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Roderick ‘Latty’ Brissett.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

‘Latty survived the hurricane, but not the mud’

On his 68th birthday, Roderick ‘Latty’ Brissett felt only a little feverish. By the fourth day, the man who seldom got sick slipped away, taken by leptospirosis after the storm. Brissett ran every…
A court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

Policeman among four held with goats in car in Clarendon

A police constable is among four persons, including two teens, who were arrested after being found with goats and other items in the wee hours of this morning in Clarendon. The Gleaner understands…
December 9, 2025

Police probing death of man found under bridge in Portmore

The body of a man was found under a bridge along Port Henderson Road in Portmore, St Catherine on Saturday. The police report that they were alerted to the discovery around 9:30 a.m. A team was…
State Minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Krystal Lee (left), hands over a care package to expecting mother Shanae Cooper-Robinson during a maternal health outreach at the Black River Health Centre in St Elizabeth on November 21.
December 9, 2025

Maternal care and relief supplies provided to pregnant and lactating mothers

More than 60 pregnant women and new mothers have received support as the Ministry of Health and Wellness rolled out a new maternal health initiative to assist families affected by Hurricane Melissa. …
This photo released by the Christian Association of Nigeria shows the dormitories of St. Mary's Catholic Primary and Secondary School after gunmen abducted children and staff in Papiri community in Nigeria, Friday, November 21, 2025. (Christian Association
December 9, 2025

Pope calls on kidnappers in Nigeria to free 265 students and teachers after 50 pupils escape

ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state have escaped captivity and are now with their families, the school…
Volunteers repair a building at the Westwood High School for Girls in Trelawny during a repair and clean-up exercise at the school on Friday, November 21, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Schools in St Ann and Trelawny continue post-hurricane Melissa clean-up

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, schools across St Ann and Trelawny are actively restoring facilities to ensure students can safely return to classes. Brown’s Town Community College in St Ann…
December 9, 2025

64-year-old Portland taxi operator charged with fraud

A 64-year-old Portland taxi operator has been charged after allegedly failing to hand over money from the sale of a vehicle to its owner. Charged with larceny of a motor vehicle and fraudulent…
The Wheeler’s Mount Basic School in St Catherine, which was damaged by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Principal of Wheeler’s Mount Basic School in St Catherine appeals for help over damage caused by Melissa

The fury of Hurricane Melissa has left the Wheeler’s Mount Basic School in Guys Hill, St Catherine, in ruins after powerful winds ripped the roof off the small institution. The school, which serves…
Travellers wait in the main hall of the Simon Bolivar Maiquetia International Airport in Maiquetia, Venezuela, Sunday, November 23, 2025, after several international airlines cancelled flights following a warning from the US Federal Aviation Administration
December 9, 2025

Airlines cancel flights to Venezuela after FAA in US warns of worsening security, military activity

CARACAS (AP) — International airlines increasingly cancelled flights to Venezuela on Sunday after the US Federal Aviation Administration warned pilots to use caution when flying in the country’s…