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December 9, 2025
Update | Alleged gunmen fatally shot by police in St Catherine identified
The police have identified the four men who were fatally shot during an alleged armed confrontation with cops last Wednesday along the Linstead Bypass in St Catherine. They are 19-year-old Kemar…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica calls for global support following Hurricane Melissa to "extend beyond sympathy'
Jamaica’s Minister of Climate Change, Matthew Samuda, has welcomed the global outpouring of support after Hurricane Melissa but called for "solidarity to extend beyond sympathy”. Speaking at…
December 9, 2025
ECLAC to release study on impact of US tariffs on Latin America and the Caribbean
SANTIAGO, Chile, CMC -The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says it will on Wednesday release a study examining the impact of the United States tariff policy on Latin…
December 9, 2025
by Gregory Bryce
‘THERE’S NO IN-BETWEEN’
“WE MUST play the game of our lives.” Reggae Boyz head coach Steve McClaren says his charges are ready to put it all on the line today when they take to the National Stadium at 8 p.m. to face Curacao…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Miss Universe Jamaica enjoying Thai culture, hospitality
With the global Miss Universe finals taking place in three days time, Miss Universe Jamaica 2025, Dr Gabrielle Henry remains confident and upbeat while enjoying the host country and “soaking up all…
December 9, 2025
Digicel restoration stalled in Catherine Hall following equipment theft
Telecommunications company Digicel says restoration work on its network in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay has been stalled because of the actions of criminals. It says critical equipment was stolen…
December 9, 2025
by Anthony Turner
Organisers target US$1m for Jamaica Strong relief concert at UBS Arena
QUEENS, NY: Organisers of the Jamaica Strong benefit concert scheduled for Friday, December 12, at the UBS Arena in New York have announced an ambitious target to raise US$1 million for the Jamaica…
December 9, 2025
Joe Aldred | My resignation as a bishop
BORN, BROUGHT up, and inducted into church life in the rural community of Top Mountain, St Catherine, Jamaica, during the 1950s and 1960s before emigrating to England, I never imagined that one day I…
December 9, 2025
New date set for Peter Tosh Symposium
The annual Peter Tosh Symposium, which was postponed owing to the passing of Hurricane Melissa, will now take place on November 26. Staged by the Department of Sociology, Psychology and Social Work…