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Investigators said that in total more than 200 firearms were smuggled during the three-year conspiracy.
December 9, 2025

Woman who broke into car in Spanish Town and stole $1.2M gets over 10 months in prison

Disanthia Ainsworth, the woman who broke into a car in Spanish Town and stole over $1 million, was today sentenced in the St Catherine Parish Court to over 10 months in prison. Ainsworth pleaded…
Federal agents conduct an immigration sweep on Canal Street in Chinatown as protesters gather, Tuesday, October 21, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Jake Offenhartz)
December 9, 2025

Immigration agents conducting sweep on NYC’s famed Canal Street confronted by protesters

NEW YORK (AP) — An immigration enforcement sweep targeting vendors on Manhattan’s famed Canal Street turned chaotic on Tuesday after droves of angry New Yorkers surrounded federal agents and attempted…
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December 9, 2025

Schools urged to assess conditions amid TS Melissa, no decision yet on closure – MOE

School boards and principals have been urged by the Ministry of Education to assess their local circumstances and make informed decisions regarding school operations, under the guidance of their…
Speaker of the House of Representative, Juliet Holness, speaking at the sitting of Parliament on Tuesday, October 21.
December 9, 2025

Full Text|'An affront to proper order'...House Speaker criticises Opposition over walkout

House Speaker Juliet Holness has criticised today’s walkout by the Opposition during the sitting of Parliament. Opposition members and Holness clashed this afternoon over the asking of questions to…
Richard Vernon, chairman of the St James Municipal Corporation.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Vernon says Fresh Bread Ministries has enriched MoBay’s heart and spirit

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says Fresh Bread Ministries International (FBMI), a non-denominational organisation based in the St James capital, has made the area richer in spirit…
From left: Sylvanus Thompson, Vivienne Nelson-Campbell and Chris Campbell pose with their awards on Monday.
December 9, 2025 by Neil Armstrong

Diaspora pride

TORONTO, Canada: Four Jamaican-Canadians were celebrated with national honours on Monday during the annual Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards on the lawns of…
Dr Ralph Gonsalves, prime minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, virtually addressing Tuesday’s forum at the UWI Regional Headquarters in St Andrew.
December 9, 2025 by Lester Hinds

Gonsalves criticises T&T’s support for US military strikes in the Caribbean

Prime Minister of St Vincent and the Grenadines, Dr Ralph Gonsalves, has labelled the Trinidad and Tobago government’s support for ongoing US military action in the Caribbean as “misguided”.
Damion Crawford, member of parliament for St Catherine North Western, goes through a math equation during one of the math classes at Charlemont High School in Linstead, St Catherine on October 18.
December 9, 2025 by Ruddy Mathison

Damion Crawford keeps free math lessons going strong

Politics may be his calling, but for Damion Crawford, teaching mathematics is his true passion — one that has grown from a classroom at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, to a movement…
From left: Dr Kasan Troupe, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information; principal of The Mico University College, Dr Asburn Pinnock; CEO of the Digicel Foundation, Charmaine Daniels; and Digicel Foundation chair, Joy Cl
December 9, 2025

Corporate Hands | Digicel Foundation opens smart lab at Mico University