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December 9, 2025
Accompong Maroons reject JDF in Hurricane Melissa recovery, cite cultural and governance concerns
Chief Richard Currie says the Accompong Maroon Council has rejected the use of military personnel, including Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) engineers, in post-Hurricane Melissa rebuilding efforts in the…
December 9, 2025
‘A most remarkable woman’ - Gov't hails law and World War II veteran Ena Collymore-Woodstock
The Jamaican Government has paid tribute to “a most remarkable woman,” Ena Collymore-Woodstock, who died on Tuesday at the age of 108, calling her a trailblazer whose life of service broke barriers in…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Defence raises trafficking question in cross-examination
Defence attorney King’s Counsel Larry Smith on Thursday raised the possibility that Donna-Lee Donaldson was trafficked, during cross-examination of the Crown’s final witness in the Noel Maitland…
December 9, 2025
Over $11 million for 145 youth farmers and fisherfolk affected by Hurricane Melissa
More than $11 million (US$70,000) has been allocated to support 145 youth farmers, fisherfolk, and micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises severely impacted by Hurricane Melissa, the agricuture…
December 9, 2025
by Mickalia Kington
WRECKED TOO SOON
WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie says he is “deeply disappointed” with the construction quality of the relatively new male ward Savanna-la-Mar Infirmary in Westmoreland,…
December 9, 2025
Kingston chef charged over gun seizure
A 36-year-old chef has been charged following the discovery of a firearm and ammunition in a vehicle along Hanover Street in downtown Kingston last month. Police say the seizure occurred on Monday,…
December 9, 2025
The life of the West India Regiment
For almost two centuries, the West India Regiment stood as a proud symbol of Caribbean resilience, courage, and service. Britain needed to strengthen its military presence in the Caribbean amid…
December 9, 2025
Negril: History, beauty, and the road to recovery
Negril has always carried a certain mystique. Situated in Jamaica’s far-western tip, stretching across the parishes of Westmoreland and Hanover, it is a place where time seems to move differently, the…
December 9, 2025
Tony Deyal | Naughty, nice and Santa
Three weeks before Christmas and already my family and friends are getting ready for what I will give them and, as important, what I will write for each of the weeks before Thursday, December 25. This…