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Freed students of St Mary's Catholic School in the Papiri community, upon their arrival at the government house, in Minna, Nigeria, Monday, December 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Sunday Alamba)
24 Dec, 2025 0

Tears of joy as Nigerian families reunite with kidnapped schoolchildren

PAPIRI, Nigeria (AP) — In a Christmas reunion, families and villagers in north-central Nigeria cried and hugged schoolchildren who were held for a month after being seized in one of the largest mass…
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24 Dec, 2025 0

Trinidad gov’t warns against using drones illegally to acquire photos of US military installations and equipment

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – The Trinidad and Tobago government on Wednesday criticised the use of drones to acquire photos of “military installations and equipment,” noting “with great concern”…
24 Dec, 2025 0

Funeral homes lose bid to challenge police orders dealing with sudden deaths

The Court of Appeal has set aside permission granted to five funeral homes to challenge police force orders on sudden deaths, ruling that procedural defects meant the judicial review case should never…
Latin Patriarch Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the top Catholic clergyman in the Holy Land, arrives at the Church of the Nativity, traditionally believed to be the birthplace of Jesus, on Christmas Eve, in the West Bank city of Bethlehem on December 24, 2025.
24 Dec, 2025 0

Faithful return to Bethlehem and Pope Leo celebrates his first Christmas Eve mass

(AP) — Thousands of people flocked to Bethlehem's Manger Square on Christmas Eve as families there and at other sites across the Holy Land heralded a much-needed boost of holiday spirit, after…
24 Dec, 2025 0

Taxi driver charged with murder after Westmoreland woman beaten and burned

Collin James, a taxi driver, has been charged with the murder of Natalie Gooden, the Westmoreland woman who died following an attack at a house in Cornwall Mountain in the parish recently. Gooden…
24 Dec, 2025 0

Clarendon pedal cyclist dies after collision with motorcycle

The Clarendon police are investigating the death of a 62-year-old pedal cyclist who was struck by a motorbike on Tuesday evening. The deceased has been identified as Francisco Thomas, otherwise…
JTA president, Mark Malabver. - File photo.
23 Dec, 2025 0

January jitters

The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) is denouncing what it says is the lack of consultation from the Ministry of Education regarding the January reopening of schools, arguing that the absence of…
Alliah Moore (left) poses for a photo with her sister Amber Moore and nephew Aiden after the trio arrived on Monday.
23 Dec, 2025 0

No place like home for the holidays

“Don’t let anything dim yuh spirit.” That was the message echoed by returning Jamaicans at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on Monday, as travellers arriving for the Christmas…
Cherre Crawford, her husband Rick and daughter Kyra-Leigh.
23 Dec, 2025 0

Bringing a Jamaican flavour to Christmas in Canada

Food, friends and family take on a whole new meaning when Jamaicans have to spend Christmas outside of their island home. Although the airports will be busy with hundreds of Jamaicans travelling back…