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December 9, 2025
Holness talks security, education with Canada's PM
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has met with Canada’s new prime minister, Mark Carney, and held discussions regarding cooperation in the areas of security, regional concerns, and education and…
December 9, 2025
21-y-o charged over imitation gun seized at party in St Mary
A 21-year-old St Mary man has been charged by the police over the seizure of an imitation gun in Stewart Town. Travis Shearer was charged on Wednesday with possession of a prohibited weapon. Reports…
December 9, 2025
Coconut farmers urged to report bud rot
The Coconut industry Board (CIB) is urging coconut farmers to report incidents of bud rot on their farms. Caused by the Phytophthora palmivora pathogen, bud rot is a fungal disease, that attacks the…
December 9, 2025
Gas prices down $2.60, diesel down $0.54
Motorists will pay less for gas on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $2.60 to sell for $158.81 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $2.60…
December 9, 2025
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcome third child, Rocki
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have announced the birth of their third child, a girl. Rihanna announced the birth of Rocki Irish Mayers in an Instagram post Wednesday. The post featured…
December 9, 2025
Man fatally shot by police in May Pen during alleged machete attack
A man was on Tuesday fatally shot by the police in May Pen, Clarendon. It is being alleged that the deceased, identified by the alias ‘Satan’, attacked the police with a machete. The man is believed…
December 9, 2025
Colombia’s president calls for criminal investigation against Trump over Caribbean strikes
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called for a criminal investigation against US President Donald Trump and other officials involved in this month’s deadly strikes…
December 9, 2025
Church leaders stage march against obeah ahead of constitutional court challenge
Some church leaders on Wednesday staged a march in Spanish Town, St Catherine calling for Jamaica to uphold the law against obeah, saying the practise is wrong and goes against Jamaica’s Christian…
December 9, 2025
Haitians who landed in Portland sent home, search continues for those in hiding
Thirty Haitians who were among a group that landed on a beach in Kensington in Portland on Sunday have been sent home. They were repatriated today. The group, which comprised children, was…