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December 9, 2025

55-y-o man gunned down at home in St Catherine

A man was gunned down inside his home in Harewood district in Riversdale, St Catherine last night. He has been identified as 55-year-old fruit vendor Wayne Mondle, otherwise called 'Coco'…
American Airlines planes sit on the tarmac at LaGuardia Airport, January 11, 2023, in New York.
December 9, 2025

Suspected stowaway found dead in plane’s landing gear at North Carolina airport

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Airplane maintenance workers at a North Carolina airport found the body of a suspected stowaway in the landing gear compartment of an American Airlines flight that had recently…
Chief Executive Officer, National Parenting Support Commission, Kaysia Kerr.
December 9, 2025

Parents must pay close attention to changes in children’s behaviour, says NPSC amid suicides

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC), Kaysia Kerr, is appealing to parents to pay close attention to changes in their children’s behaviour and never ignore…
His court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

St Ann man charged with murder following fatal stabbing in Alexandria

The police in St Ann have charged a man for fatally stabbing another during an argument after he found him in the company of his girlfriend. Twenty-six-year-old maintenance worker Chanardo Wilmot, of…
Rev Bertram Gayle
December 9, 2025

Linguistics scholar welcomes addition of 'bulla', 'broughtupsy' and other Caribbean words to Oxford Dictionary

Anglican priest and linguistics scholar, the Reverend Bertram Gayle has welcomed the inclusion of Jamaican and other Caribbean words in the Oxford English Dictionary, describing it as a historic…
Screenshot of video of stoning of crocodile
December 9, 2025

NEPA probing stoning of crocodile seen on video

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is expressing great concern about a video showing a person or persons throwing large stones at a crocodile. NEPA is reminding the public that…
Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Ambassador Dr Rocky Meade, delivers the keynote address during the opening ceremony for the Jamaica Cyber Youth Empowerment Academy, held at the S Hotel in Kingston on Monday.
December 9, 2025

Permanent secretary urges early cybersecurity education in schools

Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM), Ambassador Dr Rocky Meade, has called for the integration of cybersecurity education into Jamaica’s school curriculum, beginning at the…
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December 9, 2025

Men urged to keep prostate checks going after awareness month ends

As Prostate Cancer Awareness Month comes to a close in September, one life insurance provider is urging Jamaican men not to set aside screening for the rest of the year. Prostate cancer remains the…
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December 9, 2025

Thirty million contributed by credit unions on education

Over $30 million was awarded in secondary and tertiary bursaries and scholarships by credit unions islandwide during August and September 2025. Education has always been a priority for credit unions,…