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December 9, 2025
Farmers urged to sign up for GK Insurance in preparation for dry period
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, is appealing to farmers to sign up for the Government’s GK Insurance Programme, particularly as they prepare for the upcoming dry period. …
December 9, 2025
Three men arrested in St Catherine in illegal slaughter bust
Police personnel assigned to the Area Five Agricultural Protection Branch this afternoon swooped down on an illegal slaughtering operation in Angels, St Catherine and arrested three men. The men were…
December 9, 2025
JLP’s Tavares-Finson to demit office as ECJ Commissioner
The Jamaica Labour Party’s longest-serving member on the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), Tom Tavares-Finson, King’s Counsel, is to retire from the post, The Gleaner has learnt. According to an…
December 9, 2025
Banana Board urges farmers to register with Catastrophe Fund
Banana and plantain farmers islandwide are being encouraged to register with the Banana Board’s Catastrophe Fund in preparation for the 2026 hurricane season. The fund is a disaster recovery…
December 9, 2025
Portmore truck driver charged with businessman's murder
Portmore, St Catherine truck driver Roddayne Allison has been charged for allegedly murdering businessman Khalil Jerome Martin. Allison, 35, was charged while in custody for the Tuesday, November 4…
December 9, 2025
Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures 23 people and triggers a 2-foot tsunami
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami in Pacific coast communities, officials said. Authorities warned…
December 9, 2025
Danielle Archer resigns as principal director of NIA
Danielle Archer has resigned as principal director of National Integrity Action (NIA), one of the country’s leading anti-corruption and transparency watchdogs. The announcement was made Monday by the…
December 9, 2025
Zohran Mamdani tells immigrant New Yorkers about their right not to comply with ICE
NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani posted a video to social media on Sunday explaining immigrants’ right to refuse to speak to or comply with agents from US Immigration and…
December 9, 2025
by Gareth Davis Sr
Cops probe beating death of inmate at St Mary lock-up
Annotto Bay, ST MARY: The Inspectorate and Professional Standards Oversight Bureau and the Independent Commission of Investigations have launched an investigation into the death of an inmate while in…