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December 9, 2025
64-year-old Portland taxi operator charged with fraud
A 64-year-old Portland taxi operator has been charged after allegedly failing to hand over money from the sale of a vehicle to its owner. Charged with larceny of a motor vehicle and fraudulent…
December 9, 2025
Principal of Wheeler’s Mount Basic School in St Catherine appeals for help over damage caused by Melissa
The fury of Hurricane Melissa has left the Wheeler’s Mount Basic School in Guys Hill, St Catherine, in ruins after powerful winds ripped the roof off the small institution. The school, which serves…
December 9, 2025
Airlines cancel flights to Venezuela after FAA in US warns of worsening security, military activity
CARACAS (AP) — International airlines increasingly cancelled flights to Venezuela on Sunday after the US Federal Aviation Administration warned pilots to use caution when flying in the country’s…
December 9, 2025
Policeman fatally shoots brother during dispute in Clarendon
A policeman this evening fatally shot his brother during an altercation, in which the cop was reportedly stabbed by his sibling. The incident happened in Park Hall in Frankfield district, Clarendon.…
December 9, 2025
by Bryan Miller
Burglars hit former Hanover custos’ house
WESTERN BUREAU: The former home of Dr David Stair, late custos of Hanover, located in the Pondpiece area of Hopewell, has been burglarise,and one of three motor vehicles parked in the garage was…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
Home Depot’s Orange Heart beats for Jamaica
WESTERN BUREAU: When Hurricane Melissa ripped across Jamaica, tearing apart communities and leaving families desperate for relief, help came from a place many Jamaicans never expected, the world’s…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
ECONOMY IN SHAMBLES
From roadside eateries to boutique beachfront guesthouses and attractions, small business operators across St Elizabeth are counting millions in losses following the passage of Hurricane Melissa…
December 9, 2025
by Adrian Frater
THE FINAL FRONTIER
WESTERN BUREAU: With full access to Cambridge by road now restored, the last frontier in the unprecedented destruction heaped on the people of St James is now fully exposed – the widespread…
December 9, 2025
by Livern Barrett
BATTERED, WIPED OUT
With Hurricane Melissa bearing down on Jamaica, Debbie-Ann Dixon devised a plan to save over 500 pounds of “fit” plantains on her sizeable farm in Elderslie, a community located in northwestern St…