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December 9, 2025
Gunmen abduct 25 girls from high school in Nigeria
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Gunmen attacked a high school in northwestern Nigeria before dawn on Monday, taking 25 schoolgirls and killing at least one staffer, authorities said of the latest abduction of…
December 9, 2025
Emergency repairs to be undertaken at St Elizabeth infirmary
Emergency repairs, including roof replacement, are to be undertaken at the St Elizabeth Infirmary following severe damage to the facility from Hurricane Melissa. Minister of Local Government and…
December 9, 2025
Corrections officer in Bahamas charged in plot to murder her boss
NASSAU, CMC – A 22-year-old corrections officer in the Bahamas is due to return to court on November 27 after she denied allegations that she had been plotting to murder her boss. The prosecution…
December 9, 2025
Former Bangladesh leader sentenced to death for crackdown on uprising that ousted her
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and one of her close aides were sentenced to death Monday over her crackdown on a student uprising last year that killed…
December 9, 2025
DEVASTATION MEETS CARE: ST ELIZABETH VICTIMS BENEFIT FROM RG CARES
The RG CARES’s visit to St Elizabeth on Saturday, November 8, was filled with mixed emotions for team members.
December 9, 2025
by Gareth Davis Sr
Stakeholders in east rally to support western tourism recovery
With the peak winter tourism season set to begin on December 15, stakeholders in Portland are rallying to support recovery efforts in the island’s western tourism belt, following the devastation of…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Melissa’s fury sparks demand for temporary protection for J’cans in US
New York Attorney General Letitia James has called on the Trump administration to extend its Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Jamaicans in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Court rejects claims of nullity in Reid-CMU fraud case; trial to proceed
Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell yesterday cleared the way for the continuation of the long-running multimillion-dollar fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused,…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
Barrel shortage
NEW YORK: As relief efforts intensify following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, shippers in the United States say they are now grappling with a shortage of barrels needed to send supplies…