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December 29, 2025

Traffic changes for sections of downtown Kingston for fireworks show

The police have announced traffic changes ahead of the annual New Year’s Eve fireworks display hosted by the Urban Development Corporation along Ocean Boulevard at the Kingston waterfront. The…
The court heard that Durant had posted a video on social media falsely claiming that the candidate had sent him cash in an election envelope. He later claimed the post was a joke.
December 29, 2025

Jamaican man among four charged, denied bail in Bahamas over marijuana and cocaine bust

NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC – Four men, including a Jamaican, in The Bahamas have been denied bail on charges stemming from an alleged attempt to smuggle cocaine and marijuana into the country. The…
 A woman stands in front of the home where a New Year's Eve firework explosion killed and injured people, January 1, 2025, in Honolulu. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, File)
December 29, 2025

Hawaii hopes stricter laws will quiet illegal fireworks after deadly New Year’s Eve blast

HONOLULU (AP) — Mike Lambert heard fewer illegal fireworks exploding in his suburban Honolulu neighbourhood in the months after a chain of blasts at a house party last New Year’s Eve led to the deaths…
Anthony Joshua stands on stage during a face-off against Jake Paul at a news conference promoting their heavyweight boxing match, on December 17, 2025, in Miami Beach, Florida.
December 29, 2025

Former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua is 'stable' after car crash in Nigeria

(AP) — Anthony Joshua, the British boxer and former world heavyweight champion, is “stable” in hospital after a car crash that killed two other passengers in Nigeria on Monday. “Life is much more…
December 29, 2025

'Bundog' charged with murder of Kingston man

Police have charged a 25-year-old man in connection with the shooting death of 27-year-old Rohan 'Alvin' Smith at his home in Kingston in March. The accused is Nicoye Waldron, otherwise…
Seventy-two trucks leave the Port in Montego Bay for Westmoreland and other parts of Western Jamaica, as part of the escalation of power restoration by the Jamaica Public Service. 
December 30, 2025

72 specialised vehicles arrive in Jamaica to help JPS electricity restoration

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says 72 specialised vehicles, including bucket trucks, diggers, pole trailers, and pick-ups, have arrived in Jamaica to boost electricity restoration after…
Fogging being conducted to destroy mosquito breeding site.
December 29, 2025

Tufton: fogging chemicals will kill mosquitoes; pose no health risk

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is seeking to assure the public that chemicals being used in fogging activities are safe for human health. Fogging is being conducted in several…
December 29, 2025

St Andrew security guard charged over gun seizure

A 41-year-old security guard has been charged over the seizure of a firearm during a police operation in Zaidie Gardens, St Andrew on December 26. The accused, Keven Smith, from Seaview Gardens in…
December 29, 2025

ICE nabs Jamaican national among ‘Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens’

CMC: The United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency says a Jamaican national is among its ‘Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens’ arrested during Christmas week. ICE said Jovanne…