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December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Court rejects claims of nullity in Reid-CMU fraud case; trial to proceed
Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrell yesterday cleared the way for the continuation of the long-running multimillion-dollar fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused,…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Melissa’s fury sparks demand for temporary protection for J’cans in US
New York Attorney General Letitia James has called on the Trump administration to extend its Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Jamaicans in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.…
December 9, 2025
by Edmond Campbell
Community colleges struggle to bounce back from Melissa’s battering
A senior official in the Ministry of Education says community colleges heavily damaged by Hurricane Melissa have received interim clean-up grants to help remove debris from their campuses. With…
December 9, 2025
Opposition continues to press for broad-based oversight mechanism for Hurricane Melissa recovery
Leader of Opposition Business in the House of Representatives, Phillip Paulwell, is intensifying his call for the Government to establish a broad-based national oversight mechanism to guide the…
December 9, 2025
by Adrian Frater
Bounty Killer, DJ Khaled donate $8m to western hospitals
WESTERN BUREAU: Dancehall star Rodney ‘Bounty Killer’ Price, through his Bounty Killer Foundation and International DJ and record producer DJ Khaled’s We the Best Foundation, on Monday donated $8…
December 9, 2025
Grange confident Reggae Boyz will defeat Curaçao and qualify for World Cup
Sport Minister Olivia Grange is expressing confidence that the Reggae Boyz will be victorious over Curaçao at the National Stadium tomorrow and qualify for the World Cup. Nearly three decades after…
December 9, 2025
Four people charged in relation to theft of meat valued over $250,000
Four individuals have been charged in connection with the theft of 18 bags of meat from a restaurant on Lakes Pen Road, Portmore, St Catherine between October 20 and November 16.
December 9, 2025
NY Attorney General urges Trump administration to grant TPS to Jamaicans after Hurricane Melissa
New York Attorney General Letitia James has called on the Trump Administration to extend its Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Jamaicans in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. …
December 9, 2025
Palmer unlikely to feature
DESPITE BEING called up to Jamaica’s squad ahead of their decisive Concacaf World Cup Qualifier against Curacao, Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren says Kasey Palmer is unlikely to feature as he is…