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December 9, 2025
One of three men named as persons of interest in murder of policemen surrenders
The police are reporting that one of the three men listed as persons of interest in connection with the murder of two policemen along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew on Thursday has turned himself in. …
December 9, 2025
More closures for Liguanea Avenue amid road works
As the National Works Agency (NWA) continues the rehabilitation of Liguanea Avenue in St Andrew, another section of the roadway will be temporarily closed for two weeks, starting on Monday, November…
December 9, 2025
JPS says 95% of customers in Portland and St Mary will have power by first week of December
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says 95% of customers in Portland and St Mary will have power by the first week of December, as the company continues restoration efforts across the island. JPS also…
December 9, 2025
Teen boy among two killed in separate motorcycle crashes in St Thomas
A 16-year-old boy was one of two persons who died from injuries received in separate vehicular crashes in St Thomas last night. Dead is Devaughn Henry, a student of Ginger Hall in Bath in the parish.…
December 9, 2025
Containers with compromised food tampered with or go missing in St James, Health Ministry warns public
The public is being advised that four containers that were being stored at Porto Bello in Montego Bay, St James, which were found with compromised foods, have been discovered to be tampered with…
December 9, 2025
Education Ministry to engage multilateral partners to develop building standards for school
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is engaging multilateral partners to craft robust standards that will guide the development of more climate-resilient schools in the country. …
December 9, 2025
FAA takes first steps to restore US flights after shutdown strain, but some limits remain
The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday halved the number of flights that US airlines must cut from their schedules at 40 airports as the country’s aviation system recovers from a shortage of…
December 9, 2025
Gus John |Britain and Melissa’s violent warning
It is now commonplace for politicians, when challenged to engage with the issue of reparatory justice, to argue that they want to concentrate on the future and move on from the past. A classic example…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
‘Like a fish out of water’
On the St Elizabeth side of the border with Westmoreland, there once was an idyllic little fishing village. The village remains but, since Hurricane Melissa tore through, it is almost unsightly, and…