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December 23, 2025
Four Clarendon families get new homes in time for Christmas
Four deserving residents from Clarendon are proud homeowners, just in time for Christmas. Cynthia Johnson in Rock River, Maudlyn Simpson-Needham from Coxwain, Carlus Greyson from Four Paths, and…
December 23, 2025
Police in St Kitts issue warning after reports about women being targeted at social events
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC – The police in St Kitts say they are investigating reports that women are being drugged at bars and social events and subsequently sexually assaulted. In a statement, the…
December 23, 2025
Update | Woman charged for highway crash that claimed four lives, granted $800,000 bail
University student Kengu Black, the daughter of prominent Manchester businessman and political activist Skeng Don, whose real name is Kenneth Black, has been charged for the deadly collision along the…
December 23, 2025
Black River mayor calls for compassion and support as St Elizabeth holds scaled-down Christmas tree lighting
Mayor of Black River Richard Solomon has urged residents to remember families still living in severe discomfort following Hurricane Melissa, even as St Elizabeth marked the Christmas season with a…
December 23, 2025
Update | Man charged for killing mother, brother and cousin in machete attack in Clarendon
The police have charged 26-year-old fisherman Daniel Henry with three counts of murder following last week’s triple-fatal machete attack in Frazersfield, Rocky Point, Clarendon. The charges stem from…
December 23, 2025
BOJ temporarily waives ACH penalty for deposit-taking institutions amid RTGS issues
The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) is reporting that it has temporarily waived the penalty charged to deposit-taking institutions for using the ACH platform to facilitate transactions over $1 million, arising…
December 23, 2025
Man gunned down in Manchester
A man was gunned down in the Brokenhurst district of Manchester on Monday. He has been identified by police as 41-year-old maintenance worker Everol Richards of Villa Road, Mandeville. Reports are…
December 23, 2025
Man charged for St Elizabeth double murder after 14 years on the run
After more than 14 years on the run, a 41-year-old labourer from Middle Quarters, St Elizabeth, has been charged in connection with a deadly 2011 gun attack that left two young men dead and a woman…
December 23, 2025
Colombia declares economic emergency in a criticised effort to raise more taxes
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia ’s government has declared an economic state of emergency that enables President Gustavo Petro’s administration to issue taxes by decree, as the nation struggles to…