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Dr Horace Chang, General Secretary for the Jamaica Labour Party.
December 9, 2025

JLP says gov't will not be bullied on House Speaker appointment

The Jamaica Labour Party says it strongly rejects what it calls an attempt by the Opposition People's National Party to bully the governing administration into excluding two "eminently…
Paul Buchanan
December 9, 2025

PNP files application to void poll in St Andrew West Central

The People's National Party (PNP) says its candidate for the St Andrew West Central constituency, Paul Buchanan, on Wednesday filed an application with the Constituted Authority to void the…
Williams' court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

Police trainee accused of wounding roommate during dispute

A police trainee who allegedly used a piece of metal to injure a colleague at the National Police College of Jamaica has been charged with wounding with intent. The accused is Sylvester Williams…
Jamaica Chamber of Commerce, director Winsome Callum.
December 9, 2025

Marathon Insurance Brokers expands reach with new Santa Cruz branch

Marathon Insurance Brokers has stepped up its islandwide expansion drive with the opening of a new branch in Santa Cruz, St Elizabeth on Wednesday, September 17. This strategic move by the company…
Juliet Holness (left) was escorted to take the Oath of Office by former House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert after she was elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives.
December 9, 2025

Juliet Holness returns as House Speaker

Member of Parliament for St Andrew East Rural, Juliet Holness, has been returned as the Speaker of the House of Representatives for the new term. The parliamentary Opposition had said it would not…
December 9, 2025

Teenager arrested after admitting she made false sexual assault complaint

A complainant who admitted in court that she lied that a man had sexually assaulted her three years ago has been taken into custody on suspicion of creating public mischief. The matter came up…
From left; Dan Hamilton, district sales manager for Canada, JTB; media personalities Sophia Findlay and Patricia Jaggernauth; Angela Bennett, regional director, JTB Canada; Donovan White, JTB director of tourism.
December 9, 2025 by Neil Armstrong

Jamaica Tourist Board announces new developments in sector

TORONTO: Jamaica Tourist Board representatives last week hailed the special relationship which it shares with its Canada market, which has seen steady growth in the last year with significant…
Pamela Lawson, Managing Director, of the JSPCA in St Andrew, plays with some of the dogs on property during a visit on Saturday.
December 9, 2025

JSPCA conducts hasty surgeries on animals as they prepare to relocate

Administrators at the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA) say they are working speedily to complete well-needed surgeries on animals as they prepare to relocate from their…
A car left disabled near Grants Pen, St Thomas, after it crashed in the barrier after skidding in gravel left along the roadway by trucks transporting aggregate.
December 9, 2025

Overloaded trucks blamed for accidents on South Coast Highway, police vow to prosecute offenders

An alarm has been raised about the issue of overloaded trucks spilling gravel, sand, and other sediments on the South Coast Highway in St Thomas, with calls being made for truckers to face stricter…