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December 9, 2025
St Elizabeth farmer dies in three-vehicle crash
A 45-year-old St Elizabeth man died from injuries he sustained in a vehicular crash in the parish on Tuesday. The deceased has been identified as Hayne Foster, a farmer of Park District, St…
December 9, 2025
Basil Jarrett | Of tumult, tents and tarpaulins
YOU LEARN a lot working alongside the world’s greatest humanitarian actors during the greatest humanitarian crisis to hit modern Jamaica. One of these lessons is the importance of the careful and…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Westmoreland wipeout
WESTERN BUREAU: Westmoreland is on the brink of an economic collapse, with the parish’s smallest businesses – the micro enterprises that employ hundreds and fuel daily commercial life – “pretty much…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Little London Police Station boosts safety, dignity for officers
WESTERN BUREAU After years in a cramped space under threat of eviction, police in Little London have moved into a modern station that leaders call a turning point for security and public trust in…
December 9, 2025
India rolls back order to preinstall cybersecurity app on smartphones
(AP) — India’s telecoms ministry on Wednesday rolled back its order for smartphone manufacturers to preinstall a government-run cybersecurity app on new devices. The Ministry of Communications on…
December 9, 2025
by Gregory Bryce
CARIBBEAN KINGS
MOUNT PLEASANT Football Academy laid claim to their first-ever regional title, defeating Dominican Republic outfit Universidad O&M 3-2 on aggregate in the final of the Concacaf Caribbean Cup…
December 9, 2025
Wire theft by vandals slows Melissa electricity restoration in St Ann, says JPS
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says its efforts to restore electricity to customers in St Ann have been significantly set back by the theft of wires from its power delivery network, which was…
December 9, 2025
Puerto Rico holds hearings on proposed power bill increases as customers fume and outages persist
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico is holding key hearings on fee increase requests from private power companies that, if approved, could see the US territory’s average residential bill rise by…
December 9, 2025
Policewoman reportedly accidentally shot in Portland, probe launched
The Port Antonio police in Portland are investigating an incident in which a policewoman was reportedly shot accidentally on Tuesday. Details of the incident have not been released. However, it is…