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December 9, 2025
Gov’t to remove GCT on seeds for three months
The Ministry of Finance and Public Service has agreed to remove the General Consumption Tax (GCT) on seeds for the next three months to support farmers. Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and…
December 9, 2025
Motorcyclists, pedestrians urged to avoid breakaway Along Spring Mount road in St James
The National Works Agency (NWA) is appealing to motorcyclists and pedestrians to avoid a dangerous breakaway along a section of the Spring Mount road in St James, to prevent putting themselves at…
December 9, 2025
Motorcyclists, pedestrians urged to avoid breakaway along Spring Mount road in St James
The National Works Agency (NWA) is appealing to motorcyclists and pedestrians to avoid a dangerous breakaway along a section of the Spring Mount road in St James, to prevent putting themselves at…
December 9, 2025
JLP officer corp re-elected en bloc amid cancellation of annual conference due to Melissa
The Central Executive of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has approved the re-election en bloc of all members of the party's officer corps, following the passing of a resolution to cancel…
December 9, 2025
60-year-old man dies after two-vehicle crash in Portmore
A 60-year-old man died on Saturday following a two-vehicle crash in Portmore, St Catherine. He has been identified as Samuel McClarty. The police report that about 3:15 p.m., McClarty was driving a…
December 9, 2025
by Sashana Small
Explanation needed over push for vote on church blessings for same-sex unions – West
President for the Jamaica Coalition for a Healthy Society (JCHS) Dr Wayne West is questioning the motivation of Reverend Devon Dick, pastor of the Boulevard Baptist Church, for placing on the agenda…
December 9, 2025
Tekashi 6ix9ine sentenced for violating probation
NEW YORK (AP): Rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine was sentenced to three more months in prison Friday for violating the terms of his supervised release in a New York gang case by assaulting a man and possessing…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Ghetto Splash staging ‘looks dim’
Patrick Roberts, convener of the annual free concert, Ghetto Splash, says that this year’s staging looks iffy, but he is not giving up hope. The event, which is now 36 years old, has been held at the…
December 9, 2025
Six men named as persons of interest by St Catherine North police
The St Catherine North police have listed six men from March Pen and surrounding communities in Spanish Town as persons of interest, as investigators believe they may be able to assist with ongoing…