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December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

‘Innocent right through’

J.D. Brown* visited the Oracabessa Police Station in St Mary on the night of July 8, 2016, to deliver food for a relative in custody. He chatted with the cops on duty at the time and described them as…
A branch of Erin Radiology.
December 9, 2025

In limbo

A Supreme Court case has temporarily frozen the award of a government contract for the lease of medical diagnostic equipment, exposing apparent failings in Jamaica’s procurement oversight system. The…

Dr Jason Copeland, head of the Breast Oncology Unit at Kingston Public Hospital.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

SILENT SPREAD

When Ashley*, 53, started experiencing a sharp pain in her stomach and bleeding from the breast where she’d had a lump removed seven years earlier, she instinctively knew something was seriously…
Terona Thomas
December 9, 2025

Woman charged in relation to murder of 14-y-o Terona Thomas

A 25-year-old woman has been charged in connection with the murder of 14-year-old Pembroke Hall High School Terona Thomas, otherwise called ‘Tee-Tee', in Olympic Gardens, St Andrew in April. …
Zuleika Jess
December 9, 2025

PNP takes issue with Tavares-Finson's application for a fiat to prosecute Norman Scott in assault case

The Opposition People's National Party is expressing "grave concern" regarding the application by Senator Tom Tavares-Finson for a fiat to prosecute Mayor of Spanish Town Norman Scott. …
Williams' court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

Construction worker charged with Cobourn Gardens murder

The St Andrew South police have charged 20-year-old construction worker Romando Simpson, otherwise called ‘Prince’, with murder, possession of prohibited weapon and ammunition and using a firearm to…
A court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

St Ann higgler charged with murder

A St Ann higgler has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in his community on October 7. He is 37-year-old Junior Campbell, otherwise called ‘Alka’, or ‘Blacka’, of…
CARICOM Secretariat, Georgetown, Guyana.
December 9, 2025

CARICOM underscores need to maintain Caribbean region as a 'Zone of Peace'

Amid US military strikes against vessels in Caribbean waters, CARICOM Heads of Government have reiterated their continued commitment to fighting narcotrafficking and the illegal trade in small arms in…
Williams' court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

Police arrest three in St Catherine following seizure of gun and ammunition

A teenage girl is among three people who were arrested in connection with two separate gun and ammunition seizures in St Catherine on Friday. Eighteen-year-old Paiten Israel, otherwise called…