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December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Pinnock’s defence wants indictment order rejected in ‘stillborn’ fraud case

Calling the prosecution’s case “stillborn,” senior defence attorney Hugh Wildman yesterday urged the court to reject an indictment order against former Education Minister Ruel Reid and others in their…
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December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

IFC urges Gov’t to reinstate public sector wage cap

The Independent Fiscal Commission (IFC) says the Government must consider reintroducing a ceiling on wages and salaries following its latest assessment of the Dr Andrew Holness administration’s fiscal…
The section of Nonpariel Road in Negril, Westmoreland, where an autistic child was struck by a vehicle while running across the roadway. The incident has renewed calls for improved supervision and safety measures for special needs children. 
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Llandilo student with severe ADHD hit by car

A 15-year-old student from the Llandilo School of Special Education in Westmoreland remained in critical condition in the intensive care unit at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital as of last…
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December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Reputed female gang leader ‘Toots’ nabbed in MoBay

WESTERN BUREAU: The business community in Montego Bay, St James, is expressing relief following the arrest of reputed female gang leader only known as ‘Toots’ and six of her alleged associates. The…
Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon (centre), minister of education, skills, youth and information; Sally Porteous (left), and David Harris (centre), president and CEO of Christel House International; speaking with the student Icana Blackwood (second left) during
December 9, 2025 by Ruddy Mathison

Education minister pledges new models to transform schools

Jamaica’s education system could soon see sweeping innovations aimed at transforming how schools operate across the island, according to Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon. Speaking on…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness holds the hand of a grieving woman who lost her niece along the Commodore Road in Linstead, St Catherine, on October 6, where nine persons were shot by gunmen, five fatally on October 5.
December 9, 2025 by Ruddy Mathison

‘ACT OF TERROR’

The death of four-year-old Shannon Gordon, one of five persons murdered during Sunday night’s mass shooting in St Catherine, has left her relatives and teachers shattered. During the incident in the…
Speaker of the House of Representatives Juliet Holness, Chief Hansard Reporter Carl Bryan (centre), and Clerk to the Houses of Parliament Colleen Lowe at the opening ceremony for orientation of members of parliament.
December 9, 2025

New Parliament gets under way

Members of the new House of Representatives are expected to turn out in their numbers today for their first working day at Gordon House, more than two weeks after they took the Oath of Allegiance. …
Senior Superintendent Eron Samuels, police commander for St James.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

St James at peace as cops put gangsters on the run

WESTERN BUREAU: While there has been an uptick in violent crimes in other parts of the island, Senior Superintendent Eron Samuels, the police commander for St James, says his team is keeping a tight…
Several plaintiffs in the current court case concerning public access to the Flanker/Providence Beach property in St James, some of them wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the phrase ‘Beach Access Rights’, congregate outside the St James Parish Court in
December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

Plaintiffs in Flankers/Providence Beach lawsuit head back to court in November

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of several communities in proximity to the Flankers/Providence Beach in Montego Bay, St James, are adamant that they should be granted unrestricted access to the beach, which…