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December 9, 2025
Man found dead following fire at his home in Portland
The police in Portland are investigating the death of a man whose charred remains were found following a fire at his home in Drapers Heights on Friday morning. He has been identified as 39-year-old…
December 9, 2025
CB Foods at the heart of JFDF 2025
For more than a decade, the Jamaica Food and Drink Festival (JFDF) has been serving up bold flavours and unforgettable experiences. Now in its 11th year, the festival has grown into one of the…
December 9, 2025
Dennis Minott | Pulverising romance of Port Royal and plunder
There is an unsettling ease with which Jamaica is now being asked to clap for pirates. Port Royal has gained the glitter of UNESCO inscription and, in the heady rush to monetise heritage, marketers…
December 9, 2025
Trump sets Sunday deadline for Hamas to agree to deal for ending war in Gaza
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP): US President Donald Trump said Friday that Hamas must agree to a proposed peace deal by Sunday evening, threatening an even greater military onslaught nearly two years…
December 9, 2025
by Derrick Scott
Ja ranks second in Caribbean for noncommunicable disease prevention - Tufton
WASHINGTON D.C.: Jamaica has achieved significant progress in combating noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), ranking 14th overall in the Americas and second in the Caribbean according to the World Health…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Pinnock urges volunteers to help students move from good to great
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Michelle Pinnock, regional director for Region Four of the Ministry of Education, is urging Rotary Clubs and other volunteer groups to help students move beyond simply being “good”…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Police hunting 'Toots' as St James robbery crackdown intensifies
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James police, who are on a drive to dismantle the criminal gang behind a spate of robberies in the parish, have identified a woman known only as ‘Toots’ as the mastermind behind…
December 9, 2025
Lab technicians at Petrojam ordered back to work, union expresses surprise
Trade unionist John Levy is disputing claims that laboratory technicians at Petrojam went on strike yesterday, contending that this suggestion from the state-owned oil refinery was "a stretch of…
December 9, 2025
by Damian Levy
‘One Battle After Another’ – Biting, bold, and beautiful
When a film is heralded as one of the best of the year, it’s easy to approach it with sceptical eyes. When that film comes from renowned director Paul Thomas Anderson, the scepticism fades a little.…