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The decision to plead guilty spared the now 10-year-old child from having to relive the events of March 12, 2022.
December 9, 2025

Update|Portmore brothers charged in cell phone fraud case freed after paying back customers

Two Waterford, Portmore, St Catherine brothers charged for using their social media business to defraud persons seeking to buy cell phones have made restitution to the complainants. Having received…
Constable Monique Ann Bartley.
December 9, 2025 by Bryan Miller

‘Living a cop’s dream’

Western Bureau: Constable Monique Ann Bartley, of the Hanover Police Division, will be the Area One representative in the 2025 LASCO/Jamaica Constable Force’s (JCF) Saluting Our Heroes Awards,…
Sonja Simms
December 9, 2025

Booted press secretary claims unlawful dismissal, takes GG to court

Sonja Simms, a former press secretary to Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, has filed a constitutional claim against the Government of Jamaica, alleging unlawful removal from office, and is seeking…
Reggae Boy Renaldo Cephas looks to the heavens after one of many attempts on goal during Jamaica’s World Cup Qualifier against Bermuda at the National Stadium on Tuesday night. Cephas had two assists in the 4-0 rout.
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

TRENCH TOWN CONNECTION

AFTER AN impressive 4-0 win over Bermuda in their Group B Concacaf World Cup Qualifier at the National Stadium on Tuesday, Reggae Boyz coach Steve McClaren said the chemistry between the Trench Town…
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December 9, 2025

Gas prices down

Motorists will pay less for gas on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $2.19 to sell for $154.42 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $2.50…
West Indies captain Roston Chase.
December 9, 2025

Chase heartened by West Indies fightback

DELHI, India (CMC): WEST INDIES Test captain Roston Chase has hailed his troops for their courageous performance against India in the second Test, despite losing the match and the Test series. The…
A Cornwall College cadet participating in the flag ceremony during the proclamation event.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Oct 4 belatedly proclaimed ‘Mount Alvernia Chetwood Day’ in MoBay

WESTERN BUREAU: Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay was the backdrop for a poignant moment on Wednesday as Mayor Richard Vernon proclaimed October 4 as Mount Alvernia Chetwood Day. The occasion, part of…
Dalton Fowles, country manager, Mastercard Jamaica, presents Mastercard’s new SME Digital Payment Study during a media roundtable discussion in the Blue Mountain Room of the AC Hotel in St Andrew yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

SMEs see spike in business with adoption of digital payment systems

Jamaican small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) that have embraced digital payments have seen significant growth in their businesses, a recent Mastercard study has revealed. The study, conducted…
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica in St Andrew.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

Late delivery

The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) has revealed the population grew by 2.8 per cent from 2011 to 2022, as it yesterday released the long-anticipated census, bringing an end to a gruelling…