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December 31, 2025
Gov't extends relief from import duties and GCT for Hurricane Melissa donations to January 15
The Ministry of Finance and the Public Service has announced a two-week extension for the relief from import duties and General Consumption Tax (GCT) on selected items donated in response to Hurricane…
December 31, 2025
Kingston higgler charged with murder
A Kingston higgler who surrendered to the police has been charged with murder in connection with a May killing in the capital, investigators said. The accused, 37-year-old Antroy Edwards, otherwise…
December 31, 2025
Supreme Court blocks clerk's dismissal of senior lawyer at Gordon House
The Supreme Court has temporarily blocked Clerk to the Houses of Parliament (HoP) Colleen Lowe from dismissing a senior legislative counsel whose employment was due to end on December 31. The court…
December 31, 2025
JCF to adapt KOBAN-Brazil policing to strengthen community relations
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is looking to adapt the KOBAN-Brazil community policing as a model for strengthening police-citizen relations in the fight against crime in Jamaica. Practised in…
December 31, 2025
US military strikes 5 more alleged drug boats, killing 8 persons
(AP) - The United States military said Wednesday it struck five alleged drug-smuggling boats over two days, killing a total of eight people while others jumped overboard and may have survived. US…
December 31, 2025
Hurricane Melissa survivors in St Elizabeth welcome New Year’s fireworks
Residents across St Elizabeth, still reeling from Hurricane Melissa’s destruction, are finding a brief respite in the New Year’s fireworks show being staged in Black River by the Urban Development…
December 30, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
FUNDING FLAW
WESTERN BUREAU: With the 2026 Easter term set to begin next week, school administrators are again calling on the Ministry of Education to review its funding model, arguing that the current per-student…
December 30, 2025
by Sashana Small
Mixed bag for Kingston vendors as Melissa squeezes Christmas shoppers
While several business owners across the Corporate Area have expressed dissatisfaction with their Christmas sales, one downtown Kingston entrepreneur is revelling in the increased profits from the…
December 30, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Garbage pile-up sparks outbreak fears in Blackstonedge
Fears of a disease outbreak are mounting in Blackstonedge, St Ann, where residents say they are being forced to live alongside uncollected garbage and are now pleading for urgent intervention from the…