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A breakaway along the Spring Mount road in St James that was caused by the  passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Motorcyclists, pedestrians urged to avoid breakaway along Spring Mount road in St James

The National Works Agency (NWA) is appealing to motorcyclists and pedestrians to avoid a dangerous breakaway along a section of the Spring Mount road in St James, to prevent putting themselves at…
JLP Chairman, Robert Montague.
December 9, 2025

JLP officer corp re-elected en bloc amid cancellation of annual conference due to Melissa

The Central Executive of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has approved the re-election en bloc of all members of the party's officer corps, following the passing of a resolution to cancel…
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December 9, 2025

60-year-old man dies after two-vehicle crash in Portmore

A 60-year-old man died on Saturday following a two-vehicle crash in Portmore, St Catherine. He has been identified as Samuel McClarty. The police report that about 3:15 p.m., McClarty was driving a…
Dr Wayne West, president of the Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Explanation needed over push for vote on church blessings for same-sex unions – West

President for the Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society (JCHS) Dr Wayne West is questioning the motivation of Reverend Devon Dick, pastor of the Boulevard Baptist Church, for placing on the agenda…
 Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine watches a baseball game between the Miami Marlins and New York Mets, August 3, 2021, in Miami.
December 9, 2025

Tekashi 6ix9ine sentenced for violating probation

NEW YORK (AP): Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to three more months in prison Friday for violating the terms of his supervised release in a New York gang case by assaulting a man and possessing…
Fans enjoying themselves at Ghetto Splash at Waterhouse Mini Stadium in Drewsland on Tuesday, December 17, 2024.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

Ghetto Splash staging ‘looks dim’

Patrick Roberts, convener of the annual free concert, Ghetto Splash, says that this year’s staging looks iffy, but he is not giving up hope. The event, which is now 36 years old, has been held at the…
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December 9, 2025

Six men named as persons of interest by St Catherine North police

The St Catherine North police have listed six men from March Pen and surrounding communities in Spanish Town as persons of interest, as investigators believe they may be able to assist with ongoing…
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December 9, 2025

Curfew imposed in March Pen, Spanish Town amid another deadly shooting

The police have imposed a curfew in sections of the March Pen in Spanish Town in St Catherine amid another fatal shooting. A man and a woman were injured on Friday in a gun attack. The man died on…
Commander Alvin Gayle, director general of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) converses with Stephen Summers, country manager of Ansa Chemicals Jamaica, at the relief support handover at the ODPEM.
December 9, 2025

ANSA Chemicals Jamaica donates 69,800 litres of bleach to support sanitisation efforts

Recently, in a continued effort to support public health and safety, ANSA Chemicals Jamaica announced a donation of 69,800 litres of bleach to assist with ongoing sanitisation efforts in communities…