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December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Wright gets 10 years at hard labour for INSPORTS fraud
Former INSPORTS financial controller and party promoter Andrew Wright was on Friday sentenced to 10 years and seven months at hard labour for his role in the multimillion-dollar fraud scheme at the…
December 9, 2025
Court revokes bail of St Catherine taxi operator charged for allegedly stealing telecom cables
St Catherine taxi operator Dwayne Jones, who is charged for allegedly being in possession of cables and wires belonging to a telecommunication company, had his bail revoked in the parish court today…
December 9, 2025
Former midfield star Paul Pogba in line for Monaco debut
MONACO (AP): Former midfield star Paul Pogba could make his Monaco debut today after being named in the squad for the trip to Ligue 1 rival Rennes. The 32-year-old Frenchman was was once among…
December 9, 2025
Orville Taylor | Retrenchments and safety net
Thank God some of us still have roofs over our heads and accessible supplies of food and water. A privilege set have electricity, and doubtless, much to be grateful for. A long and slow recovery…
December 9, 2025
by Livern Barrett
NO NEED FOR FROG FRIGHT
Thousands of tadpoles or “baby frogs” that were captured in a viral video in floodwaters in Manchester are “not cause for concern”, the country’s environment regulator has indicated. The social media…
December 9, 2025
Shinique Walters | Establish disaster aid funding framework for communities
Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of widespread disruption, exposing the country’s deep vulnerability to climate-related disasters. Flooding, uprooted trees, damaged roofs, crops destroyed, bridges…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
NCU head requests urgent help for tertiary students severely affected by Melissa
Professor Lincoln Edwards, president of Northern Caribbean University (NCU), is urging the Government to prioritise assistance for tertiary students following the devastation caused by Hurricane…
December 9, 2025
Verizon to cut more than 13,000 jobs
Verizon is laying off more than 13,000 employees in mass job reductions that arrive as the telecommunications giant says it must “reorient” its entire company. The job cuts began on Thursday, per a…
December 9, 2025
Garth Rattray | This is an opportunity to get it right
Western Jamaica and sections of middle Jamaica suffered unprecedented destruction due to category 5 Hurricane Melissa. The event has been described as catastrophic and even apocalyptic. The losses are…