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December 9, 2025

Body of man found in his yard in Kitson Town

The police in St Catherine are investigating the death of a man whose body was found in his yard in Kitson Town on Wednesday. He is 55-year-old merchandiser Andrew Nelson of Mary's Field in the…
Chief Public Health Inspector for Portland, Lorenzo Hume
December 9, 2025

Portland health official cautions public on unsafe coconut water bottling practises

Chief Public Health Inspector for Portland, Lorenzo Hume, is urging the public to exercise caution when bottling coconut water, warning that improper sanitation poses serious health risks due to the…
A court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

15-y-o boy charged for break-in and robbery at school in Hanover

A 15-year-old boy of Bull Bay district in Lucea, Hanover has been charged for breaking into a school and stealing money and a cell phone. The teen, who was already in custody in relation to a…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Mental health is a lifeline, not a luxury

THE EDITOR, Madam: The 2025 World Mental Health Day theme, “Mental Health is Not a Luxury – It is a Lifeline” is a powerful message that demands urgent attention, particularly across the Caribbean…
Minister of Health and Wellness Christopher Tufton.
December 9, 2025

Peter Espeut | Exoneration? Not at all!

According to the Oxford Dictionary, the word “exonerate” means “to absolve from blame for fault or wrongdoing”. The Merriam-Webster dictionary from the other side of the pond defines it as “to clear…
Dr Aujae Dixon
December 9, 2025

Kristen Gyles | Public sector politics

What exactly constitutes political activities? Dr Aujae Dixon, a Jamaican junior doctor, who participated in the September 3 general election as the People’s National Party (PNP) candidate for the…
Fire at the Gallery Apartment in New Kingston.
December 9, 2025

Man dead after New Kingston apartment fire

A fire at the Gallery Apartment in New Kingston reportedly claimed the life of a 74-year-old man on Thursday morning. Several apartments were damaged by the early morning inferno. Firefighters were…
December 9, 2025

Editorial | Embrace INDECOM’s report

This week’s special report by the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) on fatal shootings by the police during planned police operations (PPO) is probably discomfiting reading for the…
December 9, 2025