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Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo celebrates after scoring during a World Cup 2026 group F qualifying football match between Portugal and Hungary in Lisbon, Tuesday, October 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Armando Franca)
December 9, 2025

Portugal superstar Cristiano Ronaldo sets goalscoring record in World Cup qualifiers

LISBON (AP) — Another goal, another record for Cristiano Ronaldo. The 40-year-old Ronaldo became the player with the most goals in World Cup qualifiers by scoring a 22nd-minute equaliser from close…
Petrojam Refinery.
December 9, 2025

Petrojam mum on lab staff complaints, cites ongoing talks

Petrojam has declined to publicly address allegations raised by laboratory technicians about deteriorating working conditions and management practices, stating only that discussions with staff over…
Potential homeowners at the delayed Hellshire View development in St Catherine staged a protest outside the property on September 5, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Disgruntled Hellshire View home purchasers meet with PM; developer to provide completion timeline

Prospective homeowners of the long-delayed Hellshire View Housing Scheme in St Catherine are feeling more hopeful following a meeting on Monday with Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, who has given the…
Last year the mobile unit collected $80 million between March and April.
December 9, 2025

Trelawny on track to meet property tax target

The Trelawny Municipal Corporation is expressing confidence it will be able to meet the property tax target of $378 million for the 2025-2026 fiscal year. The target was set by the Ministry of Local…
Dr Parag Bhargava
December 9, 2025 by Dr Kumar Mahabir and Shalima Mohammed

Matchmaking and marriage services: Do Indians in the diaspora need them?

ACCORDING TO Rao Prakasa (1982), the traditional arranged Indian marriage matchmaker is called anag-waa, or nayan. The matchmaker is normally a family friend or distant relative, or maulvi, imam or…
National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) Public Cleansing Inspector in charge of Western St. Thomas, Kashane Grossett.
December 9, 2025

NSWMA extends hours for street sweepers in St Thomas

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has approved extended working hours for sweepers in St Thomas as part of targeted efforts to address the accumulation of silt along roadways,…
Danellia Aitcheson (left), manager of the National Conservation Trust Fund of Jamaica, and Tanja Lieuw, Conservation Finance Programme Manager at the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund, affix their signatures to the partnership document.
December 9, 2025

Jamaica joins regional effort to support women in climate projects

Jamaica is among eight Caribbean countries to join a Gender Smart Facility led by the Caribbean Biodiversity Fund (CBF) and Global Affairs Canada to transform how climate finance reaches women and…
An officer from the St. Catherine North Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) monitors students as they board transportation, ensuring they get to school on time as he carries out activities under the ‘Operation Learn, Not Loiter’ initiative
December 9, 2025

St Catherine North police no loitering campaign keeping students off the streets

The St Catherine North Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says an initiative aimed at keeping students off the streets and ensuring they get to school on time has already yielded…
Fourteen-year-old Kenalya 'Kay Kay' Burton and her 10-month-old daughter, Kiera 'Blessing' Burton.
December 9, 2025

St Elizabeth mother and child found

Fourteen-year-old Kenalya Burton, otherwise called ‘Kay Kay’, and her 10- month-old daughter Kiera Burton, otherwise called ‘Blessing’, both of Pepper district, St Elizabeth, who were reported missing…