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December 14, 2025
by Erica Virtue
Shy student becomes regional standout
Amelia McKnight has achieved regional and national success in a subject she admits her family had neither the skills nor resources to fully practise: budgeting. Her ninth-place regional finish in…
December 14, 2025
Church Nativity scenes add zip ties, gas masks and ICE to protest immigration raids
DEDHAM, Mass. (AP): One baby Jesus lays in a manger in the snow, wrapped in a silver emergency blanket with his wrists zip-tied. Mary stands nearby outside the Lake Street Church in Evanston,…
December 14, 2025
If you want that tattoo erased, it’s going to hurt and it’s going to cost you
DETROIT (AP): Colin Farrell’s had it done – many times. So have Angelina Jolie and Megan Fox. Heck, even Bart Simpson did. Whether it’s Marilyn Monroe’s face, Billy Bob Thornton’s name, a sultry rose…
December 14, 2025
Gunmen kill at least 11 people in attack on Jewish holiday event in Australia
Two gunmen attacked a Jewish celebration on a Sydney beach Sunday, killing at least 11 people in what Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called an act of antisemitism and terrorism. The…
December 14, 2025
Suspended sentence for man caught stealing oranges from St Catherine-based juice company
St Catherine resident Jermaine Deer has been handed a two-year suspended sentence after pleading guilty to stealing oranges from Trade Winds Citrus Limited, a juice manufacturer based in the parish. …
December 14, 2025
Two men held in St Thomas murder of St Catherine truck driver
Swift action by the St Thomas police has led to the apprehension of two men suspected of killing a St Catherine truck driver in Wheelersfield, Golden Grove, on Friday night. The deceased has been…
December 14, 2025
Eight Haitians held in St Catherine police operation
Police assigned to the St Catherine North Division have detained eight Haitians following an operation in the parish on Saturday. The operation was launched after the Ewarton police received…
December 14, 2025
Clean-up pushes MoBay Bay recovery as private sector turnout lags
A one-off clean-up exercise aimed at accelerating Montego Bay’s post-Hurricane Melissa recovery was carried out on Sunday, but municipal officials acknowledged that private-sector participation fell…
December 14, 2025
Court orders $800,000 payout in family dispute over vehicle repairs
The St Catherine Parish Court has awarded $800,000 in damages to a woman, arising from a family dispute involving a damaged motor vehicle and an unfulfilled reimbursement agreement. The ruling was…