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US Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell.
December 9, 2025

Federal Reserve cuts key rate by quarter-point

The United States Federal Reserve cut its key interest rate by a quarter-point Wednesday and projected it would do so twice more this year as concern grows at the central bank about the health of the…
Jaden Smith appears at The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute benefit gala in New York on May 6, 2024.
December 9, 2025

Jaden Smith named men’s creative director for Christian Louboutin

AP: Fashion-forward Jaden Smith has been hired as men’s creative director by Christian Louboutin and is moving to Paris, according to a report. In a lengthy story with Louboutin and Smith confirming…
Shirley Botchway.
December 9, 2025

Commonwealth condemns illegal entry into Belize by Guatemala soldiers

LONDON (CMC): Commonwealth Secretary General, Shirley Botchway, Wednesday said she is “deeply disturbed” at the recent incursion by members of the Guatemalan military into Belize. “I am deeply…
A probe is being undertaken by the Old Harbour Criminal Investigation Branch.
December 9, 2025

St Catherine shopkeeper disarms attacker, hands over gun to police

The St Catherine South police are probing a shooting incident in which a shopkeeper reportedly disarmed one of his attackers and later handed over the gun to the authorities. The incident occurred…
Trekkers are expected to enjoy swimming and hiking a verdant forest trail in the Blue Mountain Forest Reserve, St Andrew, on Sunday, November 2, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Earth Today | Forestry Department champions hiking for health, wellness

THE FORESTRY Department is encouraging Jamaicans to join the “hike life”in order boost their health and wellness amidst the demands of personal and professional life. On September 16, 2025, the…
Head of the Branch, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Christopher Brown.
December 9, 2025

JCF’s Forensic Services Branch strengthens support for missing persons investigations

The public is being assured that the Communications, Forensics and Cybercrime Division (CFCD), a unit within the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Forensic Services Branch, actively supports…
 Participants in the Caribbean Wellness Day on Saturday, September 13.
December 9, 2025

Hundreds of Jamaicans mark Caribbean Wellness Day

Hundreds of Jamaicans took part in the country’s planned activities to mark Caribbean Wellness Day on Saturday, September 13. Annually, the second Saturday in September is used as the regional…
Aaron Silk
December 9, 2025

Aaron Silk issues call to action with new single

For the period 2020-2024, approximately 168 Jamaican children were murdered; from 2019 – 2023, 619 women were killed. Statistics from 2023 show that more than 80 per cent of Jamaica’s murder victims…
Villagers watch a firefighting plane drop water to stop a raging forest fire reaching their houses in Portugal.
December 9, 2025

Earth Today | Fires driving air quality crisis

AT A time of prevailing concerns over air quality and public health, a recent publication of the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned of the dangers of fire as a significant source of…