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The Nissan Tiida involved in a crash that left the driver, Christopher Clarke, dead after the vehicle crashed into a wall and overturned in the Rose Mount community of Montego Bay, St. James on December 27, 2025.
December 27, 2025

Man dies after car overturns in Montego Bay

A 46-year-old man from Green Pond in Montego Bay, St James has died following a motor vehicle crash in the Rose Mount community in the parish on Saturday morning. Reports are that the driver,…
Former SSL director Hugh Croskery (left) and ex-CEO Zachary Harding are being questioned by law enforcement authorities in connection with the ongoing investigation into alleged fraud at the collapsed Stocks and Securities Limited investment firm.
December 27, 2025

Update |Hugh Croskery, daughter Sarah Meany, and Zachary Harding being questioned in SSL probe

Former Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) director Hugh Croskery, his daughter Sarah Meany, and ex-CEO Zachary Harding are being questioned by authorities on "reasonable suspicion" of…
December 27, 2025

Man killed in St Elizabeth traffic crash

A man said to be of unsound mind was killed in a traffic crash after he reportedly walked into the path of a vehicle in St Elizabeth on Friday night. He has been identified as Phillip Walters,…
Moreover, Jamaica has in three years halved a murder rate that  previously hovered at 50 per 100,000, and its edging to the regional average of 15/100,000.
December 27, 2025

Decomposing body of farmer found in St Ann

The St Ann police have launched an investigation into the death of a 56-year-old farmer whose decomposing body was discovered in the parish on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Steadman…
She was admitted for further treatment and observation.
December 27, 2025

Police probe Boxing Day murder in St Andrew

The police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 42-year-old man in Bull Bay, St Andrew, last night. The deceased has been identified as Damion Headley of Beach Road, Bull Bay. Reports are that…
December 27, 2025

Portmore woman charged over alleged false property rental

A 33-year-old woman from Portmore, St Catherine has been charged after allegedly advertising a property for rent, collecting a down payment, and providing a key to a unit that could not later be…
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December 26, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Heavy-duty payout

The Supreme Court has ordered Jamaica North South Highway Company Limited and China Harbour Engineering Company Limited to pay heavy-duty truck driver Leon Mais $4,100,829.23 in damages, after finding…
Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness.
December 26, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

Tufton expects Melissa-damaged western hospital buildings to be repaired by next month

WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says he is hopeful that the hospitals in western Jamaica, which took a battering from Hurricane Melissa, will be restored by the end…
Residents of Winchester Housing Scheme in Green Island, Westmoreland, helped a paraplegic senior from Glenbrook, Westmoreland to acquire a new wheelchair after being displaced by Hurricane Melissa.
December 26, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Hope in motion

A paraplegic senior displaced by hurricane damage is regaining a measure of independence, thanks to swift community action and quiet generosity in Green Island, Westmoreland. The woman, Claudette…