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Prime Minister Andrew Holness
December 15, 2025

PM assigns UDC to lead Black River cleanup

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced that the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) will lead the cleanup of the town of Black River as recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa move into a…
Writer-director Rob Reiner poses for a portrait on May 2, 2016, in New York.
December 15, 2025

US director Rob Reiner and his wife found dead

Rob Reiner, the son of a comedy giant who became one himself as one of the preeminent filmmakers of his generation with movies such as “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally …” and “This Is…
Smith died on Sunday following a brief illness.
December 15, 2025

‘An outstanding media leader’ - Grange hails late RJRGLEANER CEO

Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport Minister Olivia Grange has expressed sorrow at the sudden passing of Anthony Smith, Chief Executive Officer of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group. Smith…
The St Elizabeth Parish Court was damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, 2025.
December 15, 2025

UDC mobilises for Black River clean-up following Holness order

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) says clean-up work in Black River, St Elizabeth, will begin "shortly", as it prepares to take charge of debris removal and restoration efforts…
Rob Reiner arrives at the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network's Respect Awards, in Beverly Hills, California on October 8, 2010.
December 15, 2025

Update | Son arrested after US filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife found dead

(AP) — Rob Reiner’s son, Nick Reiner, has been taken into custody after the deaths of the director-writer and his wife Michele, a law enforcement official told The Associated Press news agency. The…
December 15, 2025

20-year-old killed in Old Harbour crash

A 20-year-old man died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash in Old Harbour, St Catherine, on Sunday. The deceased has been identified as Keenon Perry, from Herring Hill Lane in Old…
December 15, 2025

Prisoner charged in death of fellow inmate at St Mary police station

A 23-year-old inmate has been charged with murder following the fatal stabbing of another prisoner at the Annotto Bay Police Station lock-up in St Mary. The accused is Nolando Atkinson, a…
Anyone with information about the incident is being asked to contact the Highgate police.
December 15, 2025

Portland police probing alleged rape of CASE student

Detectives attached to the Port Antonio Criminal Investigative Branch in Portland are investigating the alleged rape of a female College of Agriculture Science and Education (CASE) student on Sunday…
This courthouse sketch provided by TRIAL international dated Dec. 3, 2025, shows Me Henri Thulliez, left, lawyer for the plaintiffs in Paris during the trial of former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala, who received a 30- year sentence over atrocities c
December 15, 2025

Former Congo rebel leader Lumbala sentenced to 30 years over wartime atrocities

(AP) — Ex-Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala was sentenced Monday in France to 30 years in prison over atrocities committed two decades ago during the Second Congo War. Rights groups have hailed the…