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December 9, 2025
by Andre Williams
A war on drugs
“Cocaine is a major source of funding for the gangs in Jamaica.” That was the blunt assessment from a US administration official during a September 19 high-level briefing last Friday in Kansas City,…
December 9, 2025
by Erica Virtue
INTERDICTED
A junior resident at May Pen Hospital who contested the September 3 general election as a People’s National Party (PNP) candidate is scheduled to face disciplinary proceedings on Monday. The Southern…
December 9, 2025
by Livern Barrett
Keith Clarke’s family sues Gov’t
More than 15 years after businessman Keith Clarke was fatally shot during a joint police-military operation, his family has filed a lawsuit alleging that security forces stormed the wrong house during…
December 9, 2025
by Jovan Johnson
Costly lift-off
Jamaica’s three domestic aerodromes – Negril, Ken Jones, and Tinson Pen – together with Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA), have accumulated nearly J$2 billion in maintenance, security, and…
December 9, 2025
Man admits in TV interview to killing and burying his parents
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A man admitted during a television interview to killing his parents and burying them in the backyard of their upstate New York home eight years ago, then was arrested as he left…
December 9, 2025
St Catherine man accused of land fraud granted $500,000 bail
A St Catherine man accused of selling land he does not own and collecting $1.5 million from a woman was today granted $500,000 bail with surety in the parish court. Dedrick Smith, 47, a driver of…
December 9, 2025
Stand Up For Jamaica alarmed by police fatal shootings, adds to calls for body cameras
Human rights group Stand Up For Jamaica says it is deeply alarmed at the sharp rise in police-involved fatalities and is adding its voice to calls for the use of body-worn cameras. The organisation…
December 9, 2025
by Robert Bailey
Wolmer’s drub Pembroke Hall 14-1
Former champions Wolmer’s Boys thrashed Pembroke Hall High 14-1 in their Zone E ISSA/WATA Manning Cup encounter at the Mico University field yesterday. The Jerome Waite-coached Wolmer’s, who were…
December 9, 2025
Person of interest among several arrested in St Ann, sub-machine gun seized
The police are reporting that a person of interest in an ongoing murder investigation was among several persons arrested during operations in St Ann today. A man who was wanted on an outstanding…