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December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
IC recommends charges for three
The director of corruption prosecution has ruled that charges be laid against three councillors who failed to submit their statutory declarations on time, breaching the Integrity Commission Act (ICA).…
December 9, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
UPDATED | JaBBEM vows to use the law for public beach access
WESTERN BUREAU: Following Monday’s hearing of a lawsuit concerning public access to the Flanker/Providence Beach in St James, the Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement (JaBBEM) says it will…
December 9, 2025
Taste of Jamaica takes centre stage at Expo 2025 Japan
OSAKA, Japan: VISITORS TO the Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, were treated to a true taste of the island with the sampling of one of the country’s most beloved culinary staples –…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
RIU Resorts pumps $1.5 million into Kiwanis Breast Cancer Run and Walk 2025
WESTERN BUREAU: Breast cancer remains one of Jamaica’s most personal and painful battles, a disease that has touched countless mothers, daughters, sisters, and even men. It’s a fight that tests…
December 9, 2025
Landslide hits bus in northern India, killing at least 15 people
NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 15 people were killed late Tuesday after debris from a massive landslide hit a bus in India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh, local authorities said. The bus was…
December 9, 2025
Health Ministry to strengthen procurement system after Integrity Commission Market Me probe
The Ministry of Health and Wellness says it has recognised the need to strengthen its procurement systems to ensure greater transparency, following the tabling of an Integrity Commission (IC) report…
December 9, 2025
Body-worn camera training session undertaken for police trainees
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has indicated that trainees at its National Police College in St Catherine have been exposed to a body-worn camera (BWCs) training session, as part of efforts to…
December 9, 2025
Tornado destroys homes in Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Waterspouts and a weak tornado on Tuesday damaged and blew off the roofs of several houses in northwestern Trinidad, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or…
December 9, 2025
JUTC driver dies after bus crashes into ditch in St Catherine
A Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) driver has died after the bus he was operating crashed into a ditch along Salt Pond Road in St Catherine early Wednesday morning. He has been identified as…