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December 9, 2025
UTech announces new graduation dates
The University of Technology, Jamaica, has announced new dates for the 2025 graduation ceremony which was postponed due to the passage of Hurricane Melissa. It says two ceremonies will take place…
December 9, 2025
Police cracking down on persons pretending to be JPS employees
The St Andrew North police are urging the public to be on high alert following the arrest of a man accused of posing as a Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) worker to defraud unsuspecting residents.…
December 9, 2025
Labour ministry calls meeting with BITU and Bahia Principe management over redundancy exercise
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is to meet with representatives of the Bahia Principe resorts and the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU) on Monday following concerns about a planned…
December 9, 2025
Parottee residents call for counselling following traumatic Hurricane Melissa
Residents of Parottee in St Elizabeth are calling for urgent counselling as they grapple with the trauma and loss caused by Hurricane Melissa, which ravaged their homes and upended their lives. …
December 9, 2025
Three reportedly shot and killed by police; westbound lane of Mandela Highway closed
Motorists are being advised that the westbound lane of the Mandela Highway in the vicinity of the entrance to the PJ Patterson Highway is closed following a fatal shooting incident on Wednesday. The…
December 9, 2025
St Mary police seize shotgun found in grave
The St Mary police recovered a shotgun from a grave at Robins Bay in the parish during a pre-dawn operation on Tuesday. According to a police report, about 2:20 a.m., a team from the St Mary…
December 9, 2025
South Africa deploys 3,500 extra police officers and braces for protests around G20 summit
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police and army units held a parade Wednesday involving helicopters, K-9 dog units and officers on motorcycles in a show of force ahead of expected protests around…
December 9, 2025
Communal sanitation systems proposed to support hurricane-affected residents in St James
Acting Chief Public Health Inspector for St James, Sherika Lewis, is recommending the establishment of communal sanitation systems for residents affected by Hurricane Melissa. “We are aware that…
December 9, 2025
Holness says ODPEM transfer to OPM not permanent
Stating that he has enough entities on his plate to deal with, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness said the reassignment of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to the…