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December 9, 2025
Agriculture Ministry launches red snapper pilot to strengthen food security
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining is advancing Jamaica’s food security and pioneering a new frontier in blue economy sustainability through a Red Snapper Cage Culture Fin Fish Pilot…
December 9, 2025
Two policemen charged for allegedly beating man with service guns in Trelawny
Two policemen have been charged for allegedly using their service weapons to beat a man in Racecourse in Falmouth, Trelawny. Constables Daniel Osbourne and Craig Chang appeared before the Trelawny…
December 9, 2025
Gas prices down
Motorists will pay less for gas on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $2.19 to sell for $154.42 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $2.50…
December 9, 2025
Finance minister in Washington for IMF, World Bank annual meetings
Minister of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams is in Washington, attending the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank. The meetings, which began…
December 9, 2025
Update|Portmore brothers charged in cell phone fraud case freed after paying back customers
Two Waterford, Portmore, St Catherine brothers charged for using their social media business to defraud persons seeking to buy cell phones have made restitution to the complainants. Having received…
December 9, 2025
US revokes visas for six foreigners over Charlie Kirk-related speech
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has revoked the visas of six foreigners deemed by United States officials to have made derisive comments or made light of the assassination of conservative…
December 9, 2025
St Elizabeth police probing death of policeman found hanging in his yard, suicide suspected
The police in St Elizabeth are probing the death of a policeman whose body was found hanging from a tree in his yard in Williamsfield district on Wednesday afternoon. He has been identified as…
December 9, 2025
Ghana rights group files lawsuit against government’s acceptance of US deportees
ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A group of 14 people have become the latest West Africans deported from the United States to Ghana under an accord between the countries, said a lawyer whose group filed a lawsuit…
December 9, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
Mother accused of killing her child collapses in court during epileptic episode
WESTERN BUREAU: Unexpected drama unfolded in the St James Circuit Court yesterday when Shamoya Green, the St James woman who reportedly threw her infant daughter off the roof of their home in 2023,…