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December 9, 2025
Tornado destroys homes in Trinidad
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Waterspouts and a weak tornado on Tuesday damaged and blew off the roofs of several houses in northwestern Trinidad, but there were no immediate reports of injuries or…
December 9, 2025
Crime Stop works: Yet still we remain silent
THE CURTAINS had barely come down on last Sunday’s Crime Stop 36th Anniversary Gala event at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel, when news came of Jamaica’s latest mass shooting, this time in Linstead, St…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Reforming public procurement
THE EDITOR, Madam: Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill recently renewed calls for amendments to Jamaica’s Public Procurement Act, citing inefficiencies caused by…
December 9, 2025
Body-worn camera training session undertaken for police trainees
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has indicated that trainees at its National Police College in St Catherine have been exposed to a body-worn camera (BWCs) training session, as part of efforts to…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Outrage over Commodore, but …
Even as this newspaper shares the national outrage over the murder of five people – including a four-year-old child – in Sunday’s mass shooting in the community of Commodore, Linstead, St. Catherine…
December 9, 2025
Lauding the Joan Duncan Foundation’s ‘steadfast support’
THE EDITOR, Madam: This morning, I felt compelled to publicly express my deep appreciation to the Joan Duncan Foundation of JMMB for its quiet yet unwavering commitment to the Child Resiliency…
December 9, 2025
Integration or disintegration?
THE EDITOR, Madam: While overseas, I was pleased to learn that Barbados, Belize, Dominica, and St Vincent and the Grenadines have opened their borders to free movement and trade. This bold move…
December 9, 2025
Health Ministry to strengthen procurement system after Integrity Commission Market Me probe
The Ministry of Health and Wellness says it has recognised the need to strengthen its procurement systems to ensure greater transparency, following the tabling of an Integrity Commission (IC) report…