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December 21, 2025
Expert tips to ease financial pressure and avoid holiday overspending
NEW YORK (AP): Are you feeling overwhelmed by the pressure to spend money on gifts, parties, and travel this holiday season? The job market is tough, student loan and credit card debt are rising, and…
December 21, 2025
Partially decomposed body of man found in bushes in Kitson Town
The partially decomposed body of a man was found in bushes in Kingland, Kitson Town, St Catherine on Saturday. The police report that passers-by stumbled upon the body around 7:00 p.m. and raised an…
December 21, 2025
Newport West police urges vigilance against motor vehicle scams
The Newport West Police is urging members of the public to be vigilant against scams involving the sale of motor vehicles around the wharf area during the busy Christmas season. Speaking with JIS…
December 21, 2025
US forces stop oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as Trump follows up on promise to seize tankers
WASHINGTON (AP) — US forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on…
December 21, 2025
Suspected robber drops loaded magazine while fleeing police in Portmore
The police in Portmore, St Catherine are searching for a suspected robber who was confronted in the community of Portsmouth on Saturday afternoon. According to the police, the man ran and dropped a…
December 21, 2025
JUTA appeals for Hurricane Melissa recovery support for drivers
Weeks after Hurricane Melissa battered western Jamaica and disrupted tourism operations, contract carriage drivers say they remain shut out of recovery funding announced for tourism workers. In…
December 21, 2025
Jamaica-born pastor in New York pleads guilty to tax evasion scheme
NEW YORK, CMC – A Jamaica-born pastor at a church in Brooklyn, New York has pleaded guilty in federal court in the United States to a tax evasion scheme. The United States Department of Justice (DOJ)…
December 21, 2025
Update | Driver whose vehicle plunged into river in St Elizabeth identified
The driver who ran off the road into a river in St Elizabeth has been identified by the police as 76-year-old businessman Norman Vikers of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland. According to the police,…
December 21, 2025
Minnesota jury says Johnson & Johnson owes US$65.5 million to woman with cancer who used talcum powder
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A Minnesota jury has awarded US$65.5 million to a mother of three who claimed talcum products made by Johnson & Johnson exposed her to asbestos and contributed to her…