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Market Me Co-managing Director Lyndsey McDonnough and Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton.
December 9, 2025

Tufton, Market Me head failed to declare 'friendship' before nearly $80m in contracts - Integrity Commission

The Integrity Commission says neither Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton nor Market Me Consulting Limited's co-managing director Lyndsey McDonnough disclosed their "friendship" when…
The incident involved a grey sport utility vehicle (SUV) and a white Toyota Probox.
December 9, 2025

Police probing road rage incident allegedly involving soldier

The police say they are aware of a recent road rage incident in St Andrew in which a firearm was brandished and a man was physically assaulted along the roadway, seemingly in the presence of a…
Dr Christopher Tufton
December 9, 2025

Tufton: IC's Market Me probe 'clarifies facts'

Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says he "welcomes" the conclusion of the Integrity Commission's investigation, which found that while there were several procurement breaches, he…
Former Education Minister Ruel Reid (left) and former Caribbean Maritime University President Professor Fritz Pinnock.
December 9, 2025

Defence pushes for dismissal of case against Reid, Pinnock and others

The multimillion-dollar fraud trial of former Education Minister Ruel Reid and others has been adjourned to Monday, as the defence seeks dismissal unless the Crown produces independent statements not…
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December 9, 2025

Market Me says IC report confirms its integrity and professionalism

Marketing and communications firm Market Me Consulting Limited says the Integrity Commission’s report on contracts it received from the Ministry of Health and Wellness affirms its…
December 9, 2025

Businessman freed of gun charges arising from road rage incident

Businessman D'Oyen Duncan was freed of gun-related charges when he appeared in the Gun Court on Tuesday. He was charged with assault at common law, using a firearm to commit a felony and…
Police investigators at the scene of a shooting in Kingston on October 7.
December 9, 2025

Updated|Two minors among six shot in Kingston, police keeping watch on area

The police are keeping a close watch on sections of Central Kingston following a shooting on Tuesday night that left six people injured. A nine-year old and a disabled teen were among those shot. …
Dr Kasan Troupe (right), permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, and Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris-Dixon.
December 9, 2025

UNESCO, JTC launch AI training workshops for teachers

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Office for the Caribbean, in partnership with the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) – an agency of the Ministry of Education,…
Member of the Nobel Committee for Physics Goran Johansson explains this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded to John Clarke, Michel H. Devoret and John M. Martinis, at the Nobel Assembly of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden, on Tuesday, Oc
December 9, 2025

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