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December 9, 2025
US halts all asylum decisions after shooting of National Guard members
BELLINGHAM, Wash. (AP) — The Trump administration has halted all asylum decisions and paused issuing visas for people travelling on Afghan passports, seizing on the National Guard shooting in the…
December 9, 2025
Homes and businesses urged to prepare premises for safe return of electricity – JPS
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is encouraging persons in areas impacted by Hurricane Melissa to ensure that their properties are safe to receive power. JPS says homes and businesses affected by…
December 9, 2025
Man killed in St Elizabeth
The police in St Elizabeth are investigating the death of a man whose body was found along the Myersville main road on Saturday. Reports are that about 2:30 p.m., passers-by stumbled upon the body…
December 9, 2025
Two men charged over shooting at wake in St Mary
The St Mary police have charged two men in relation to a shooting at a wake along Gully Road in Mason Hall. Charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorized possession of ammunition,…
December 9, 2025
Thousands in Philippines protest corruption and demand return of stolen funds from flood projects
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators including from the Roman Catholic church clergy protested in the Philippines on Sunday, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators and…
December 9, 2025
PAHO urges Caribbean to strengthen response to HIV
WASHINGTON (CMC): The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Friday urged countries of the Americas, including the Caribbean, to strengthen their response to HIV, warning that around one-third of…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
MoBay gears up for winter season’s start in days
WESTERN BUREAU: With the winter tourist season set to open on December 15, Montego Bay’s major resorts and attractions are accelerating their final recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa. Among…
December 9, 2025
by Corey Robinson
Nowhere for the living, nowhere for the dead
A Westmoreland family is caught between grief and survival in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. On Friday, as they gathered to lay their brother, Cleveland Wayne – affectionately called “Gramps”—…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Westmoreland field hospital to open this week
WESTERN BUREAU: The country’s third field hospital – a Type 2 full-service medical facility gifted by Barbados – will be fully operational before the end of this week on the grounds of the…