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December 9, 2025
St Lucia prime minister secures a second term after a decisive win at the polls
St Lucia Prime Minister Philip J Pierre has secured a second term in office after a decisive electoral win in the eastern Caribbean Island on Monday. Pierre's Saint Lucia Labor Party beat Allen…
December 9, 2025
St Catherine man charged after firearm reportedly found at his home in Spanish Town
A labourer from St Catherine has been charged after police allegedly found a firearm and ammunition during an early-morning operation at his Crackers Lane premises in Spanish Town on November 24. He…
December 9, 2025
Car dealer charged after alleged gun attack in St James
A 27-year-old car dealer from St James, has been charged following an alleged gun attack on a woman in his community last month. He is 27-year-old Adeno McIntosh, otherwise called ‘Baba’, from Latium…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Adopt Crawford’s template
Education minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon should formally embrace, and expand, the initiative of the opposition parliamentarian, Damion Crawford, of pairing students in parishes badly hit by Hurricane…
December 9, 2025
Haiti's transitional gov't adopts key law to hold a general election for first time since 2016
(AP) — Haiti’s transitional presidential council has approved an electoral law in the latest step toward holding a general election for the first time in nearly a decade. The approval late Monday…
December 9, 2025
Holness welcomes multilateral support package of up to US$6.7 billion to boost Jamaica’s recovery and reconstruction
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has welcomed the announcement of a major recovery and reconstruction package of up to US$6.7 billion from Jamaica’s international development partners, following the…
December 9, 2025
Sections of Park Lane and 100 Lane in St Andrew under curfew
A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the communities of Park Lane and 100 Lane along Red Hills Road in St Andrew. The curfew began at 6:00 p.m. on Monday, December 01, and will remain in…
December 9, 2025
GlobalMedic delivers 270 water-purification kits to residents in Frome, Westmoreland
Residents of Frome in Westmoreland are now benefitting from approximately 270 water-purification buckets and other supplies, which were provided in family emergency kits distributed by international…
December 9, 2025
Guidance counsellor call for increased recognition, improved working conditions
As Jamaica observes Guidance Counsellors Day today, counsellors across the island are urging the Government and education stakeholders to recognise their critical role in schools and communities,…