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December 9, 2025

Court acquits pump attendants in alleged credit card scam

Five pump attendants implicated in a debit and credit card scam that defrauded customers of more than $1.1 million have been freed of fraud charges. The women, who were initially charged with…
December 9, 2025

Portmore man charged for fatal gun attack on 'Indian' in Half-Way Tree

A 28-year-old Portmore, St Catherine man has been charged for the gunning down of a man outside a restaurant in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew in January. With the help of CCTV footage during the…
Lloydricia Cameron competing in the women's shot put at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships.
December 9, 2025

Lloydricia Cameron falls short in women’s shot put

Lloydricia Cameron, Jamaica’s lone entrant in the women’s shot put at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships, fell short in her bid to advance to the final, recording a best effort of 17.77 metres. …
From left: Chad Wright, Ralford Mullings, and Fedrick Dacres competing at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
December 9, 2025

No Jamaicans in men’s discus throw final at World Champs

It was a disappointing showing in the men’s discus throw qualification round, as Ralford Mullings, Chad Wright, and Fedrick Dacres all failed to advance to the final at the Tokyo World Athletics…
Fedrick Dacres at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships.
December 9, 2025

I was compelled to put up a fight as team captain despite the pain, says Dacres

While he failed to advance to the final of the men’s discus throw at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships, the story of Fedrick Dacres is that of a team leader who felt he had to lead by example,…
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December 9, 2025

Nutramix donates canteen, poultry house to Baxter’s Mountain Primary

The Baxter’s Mountain Primary School family in St. Mary is celebrating new opportunities after a canteen, tuck shop, and poultry house populated with 150 ready-to- lay hens were donated by feed brand…
House Clerk Colleen Lowe (right) administers the oath of allegiance as Keith Duncan is sworn in as a government senator in Gordon House on Thursday.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

‘I’M A FREE THINKER’

Government Senator Keith Duncan has declared that he is a “free thinker” who is “not bound by any one political organisation”. Further, Duncan said the policies of the governing Jamaica Labour Party…
Jamaica’s Bryan Levell is expecting a fast time when he challenges for the 200 metres World title today.
December 9, 2025 by Gregory Bryce

‘It is going to be a good one’

All eyes will be on the men’s 200m final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, today as Jamaica’s rising star, Bryan Levell, faces off against defending World champion Noah Lyles of…
Newly elected House Speaker Juliet Holness (left) feigns reluctance as Former House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert ‘drags’ her to the chair to take the oath of office during the swearing-in ceremony for members of the Upper and Lower Houses of Parl
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

Holness pledges accountability framework as 84 lawmakers sworn in

The process to formally introduce job descriptions for Jamaica’s lawmakers will be “advanced” during this new five-year term of the Parliament, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has said. All 84…