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Emergency personnel from Coral Springs and Coconut Creek are on scene where a plane crashed in the Windsor Bay community in Coral Springs on Monday, November 10, 2025. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
December 9, 2025

Transportation safety board in US describes final moments of flight that killed father and daughter brining humanitarian aid to Jamaica

One of the last things air traffic controllers heard as a small plane carrying a Christian missionary father and his daughter descended rapidly over Florida last month was heavy breathing and grunting…
Ansord Hewitt, director general at the Office of Utilities Regulation.
December 9, 2025

OUR: Limited capacity prevents full verification of losses reported by utility providers

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) says it relies largely on self-reported data from utility providers on losses they incur. “We don’t have the capacity to actually do a universal check on…
From left: Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, Wang Jinfeng; Ziping Chen, chairman of the Fujian Association of Jamaica; and Li Min, crew member of ‘Ark Silk Road’ medical ship viewing a CT scan machine during a tour of the vesse
December 9, 2025

China hands over more than US$4 million in Melissa aid as medical ship arrives in Montego Bay

China has deployed one of its largest humanitarian medical teams to Jamaica and has handed over more than US$4 million in disaster relief support, as the island continues to struggle to recover from…
December 9, 2025

14-year-old St Catherine boy charged with house breaking and stealing

A 14-year-old boy from St Catherine has been charged with house breaking and theft following an incident in Greater Portmore, St Catherine last month. Reports from the Greater Portmore police are…
The ship will operate in Montego Bay, Kingston and Falmouth and will undertake elective surgeries, including hernia procedures, over the coming week.
December 9, 2025

Chinese medical ship with over 100 clinicians begins operations in Jamaica

The Chinese medical ship Silk Road Ark, staffed by “over 100 clinicians and support team members,” has begun providing outpatient medical services in Montego Bay as Jamaica bolsters its healthcare…
Ena Collymore-Woodstock
December 9, 2025

Judiciary hails life and legacy of 'transformational' jurist Ena Collymore-Woodstock

Chief Justice Bryan Sykes says the legacy of Ena Collymore-Woodstock lives on “in every courtroom where a woman now presides,” as the judiciary pays tribute to the pioneering jurist and World War II…
EduFocal, an online learning and exam preparation platform operated by entrepreneur Gordon Swaby, is listed on the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange, having gone public in 2022.
December 9, 2025

JSE clears EduFocal for return to trading

Trading in the ordinary shares of EduFocal Limited will resume on Friday, after the company submitted all outstanding financial statements, the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) announced Thursday. …
The National Water Commission released a photo it says shows a water distribution valve in Alligator Pond blocked with foam. The commission says it is one of several cases of "illegal tampering" identified in the area.
December 9, 2025

Farmers among suspects in Alligator Pond water sabotage, says NWC

The National Water Commission (NWC) is condemning what it describes as “rising incidents of illegal water connections and deliberate valve tampering” that are disrupting water supply in Alligator Pond…
December 9, 2025

Kingston chef charged over gun seizure

A 36-year-old chef has been charged following the discovery of a firearm and ammunition in a vehicle along Hanover Street in downtown Kingston last month. Police say the seizure occurred on Monday,…