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December 9, 2025
Man fatally struck while crossing highway in Trelawny
A 67-year-old man on Monday died after being hit while crossing the North Coast Highway in Trelawny. He is Patrick Jackson, a wood carver of Salt Marsh in the parish. Reports from the Falmouth police…
December 9, 2025
Basil Jarrett | AI in court? Jamaica’s legal system has entered the chat
Last week, something quite revolutionary happened in Jamaica’s legal system. Chief Justice Bryan Sykes issued Practice Direction No. 1 of 2025, a bold, forward-looking directive on the use of…
December 9, 2025
Legalising obeah will fuel God’s wrath
THE EDITOR, Madam: What if I started a religion tomorrow, with one of its tenets being that it is okay for members of that religion to marry dogs? Should that religion be allowed to exist and…
December 9, 2025
NWC customers in St Ann, St Mary and Portland urged to conserve, store water amid ongoing drought
The National Water Commission (NWC) is encouraging its customers in St Ann, St Mary and Portland to continue to conserve and store water as the ongoing drought continues to impact some of its water…
December 9, 2025
Parish court judge Ruth Lawrence has died
The Trelawny Police have confirmed the death of parish judge for Trelawny, Ruth Lawrence. The Gleaner was told that Lawrence was found unresponsive by her spouse in their Coral Spring home around…
December 9, 2025
by Gregory Bryce
Mount Pleasant stay perfect ahead of final four
HAVING ALREADY punched their tickets to the final four of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup, Mount Pleasant Football Academy rounded out Group A action with a perfect record, downing Universidad O&M of…
December 9, 2025
Man charged after allegedly selling rented motor car
Detectives assigned to the St Catherine North police division have charged a 45-year-old man with larceny after he allegedly sold a motor vehicle which had been rented to him. He is Marlon Chang,…
December 9, 2025
Strong earthquake kills 31 people in a central Philippine region hit by deadly storm just days ago
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 collapsed walls of houses and buildings late Tuesday in a central Philippine province, killing at least 31 people, injuring many…
December 9, 2025
House Speaker reaffirms commitment to technology-driven parliamentary reform
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Juliet Holness, has reaffirmed her commitment to expanding the use of technology and advancing the modernisation of parliamentary operations. This, she said,…