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A man fishes in Cocorite, Trinidad and Tobago.
December 9, 2025

Venezuela at UN condemns latest US strike in Caribbean, as people in Trinidad mourn

LAS CUEVAS, Trinidad (AP) — Venezuela’s ambassador to the United Nations, Samuel Moncada, condemned on Thursday a recent US strike on a small boat in Caribbean waters that killed six people, calling…
He is to go to court on March 23.
December 9, 2025

72-year-old St James retiree charged with arson

A 72-year-old St James retiree was today charged with arson for allegedly setting a house on fire in his community of Hill View in Pitfour. Junior Malcolm is charged with arson. His court date is…
Acting Director of Administrative Statistics at the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Siomara McDonald, addressing the agency's Quarterly Press Briefing on October 15.
December 9, 2025

STATIN reports 2.1 per cent inflation rate for September

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) is reporting that the point-to-point domestic inflation rate for September stood at 2.1 per cent, marking a modest increase of 0.9 percentage points from…
The investigation is ongoing.
December 9, 2025

Update|British man held with cocaine in suitcase at Kingston airport pleads guilty, fined over $800,000

The 24-year-old British man who was held with cocaine in his suitcase at the Norman Manley Airport in Kingston in August has pleaded guilty and has been fined over $800,000. Isun Shaka Haywood, a…
President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with Finland's President Alexander Stubb in the Oval Office at the White House, Thursday, October 9, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
December 9, 2025

US Chamber of Commerce sues Trump administration over $100,000 H-1B visa fee

The US Chamber of Commerce is suing the Trump administration for imposing a $100,00 annual fee for new H-1B visa applications, claiming the fee is unlawful and would significantly harm US businesses. …
Head of the general insurance portfolio at the GraceKennedy Financial Group, Tammara Glaves-Hucey.
December 9, 2025

Motorists urged to step up security this Heroes weekend

Motorists are being urged to take extra precautions on the roads this Heroes weekend as recent data show sharp increases in motor-vehicle collisions and thefts across Jamaica. “Long weekends and major…
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December 9, 2025

GG to proceed with IC appointments

Following pressure from civil society for Governor General Sir Patrick Allen to break his silence on the delay in making two critical appointments to the Integrity Commission (IC), King’s House has…
Stephen Edwards (centre), managing director of the National Road Operating and Constructing Company (NROCC), provides an onsite update on the Montego Bay Perimeter Road project to Robert Morgan (left), minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic
December 9, 2025

Land acquisition challenges being overcome as Long Hill Bypass takes shape

WESTERN BUREAU: Robert Morgan, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, says the longstanding land acquisition challenges that once impeded…
Dominica Pradere, past president of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Rotary declares fight to end polio far from over

WESTERN BUREAU: Dominica Pradere, past president of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay, says the global campaign to eradicate poliomyelitis, commonly known as polio, is far from complete, and is calling…