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December 12, 2025
Assault case against Portland policemen dropped after mediation and $200,000 in compensation
Two policemen who were charged with assault for using excessive force against a man during a spot check in Portland have had the case against them dropped and were formally found not guilty after…
December 12, 2025
Jamaica Fire Brigade urges safe use of Christmas lights
The Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is reminding citizens to exercise caution when installing and using Christmas lights, in order to reduce the risk of fires during the festive season. Speaking during a…
December 12, 2025
No bail for St Catherine man accused of stabbing girlfriend 16 times while dreaming
A St Catherine judge has refused bail to a 21-year-old man who is charged with stabbing his then girlfriend 16 times while they were both asleep in bed, with the accused saying he was having a bad…
December 12, 2025
Two St Mary policemen charged for allegedly assaulting handcuffed man at station, granted $200,000 bail
Two St Mary policemen have been charged for allegedly assaulting a man while he was handcuffed at the Highgate Police Station. The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) is reporting that…
December 12, 2025
Select St Andrew communities under curfew as police seek to maintain order and go after criminals
The communities of Park Lane and 100 Lane located off Red Hills Road, Arthur Leon Drive in Golden Spring and Iron River district in Stony Hill, St Andrew are now under a curfew, as the St Andrew North…
December 12, 2025
Jamaicans warned against removing, selling or buying sand, gravel or other quarry materials displaced by Hurricane Melissa
The Mines and Geology Division is warning Jamaicans against removing quarry material such as sand, gravel, marl, silt, and stone that have been deposited in areas arising from Hurricane Melissa,…
December 12, 2025
Hunger and makeshift shelters persist in north Caribbean nearly two months after Hurricane Melissa
PETIT GOÂVE, Haiti (AP) — Amizia Renotte sat on a broken piece of concrete and pointed to a large pile of dirt where her house once stood before the outer bands of Hurricane Melissa crumpled it as the…
December 12, 2025
New York is the 8th state found to have improperly issued commercial driver’s licences to immigrants
New York is the eighth state found to routinely issue commercial driver’s licences to immigrants that are valid long after they are no longer legally authorized to be in the country, US Transportation…
December 12, 2025
Bondholders give more time to Lee-Chin, eye year-end payment
Bondholders have approved resolutions granting Jamaican-Canadian businessman Michael Lee-Chin more time to service bonds, provided they receive a payment tranche by year’s end. JCSD Trustee Services…