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December 9, 2025
US strike in Caribbean may have killed Colombian citizens, president says
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombia’s President Gustavo Petro said Wednesday there were “signs” that Colombian citizens were killed in the last small boat attacked by the US military off the coast of…
December 9, 2025
French court increases sentence to 10 years for man who raped Gisèle Pelicot in landmark case
PARIS (AP) — A French appeals court handed a stiffer 10-year sentence Thursday to the only man who challenged his conviction for raping Gisèle Pelicot while she was drugged and unconscious, French…
December 9, 2025
Gov’t to establish institute for cultural practitioners and creatives
The Government is set to establish the Institute for Cultural Practitioners, Innovators, Entertainers and Creatives (ICPIEC), envisioned as a centre of innovation and excellence offering culture- and…
December 9, 2025
Suspects in Commodore mass shooting fatally shot in separate police operations
The police are reporting that two men who were suspects in Sunday’s deadly gun attack in Commodore, Linstead, St Catherine, in which nine people were shot, five fatally, were shot and killed during…
December 9, 2025
Judge tosses Drake’s defamation lawsuit against Universal Music over rap beef with Kendrick Lamar
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Thursday tossed out a defamation lawsuit Drake brought against Universal Music Group, labelling the alleged libellous words as opinion. Judge Jeannette A. Vargas…
December 9, 2025
Completion of Troy Bridge set for December
The National Works Agency (NWA) says the $231-million Troy Bridge reconstruction project in Trelawny is now set to be completed in December after the August deadline was missed due to "unforeseen…
December 9, 2025
Claudette Thompson confirmed as new DPP
Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Claudette Thompson will officially take over on Monday as Jamaica's Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), the second woman to hold the top post. …
December 9, 2025
St Mary police probing teenager's murder
The St Mary police are investigating the shooting death of 17-year-old Raheem 'Murder' Smith at a shop in Annotto Bay in the parish on Tuesday. Smith is of a Crooked River address in…
December 9, 2025
St James man charged following roadside attack
The St James police have charged 30-year-old Duran Adlam of Lilliput in the parish with wounding with intent following an incident in Bamboo Lawn in his community on April 20. Reports from the…