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Professor Andrew Spencer, president of the Caribbean Maritime University.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

CMU trims sails on soaring fees

The Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) is pushing back against suggestions that its fees for students to participate in graduation ceremonies are exorbitant. After years of study, graduation is…
Donna-Lee Donaldson, who was last seen on July 11, 2022.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Forensic analyst details bloody signs someone was injured in Maitland’s home

A Government forensic analyst testified yesterday that an individual was injured inside Constable Noel Maitland’s apartment in July 2022. A bloodstained entrance mat and two kitchen knives hidden in a…
Roogae Kirlew
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

IC recommends charges for three

The director of corruption prosecution has ruled that charges be laid against three councillors who failed to submit their statutory declarations on time, breaching the Integrity Commission Act (ICA).…
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December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

UPDATED | JaBBEM vows to use the law for public beach access

WESTERN BUREAU: Following Monday’s hearing of a lawsuit concerning public access to the Flanker/Providence Beach in St James, the Jamaica Beach Birthright Environmental Movement (JaBBEM) says it will…
A visitor to the Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, gives the beef patty a thumbs-up after taking a bite at the sampling event, held at the Jamaica Pavilion on October 7. The patties were presented by Gangalee Kitchen, a Jamaican Restauran
December 9, 2025

Taste of Jamaica takes centre stage at Expo 2025 Japan

OSAKA, Japan: VISITORS TO the Jamaica Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan, were treated to a true taste of the island with the sampling of one of the country’s most beloved culinary staples –…
From left: Kiwanis Club of Providence breast cancer run chair, Nadine Spence; former Kiwanis Governor, Godfrey Dyer; President of the Club, Barbara Grizzle; Frank Sondern, regional director, Riu Resorts Jamaica; Javier Garcia, general manager, Riu Montego
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

RIU Resorts pumps $1.5 million into Kiwanis Breast Cancer Run and Walk 2025

WESTERN BUREAU: Breast cancer remains one of Jamaica’s most personal and painful battles, a disease that has touched countless mothers, daughters, sisters, and even men. It’s a fight that tests…
In this handout photo released by the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), NDRF personnel look for survivors after debris from a massive landslide hit a passenger bus Tuesday night, near Bilaspur in India's northern state of Himachal Pradesh, Wednesday
December 9, 2025

Landslide hits bus in northern India, killing at least 15 people

NEW DELHI (AP) — At least 15 people were killed late Tuesday after debris from a massive landslide hit a bus in India’s northern state of Himachal Pradesh, local authorities said. The bus was…
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton and Dr Jacquiline Bisasor McKenzie, Chief Medical Officer at the Ministry. - File photo.
December 9, 2025

Health Ministry to strengthen procurement system after Integrity Commission Market Me probe

The Ministry of Health and Wellness says it has recognised the need to strengthen its procurement systems to ensure greater transparency, following the tabling of an Integrity Commission (IC) report…
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December 9, 2025

Body-worn camera training session undertaken for police trainees

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has indicated that trainees at its National Police College in St Catherine have been exposed to a body-worn camera (BWCs) training session, as part of efforts to…