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December 26, 2025
Former Malaysia PM Najib sentenced to 15 years for corruption
(AP) —Former Prime Minister of Malaysia, Najib Razak, has been sentenced to 15 years and a hefty US$2.8 billion in fines after being convicted in a corruption trial. The case is tied to the…
December 26, 2025
St Catherine bus conductor charged with rape
Police have charged a 50-year-old bus conductor after a woman alleged she was lured to a house with a job offer and sexually assaulted in Old Harbour, St Catherine, in November 2019. Charged is…
December 26, 2025
Police probe Christmas Day double murder in Spanish Town
An investigation has been launched by the St Catherine Police Division following a double murder along March Pen Road in Spanish Town on Christmas Day. The victims have been identified as 30-year-old…
December 26, 2025
Update | Alleged suspect in Spanish Town double murder shot dead in alleged police confrontation
An alleged suspect in the Christmas Day double murder along March Pen Road, Spanish Town, was shot dead early this morning during an alleged confrontation with police in St Catherine. The deceased…
December 26, 2025
Man shot dead on Christmas Day in Denham Town
The Denham Town police are investigating the murder of a man who was shot and killed in the area on Christmas Day. The deceased has been identified as Ricardo Ellis, 41, otherwise called…
December 25, 2025
Pope Leo XIV urges the faithful on Christmas to shed indifference in the face of suffering
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV during his first Christmas Day message on Thursday urged the faithful to shed indifference in the face of those who have lost everything, like in Gaza, those who are…
December 25, 2025
Jamaican inventors turn local sorrel challenge into global solution
What started as a simple question about why sorrel farmers were struggling to turn a profit has evolved into a Jamaican-made invention with the potential to reshape a global agricultural industry. …
December 25, 2025
Illegal dumps being addressed in Westmoreland
Targeted waste removal strategies and the deployment of heavy equipment are being used to address illegal dumping and access constraints that emerged after the recent hurricane, WPM Waste Management…
December 25, 2025
TAJ implements special relief measure for taxpayers in parishes most affected by Hurricane Melissa
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reporting that it has implemented a special relief measure to support taxpayers whose business operations were significantly disrupted by the passage of Hurricane…