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December 9, 2025

Update | Spanish Town man accused of selling car he rented remanded

A Spanish Town, St Catherine man accused of selling a vehicle that he rented was remanded in the parish court on Friday and was ordered to return on October 28. Marlon Chang, 45, is charged with…
His court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

St Ann man charged for allegedly pulling gun during dispute at gas station

A 55-year-old Ocho Rios, St Ann man has been charged for allegedly pulling a gun and threatening a pump attendant and a security guard at a gas station in Discovery Bay. Gary Ferguson, a construction…
Culture Brown promotes music that heals the heart and lifts the mind.
December 9, 2025

Culture Brown goes for authentic reggae on ‘Go Deh’

Reggae artiste Culture Brown recently released his seventh full-length studio album, Go Deh. The 11-track project, which features songs, such as Why-Wah Mek, Tribute To Lee Scratch Perry, Good Health…
Urology Consultant at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, Dr Davon Mitchell (right), explains the function of a urology instrument, during the handover of pieces of equipment, donated by the Manchester Wellness Foundation, at the hospital in Manchester on Oc
December 9, 2025

Manchester Regional Hospital receives urology equipment

The delivery of urology services at the Mandeville Regional Hospital in Manchester has been strengthened through the donation of critical pieces of equipment valued at over $21 million. The…
Samuel K. Golden poet and recording artiste.
December 9, 2025

Samuel K. Golden preaches ‘love and unity’ through poetry and music

There aren’t many musical experiences more beautiful than when a dancehall-reggae waxes poetic honest gems of wisdom or earnest expressions of love over an earth-shattering beat. That’s the reason…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Jamaica’s demographic winter: a crisis ignored

THE EDITOR, Madam: Jamaica is quietly sleepwalking into a demographic winter, a chilling reality that threatens not only our population numbers, but the very soul of our culture, productivity, and…
DJ Stokey Love from Kool FM (left) and Brian Ribbi Chung, co- director Ribbiz Ultra Lounge, celebrate with Judith Grant after she won the prize for best dressed at the Groovy 70s 80s Edition of Big People Sundays at Ribbiz on Ardenne Road recently.
December 9, 2025

Vintage flavour at Ribbiz Big People Sundays Groovy Edition

Ribbiz Ultra Lounge was transformed into a nostalgic time capsule as the end-of-month Groovy Edition of Big People Sundays brought together a vibrant crowd ready to relive the golden eras of music.…
Immigrants line up in the dining hall at a new US government holding centre for migrant children in Carrizo Springs, Texas, on July 9, 2019. (AP Photo/Eric Gay, File)
December 9, 2025

Judge blocks Trump policy to detain migrant children turning 18 in adult facilities

A federal judge has temporarily blocked a new Trump administration policy to keep migrant children in detention after they turn 18, moving quickly to stop transfers to adult facilities that advocates…
Community leader Patricia Durrant-Young (left), shares her experience with Project STAR’s impact in Parade Gardens, as resident Kevin Josephs (second left), Perrin Gayle (second right), CEO of NCB Foundation, and Ian Neita, chair of Project STAR’s Moni
December 9, 2025

‘Parade Gardens has changed for the better’

“Since Project STAR came to Parade Gardens, we’ve seen less crime, more people finding jobs, and children playing outside without fear. Parade Gardens has changed for the better,” said Patricia…