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December 9, 2025
Malaysia to ban social media for children under 16 next year
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Malaysia plans to ban social media accounts for people under 16 starting in 2026, joining Australia and a growing number of countries pushing tighter digital age limits…
December 9, 2025
JPS to use Bogue Island facility to help restore electricity in the west
In an effort to reconnect the remaining 25 per cent of Jamaica Public Service (JPS) customers who still remain without electricity, especially in the western parts of the island, the sole power…
December 9, 2025
Fatal police shooting in Rockfort
A man was fatally shot by the police during an alleged confrontation in Rockfort in Kingston on Monday. The police say a .38 revolver and ten .38 rounds of ammunition was seized. They say the…
December 9, 2025
Export operations resume at Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspection Branch in Montego Bay following damage from Melissa
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is reporting that its Plant Quarantine/Produce Inspection Branch at its Montego Bay Export Facility is now fully operational and ready to facilitate…
December 9, 2025
US imposes visa restrictions on Haitian official accused of supporting criminal gangs
WASHINGTON, CMC – The United States says it is imposing visa restrictions on an unnamed Haitian government official for supporting gangs and other criminal organisations, as well as obstructing the…
December 9, 2025
Court halts interdiction of Dr Aujae Dixon pending outcome of constitutional challenge
The Constitutional Court has put the interdiction of medical doctor Aujae Dixon on hold pending the outcome of a legal challenge he has mounted. Dixon was removed from his job at the May Pen Hospital…
December 9, 2025
PNP MPs say gov’t’s Hurricane Melissa response slow and inadequate
People’s National Party (PNP) Members of Parliament in Westmoreland, Hanover, and St Elizabeth have accused the Government of being lacking in its response to residents affected by Hurricane Melissa,…
December 9, 2025
Hanover MP urges gov’t to restart rural school bus service amid transportation costs affecting students following Melissa
A call is being made for the Government to quickly resume the rural school bus programme to help offset transportation costs being faced by students who have gone back to school following the passage…
December 9, 2025
Man reportedly chopped to death by mob in St Ann
An unidentified man was chopped to death early Tuesday morning in Hermitage, St Ann. The Gleaner understands that he was set upon by an angry mob about 12:10 a.m. No further details regarding the…