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December 9, 2025
US Supreme Court will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said on Monday that it will consider whether people who regularly smoke marijuana can legally own guns, the latest firearm case to come before the court since its…
December 9, 2025
Tropical storm causes seven deaths in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A tropical storm lashed the northern and central Philippines over the weekend, killing seven people after forcing more than 22,000 people to evacuate from flood- and…
December 9, 2025
Businessman charged with fraud over car-buying deal
The St Ann police have charged a businessman with fraudulent conversion in relation to allegations of collecting money to buy motor vehicles and failing to deliver. He is 44-year-old Lloyd Thompson…
December 9, 2025
NEPA revises national guideline for testing underground petroleum storage tanks and pipelines
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), through its Pollution Prevention Branch, has revised the Natural Resources Conservation Authority (NRCA) Guideline for Determining the Frequency of…
December 9, 2025
St Thomas taxi operator allegedly held with imitation gun charged
Twenty-eight-year-old St Thomas taxi operator Rushawn Bryan has been charged over the alleged seizure of an imitation gun in his vehicle. Reports from the Morant Bay police are that about 1:15 p.m.…
December 9, 2025
Bahamians urged to avoid speed boats leaving Venezuela amid US military action
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – National Security Minister Wayne Munroe is advising Bahamians to “stay out of go-fast boats leaving Venezuela” as the United States continues its military build-up as part of…
December 9, 2025
France’s former president Nicolas Sarkozy will begin serving 5-year prison sentence Tuesday
Nicolas Sarkozy will become the first former French president in living memory to be imprisoned when he is expected to begin a five-year sentence Tuesday in Paris’ La Santé prison. Convicted of…
December 9, 2025
No driver’s licence services at tax offices on Tuesday, October 21 due to technical issues – TAJ
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising the public that due to delays encountered during scheduled maintenance of its driver’s licence system tax offices will not be able to process driver’s…
December 9, 2025
Man who planned to shoot up Atlanta’s airport arrested in a terminal following a tip, police say
ATLANTA (AP) — Police arrested a man at Atlanta’s bustling airport on Monday after getting a tip from his family that he was planning to shoot up the place, and found an assault rifle and ammunition…