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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…
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…
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…
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…
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. …
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…
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…
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…
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…