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December 31, 2025

Letter of the Day | Punished for being educated

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing not just as an unemployed graduate, but as a Jamaican who did what our society consistently tells young people to do: get an education, improve yourself, and…
Letters
December 31, 2025

What is going to change in the new year?

THE EDITOR, Madam: It is said that anticipations frequently provide more stimulus than their realisation. The joys and elations that accompanies expectation are often betrayed by the reality. New…
December 30, 2025

Six charged over alleged theft from storehouse in St Ann

Sleuths assigned to the St Ann Criminal Investigations Branch have charged six men in connection with a theft at a storehouse along Stand Fast Road in Brown’s Town, St Ann in November. Charged are…
The headquarters of the  Jamaica Defence Force at Up Park Camp in St Andrew.
December 30, 2025

JDF soldier charged over firing of gun in St Elizabeth

A member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has been charged following a Christmas Day incident in Roses Valley, St Elizabeth, in which he allegedly discharged a firearm in public. Thirty-year-old…
Minister of Labour and Social Security, Pearnel Charles Jr.
December 30, 2025

Gov't delivers first $20,000 grants to persons outside social welfare programmes

The Government has started disbursing the first round of $20,000 grant payments under the Solidarity Programme, which is targeting thousands of Jamaicans who are not covered by formal social…
The incident took place on December 24, 2025.
December 30, 2025

St Andrew businessman charged following shooting over alleged car confusion

A businessman has been charged after allegedly shooting a man who reportedly mistook his vehicle for a relative’s car on Old Hope Road, St Andrew on December 24. Thirty-seven-year-old Rushane Henry,…
Bishop Alvin Bailey.
December 30, 2025

Pastor rejects Warmington’s criticism of $75m allocation for rebuilding of churches

Bishop Dr Alvin Bailey, president of Jamaica Evangelical Alliance, is rejecting lawmaker Everald Warmington's criticisms of the Government's $75-million allocation to churches for…
The suspect was wanted in the alleged rape of a CASE student on December 14, 2025.
December 30, 2025

Update | Portland man wanted in alleged rape of CASE student killed in police confrontation

A 38-year-old man, wanted in connection with the alleged rape of a student at the College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE) earlier this month, was shot dead in a reported police…
State Minister in the Office of the Prime Minister, Senator Abka Fitz-Henley (left), and Opposition Spokesperson on Sports Wavell Hinds.
December 30, 2025

Government, Opposition salute sports journalist Donald Oliver

The Government and the Opposition have paid tribute to late sports journalist and broadcaster Donald Oliver, hailing his professionalism, passion for storytelling, and impact on Jamaican sports media.…