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Executive Director of the Jamaica Cancer Society, Roshane Reid-Koomson
December 9, 2025 by Keisha Hill

Prostate cancer the most common cancer in Jamaica

PROSTATE CANCER is a disease that starts in the prostate gland, which is part of the male reproductive system. The prostate gland is found at the base of the bladder and is about the size of a walnut.…
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December 9, 2025

Case dropped against three of seven in Central Village illegal slaughterhouse matter

Three of the seven people who were arrested and charged over an illegal slaughterhouse that was discovered in Central Village, St Catherine, last December were today freed as the prosecution withdrew…
People demonstrate during the Tommy Robinson-led Unite the Kingdom march and rally, in London on Saturday.
December 9, 2025

Politicians condemn Elon Musk’s comments at anti-migrant rally

LONDON (AP): Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Monday condemned “dangerous” comments by Elon Musk after the X and Tesla owner told an anti-immigration rally that violence is coming to Britain and they…
Venture Gutter in Lucea Hanover.
December 9, 2025 by Bryan Miller

New MP plans to tackle perennial problems in Hanover western

Western Bureau: Attorney-at-law Heatha Miller-Bennett, the member of parliament-elect (MP) for Hanover Western, does not plan to be a missing person (MP) representative because, as a native of the…
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December 9, 2025

US military again targets boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela

WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump says the US military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel. “The Strike occurred while these confirmed…
A court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

St Andrew businessman charged with fraud over car deal

Thirty-five-year-old St Andrew businessman Nicholas Morgan has been charged with fraud in connection with a failed car-buying transaction. According to reports from the Portmore Criminal…
An Atlantic Terminal bound LIRR train arrives at the Nostrand Avenue station, July 9, 2017, in New York.
December 9, 2025

New York’s commuter rail system averts possible strike as unions ask Trump for help

NEW YORK (AP) — A potential strike has been averted that could have shut down the nation’s largest commuter rail system this week. Unionised workers for the Long Island Railroad announced they voted…
Veteran entertainer Papa Biggy was asked to lead artistes from 25 African nations on a journey of empowerment.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Papa Biggy named president of African Artistes Collaboration Foundation

It was Under the Plane Wing that foundation singer, Papa Biggy, announced his musical arrival in the ‘80s on a riddim dubbed Heavenless on the Taxi label, produced by the legendary duo, Sly and…
Residents watch a Kenyan police armoured vehicle patrolling in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on September 2.
December 9, 2025

Gang attack on armoured vehicle leaves 2 police officers injured and 1 driver dead

PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): Gunmen attacked an armoured vehicle in a community near Haiti’s capital, leaving two police officers injured and one driver dead, authorities said Monday. The attack occurred over…