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A warning sign erected by the Westmoreland Public Health Department at a stream in the parish.
December 22, 2025

Warning signs being erected near rivers and streams in Westmoreland

Warning signs are being erected near rivers and streams across Westmoreland as part of an intensified public education drive by the Westmoreland Health Department to reduce the risk of leptospirosis…
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December 22, 2025

Two killed in separate road crashes in Manchester

The Manchester police are probing the deaths of two people who were killed in separate crashes on Sunday. Both victims have been identified as 23-year-old farmer Shacquile Goldbourne of Warwick…
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December 22, 2025

Murder toll now 649, major crimes still down

With just nine days remaining in 2025, Jamaica has recorded a significant reduction in murders and other major crimes, according to the latest police crime statistics. The latest numbers were…
A general view of France’s national postal service, La Poste, in Paris last August.  AP
December 22, 2025

Cyberattack disrupts France’s postal service and banking during Christmas rush

PARIS (AP) — A suspected cyberattack knocked France’s national postal service and its banking arm offline Monday, blocking and delaying package deliveries and online payments at the height of the busy…
Gordon Robinson writes:  Based on Jamaica’s history and current reality, is there another way to reduce murders than police targeting and killing suspected murderers after being “challenged”?
December 22, 2025

More police on Trelawny streets for holiday season

The Trelawny police have increased their presence across the parish for the holiday season. Operations Manager for the Trelawny Police Division, Deputy Superintendent Shamar Edwards, explained that…
Ricardo 'Crow' McCarty, was featured on the police Wanted Wednesday campaign on December 3, 2025.
December 22, 2025

Man sought in fatal machete attack on ex-girlfriend surrenders to St Andrew police

A 29-year-old man wanted by the police for the alleged chopping-murder of his former partner and the wounding of her teen daughter surrendered to the St Andrew North police on Monday. The suspect,…
Gilchrist pleaded guilty to a charge of assault occasioning bodily harm.
December 22, 2025

Port-au-Prince mayor files lawsuit after claiming his home was searched illegally

PORT AU PRINCE, Haiti, CMC - Mayor of Port-au-Prince in Haiti, Ralph Youri Chevry, Monday announced that he had filed a lawsuit with the Port-au-Prince Criminal Court after the authorities conducted a…
Gayle is expected to be replaced by Argentine-born coach Javier Ainstein
December 22, 2025

Marcel Gayle quits as head coach of Waterhouse FC

Marcel 'Fuzzy' Gayle has resigned as head coach of Waterhouse Football Club with immediate effect. Gayle, who has been in charge of the Drewsland-based St Andrew club since 2018, submitted…
Police say the security measure forms part of ongoing law enforcement operations aimed at maintaining public order and reducing criminal activity in the affected areas.
December 22, 2025

Police extend curfew in sections of St Andrew

The 48-hour curfew imposed on the communities of Park and 100 Lane, Red Hills Road in St Andrew has been extended by the St Andrew North police. The extension takes effect from 6 p.m. today to 6 p.m.…