’s inaugural Influencer Creative Workshop

STUDENTS LOOKING to become content creators and influencers were equipped with the knowledge and skills to build their brand and succeed in the digital space at the Universal Service Fund’s (USF)…
A police cordon at the scene of a mass shooting in Commodore in Linstead, St Catherine on October 5.
December 9, 2025

Nine shot, five fatally, in Commodore in Linstead, gang conflict may be behind attack - Police

The police are reporting that a gang conflict may be behind Sunday night's brutal mass shooting in Commodore in Linstead, St Catherine, which left five people dead, including a four-year-old, and…
December 9, 2025

9-y-o among three shot, one fatally, in Cockburn Pen

A man was killed and two others injured, including a nine-year-old, in a gun attack in Cockburn Pen, St Andrew on Sunday night Dead is 52-year-old Leroy Thompson of York Avenue in the area. The…
French outgoing Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, who resigned just a day after naming his government, delivers his statement at the Hotel Matignon in Paris, Monday, October 6, 2025. (Stephane Mahe/Pool via AP)
December 9, 2025

French PM resigns hours after naming government, plunging France further into political chaos

PARIS (AP) — France’s new prime minister Sébastien Lecornu resigned less than 24 hours after naming his government and after less than a month in office, plunging the country into a deep political…
A man fishes in Cocorite, Trinidad and Tobago.
December 9, 2025

Fishermen in Trinidad and Tobago fear for their lives and jobs after US strikes in Caribbean

PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) — On a recent afternoon, Kenrick Modie finished untangling his fishing net in a quiet Caribbean village. As he slipped into a hammock at his home overlooking the sea, he…
His court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

Canadian man charged after ganja allegedly found in suitcase at airport

A Canadian man was arrested and later charged on Sunday after a quantity of ganja was allegedly found in his suitcase at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston. Charged with possession…
Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr Horace Chang. - File photo
December 9, 2025

'Reprehensible'...National Security Minister strongly condemns deadly Commodore mass shooting

Minister of National Security and Peace, Dr Horace Chang, has strongly condemned Sunday's gun attack in Commodore, Linstead, St Catherine, that left five people dead, including a child, and four…