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December 9, 2025
McKenzie pledges upgrades to Clarendon Drop-In Centre
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, has pledged to address concerns at the Clarendon Drop-in Centre to ensure that the facility adequately meets the needs of the…
December 9, 2025
Bog Walk Gorge impassable
The police are advising the public that the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine is impassable amid the inclement weather. The police are reporting that fallen boulders and rising water levels are blocking…
December 9, 2025
Widespread electricity theft behind lack of working streetlights in Rocky Point, Clarendon – JPS
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is reporting that the ongoing problem of a lack of electricity being experienced in Rocky Point, Clarendon is due to outages caused by widespread electricity…
December 9, 2025
Gun safety advocates warn of surge in untraceable 3D-printed weapons in US
As police departments around the United States report a surge in 3D-printed firearms turning up at crime scenes, gun safety advocates and law enforcement officials are warning that a new generation…
December 9, 2025
Cave Valley main road in St Ann blocked due to flooding
The police are advising the public that the main road in Cave Valley, St Ann, which leads to Spaldings, Clarendon, is currently impassable. This is due to the heavy downpour of rain and rising water…
December 9, 2025
Alleged St James gang leader ‘Toots’ remanded on ammunition charge
Alleged St James gang leader Shamarah Forrester, otherwise called ‘Toots’, who the police believe is the head of a robbery syndicate, has been remanded for return to the Western Regional Gun Court on…
December 9, 2025
US sanctions former Haitian security head, gang leader for aiding gang coalition
The US Treasury Department slapped sanctions on the former head of Haitian presidential security when the leader of the Caribbean nation was assassinated, and the leader of a Haitian gang Friday. The…
December 9, 2025
Stampede at funeral of Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga kills 2
NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — A stampede at a football stadium Friday during the state funeral service for Kenya’s former Prime Minister Raila Odinga killed two people and injured more than 100 others. …
December 9, 2025
Five schools get UJAA sponsorship for robotics competition in Panama
A team of high school students from five Jamaican schools will represent the country at the 2025 FIRST Global Challenge, an international robotics competition set for October 29 to November 1 in…