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December 9, 2025
Portland health official cautions public on unsafe coconut water bottling practises
Chief Public Health Inspector for Portland, Lorenzo Hume, is urging the public to exercise caution when bottling coconut water, warning that improper sanitation poses serious health risks due to the…
December 9, 2025
Body of man found in his yard in Kitson Town
The police in St Catherine are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in his yard in Kitson Town on Wednesday. He is 55-year-old merchandiser Andrew Nelson of Mary's Field in the…
December 9, 2025
Judge in case brought by Wayne Cameron against police commissioner steps away
High Court Judge Natalie Hart Hines has recused herself from the lawsuit filed by Senior Superintendent of Police Wayne Cameron challenging a directive by Commissioner of Police Dr Kevin Blake that…
December 9, 2025
US strike in Caribbean may have killed Colombian citizens, president says
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday there were “signs” that Colombian citizens were killed in the last small boat attacked by the US military off the coast of…
December 9, 2025
French court increases sentence to 10 years for man who raped Gisèle Pelicot in landmark case
PARIS (AP) — A French appeals court handed a stiffer 10-year sentence Thursday to the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious, French…
December 9, 2025
Gov’t to establish institute for cultural practitioners and creatives
The Government is set to establish the Institute for Cultural Practitioners, Innovators, Entertainers and Creatives (ICPIEC), envisioned as a centre of innovation and excellence offering culture- and…
December 9, 2025
Suspects in Commodore mass shooting fatally shot in separate police operations
The police are reporting that two men who were suspects in Sunday’s deadly gun attack in Commodore, Linstead, St Catherine, in which nine people were shot, five fatally, were shot and killed during…
December 9, 2025
Judge tosses Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music over rap beef with Kendrick Lamar
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday tossed out a defamation lawsuit Drake brought against Universal Music Group, labelling the alleged libellous words as opinion. Judge Jeannette A. Vargas…
December 9, 2025
Completion of Troy Bridge set for December
The National Works Agency (NWA) says the $231-million Troy Bridge reconstruction project in Trelawny is now set to be completed in December after the August deadline was missed due to "unforeseen…