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December 27, 2025
Man killed in St Elizabeth traffic crash
A man said to be of unsound mind was killed in a traffic crash after he reportedly walked into the path of a vehicle in St Elizabeth on Friday night. He has been identified as Phillip Walters,…
December 27, 2025
Decomposing body of farmer found in St Ann
The St Ann police have launched an investigation into the death of a 56-year-old farmer whose decomposing body was discovered in the parish on Friday. The deceased has been identified as Steadman…
December 27, 2025
Police probe Boxing Day murder in St Andrew
The police are investigating the fatal shooting of a 42-year-old man in Bull Bay, St Andrew, last night. The deceased has been identified as Damion Headley of Beach Road, Bull Bay. Reports are that…
December 27, 2025
Portmore woman charged over alleged false property rental
A 33-year-old woman from Portmore, St Catherine has been charged after allegedly advertising a property for rent, collecting a down payment, and providing a key to a unit that could not later be…
December 26, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Heavy-duty payout
The Supreme Court has ordered Jamaica North South Highway Company Limited and China Harbour Engineering Company Limited to pay heavy-duty truck driver Leon Mais $4,100,829.23 in damages, after finding…
December 26, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
Tufton expects Melissa-damaged western hospital buildings to be repaired by next month
WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says he is hopeful that the hospitals in western Jamaica, which took a battering from Hurricane Melissa, will be restored by the end…
December 26, 2025
by Mickalia Kington
Hope in motion
A paraplegic senior displaced by hurricane damage is regaining a measure of independence, thanks to swift community action and quiet generosity in Green Island, Westmoreland. The woman, Claudette…
December 26, 2025
by Karen Madden
Jamaican diplomats in Canada working to meet diaspora demands
Just over two years since her Ottawa posting, Jamaica’s High Commissioner to Canada Marsha Coore-Lobban is hailing an improvement in consular services as being among her accomplishments, but admits to…
December 26, 2025
Charles Jr, Coore-Lobban firm on safety for farm workers
The Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP) between Canada and Jamaica is being hailed as one of the most successful and longest-running labour mobility programmes in the world. Known more…