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December 17, 2025
Agriculture Ministry to conduct animal-tagging blitz in Clarendon on Saturday
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has announced that an animal-tagging blitz will be carried out in Clarendon on Saturday, beginning at 8 a.m. The exercise will be conducted under the…
December 17, 2025
Gas prices to drop
Motorists will pay less for gas on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $3.06 to sell for $149.26 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $3.06…
December 17, 2025
Negotiations for new electricity licence under way - Vaz
Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says negotiations to develop a new electricity licensing arrangement for Jamaica have started. He has further indicated that a consultant from overseas has been contracted…
December 17, 2025
Man gets 18 months in prison for robbing St Catherine schoolboy of phone
A St Catherine man who pleaded guilty to robbing a schoolboy of a cellular phone valued at $10,000 was sentenced to 18 months’ imprisonment in the parish court on Tuesday. The accused, 18-year-old…
December 17, 2025
Corporal Shantel Powell wins 2025 LASCO/JCF police of the year award
Corporal Shantel Powell has been named the 2025 LASCO/Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Police of the Year, with Sergeant Rojehn Holt placing second. The winners were announced at the Saluting Our…
December 17, 2025
Police hunt 'Puss Head' in fatal stabbing in St Ann
The Runaway Bay police in St Ann are searching for a man known as “Puss Head” of Salem district in connection with the fatal stabbing of a man in the parish on Tuesday. The victim has been identified…
December 17, 2025
Glenmuir High and STETHS to battle for daCosta Cup football title
Glenmuir High and St Elizabeth Technical High (STETHS) will clash in the 2025 ISSA daCosta Cup final after both schools booked their places with semifinal victories at Sabina Park on Wednesday. …
December 17, 2025
US lawmakers reject resolutions to limit Trump's campaign against Venezuela and drug cartels
Republican lawmakers in the United States House of Representatives rejected a pair of Democratic-backed resolutions that would have put a check on President Donald Trump’s power to use military force…
December 16, 2025
by Lester Hinds
Diaspora plans Christmas support for children
A consortium of diaspora leaders is preparing a major Christmas initiative for children in western Jamaica affected by Hurricane Melissa. The effort will include a toy drive for children who lost…