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Former Education Minister Ruel Reid (left) and former Caribbean Maritime University President Professor Fritz Pinnock.
December 9, 2025

Defence attorney wants Ruel Reid, Fritz Pinnock and co-accused fraud trial dismissed, cites issues with indictment

Defence attorney Hugh Wildman this afternoon called for the dismissal of the fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid, citing what he described as a major judicial error. Wildman,…
Head of the general insurance portfolio at the GraceKennedy Financial Group, Tammara Glaves-Hucey.
December 9, 2025

Motorists urged to step up security this Heroes weekend

Motorists are being urged to take extra precautions on the roads this Heroes weekend as recent data show sharp increases in motor-vehicle collisions and thefts across Jamaica. “Long weekends and major…
Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels.
December 9, 2025 by Bryan Miller

HMC moves to collect nearly $1 million in rent arrears

WESTERN BUREAU: Tenants occupying properties owned by the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) are reportedly behind on their rent, with arrears exceeding $900,000. As a result, the corporation has…
The UDC said it remains committed to engaging with the relevant authorities and stakeholders to develop a sustainable management framework for the site.
December 9, 2025

UDC says access to Little Dunn's River free

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is emphasising that access to Little Dunn’s River in St Ann is free of charge and any attempt by unauthorised persons to collect money, obstruct entry, or…
Federal law enforcement officers stand guard in the open gate of the fence built on Beach Street outside the Broadview ICE processing facility in suburban Broadview, Tuesday, October 14, 2025. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
December 9, 2025

Federal immigration officers in Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras, judge says

CHICAGO (AP) — Troubled by clashes between agents and the public, a judge on Thursday ordered federal immigration officers in the Chicago area to wear body cameras and also summoned a senior official…
Dominica Pradere, past president of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Rotary declares fight to end polio far from over

WESTERN BUREAU: Dominica Pradere, past president of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay, says the global campaign to eradicate poliomyelitis, commonly known as polio, is far from complete, and is calling…
A school in Portland is in shambles following the passage of Hurricane Gilbert in September 1988.
December 9, 2025

Cedric Stephens | Can Jamaica withstand a Hurricane Gilbert 2.0?

The September 19 disruptive flooding in the country’s capital was a stark, wet reminder: our island is grappling with a problem that is deepening every year. This event occurred 37 years and seven…
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December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

Security guard in ‘Slickianna’s’ murder case to return to court next year

WESTERN BUREAU: Rohan Rose, the security guard who was charged for allegedly concealing information he had received about the death of social media influencer, Aneka ‘Slickianna’ Townsend, who was…
Lloyd ‘King Jammy’ James will receive the instrument of the Order of Distinction in the commander class for his innovation in reggae and dancehall on National Heroes Day.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

5 Questions with King Jammy

Some words, like ‘legend’, have been so overused that they have lost their true meaning. Yet, in his original form, dub-mixer, sound system and studio owner, and record producer Lloyd ‘King Jammy’…