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December 9, 2025

Jamaica Customs locations, except at airports, closed on Friday

The Jamaica Customs Agency is advising that all its offices, except those at the island's airports, will be closed on Friday, October 24, in light of the pending passage of Tropical Storm…
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December 9, 2025

Pregnant women in Westmoreland close to delivery date urged to relocate

Pregnant women in Westmoreland who are close to delivery are encouraged to relocate nearer to medical facilities as a precautionary measure ahead of Tropical Storm Melissa. Health Promotion and…
December 9, 2025

Truck driver charged for chopping motorist with machete during argument following crash

A truck driver has been charged for using a machete to chop another motorist several times during an argument that developed following a collision involving the two in Linstead, St Catherine on…
Member of Parliament for St Catherine South Eastern, Dr Alfred Dawes (left) and Councillor for the Waterford Division Fenley Douglas during a visit to the community of Waterford ahead of the passing of Tropical Storm Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Fearing repeat of Beryl flooding, Waterford residents want Adair Drive gully cleaned and repaired

As Jamaica braces for the impact of Tropical Storm Melissa, residents of Waterford in Portmore, St. Catherine, are sounding the alarm over the deteriorating state of the gully along Adair Drive — one…
In this undated photo provided by the Alabama Department of Corrections shows Anthony Boyd, who is scheduled to be executed on October 23, 2025, by nitrogen gas. (Alabama Department of Corrections via AP, File)
December 9, 2025

Alabama executes man with nitrogen gas for 1993 murder over $200 drug debt

ATMORE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man convicted of helping to burn a man alive in 1993 over a $200 drug debt was executed by nitrogen gas on Thursday. Anthony Boyd, 54, was pronounced dead at 6:33 p.m.…
This combination photo shows former prime ministers of Jamaica P.J. Patterson (left) and Bruce Golding.
December 9, 2025

Patterson and Golding among former PMs concerned about US military action in Caribbean region

Former prime ministers P.J. Patterson and Bruce Golding are among a group of ex-heads of government in the Caribbean who have expressed concern about the military build-up of the United States in the…
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr, addresses a special press briefing on preparations for Tropical Storm Melissa at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston on Wednesday.
December 9, 2025

Stay updated on bulletins, follow instructions amid TS Melissa

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, is appealing to citizens to stay up to date on the bulletins issued by the Meteorological Service of Jamaica and to heed the…
Foods to be packaged and distributed by the Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists across the island in observance of World Food Day are placed on display at the Port Maria Seventh-day Adventist Church in St Mary on Tuesday.
December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

SDA church targets 40,000 meals to help ease hunger in Jamaica

The Jamaica Union of Seventh-day Adventists is aiming to provide meals for up to 40,000 Jamaicans who go hungry each night as part of efforts to combat food insecurity across the island. Speaking…
Sarah Mullally, the new Archbishop of Canterbury, spiritual leader of the world’s 85 million Anglicans, speaks inside Canterbury Cathedral in Canterbury, England, on Friday, October 3, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Sean Major-Campbell | God chooses women ever so often

ARCHBISHOP SHANE Parker has presented a pastoral statement from the Primate and Metropolitans of the Anglican Church of Canada concerning the Anglican Communion, in response to primates of the Global…