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December 9, 2025
Update |St Mary detainee who escaped from hospital back in police custody
Herbie Ballentine, who escaped custody while receiving treatment at the Port Maria Hospital in St Mary last Friday, has surrendered to the police. The St Mary police have confirmed that Ballentine,…
December 9, 2025
Tropical Storm Jerry could become latest hurricane to affect the Caribbean
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – Residents of the northern Leeward Islands were on Tuesday urged to monitor the passage of Tropical Storm Jerry, the 10th named storm of this year’s Atlantic hurricane…
December 9, 2025
‘Breadback’ charged with murder and several other offences
Twenty-four-year-old Dave King, otherwise called ‘Dada,’ ‘Breadback’ and ‘Mikiel Ramsey’, has been charged with the murder of 25-year-old Kevin Duhaney following an incident at Hill Avenue, Kingston…
December 9, 2025
Reported autistic child hit by vehicle in video-recorded incident
A 15-year-old student of the Llandilo School of Special Education, is currently in intensive care after being hit by a vehicle along the Nonpariel main road in Negril, Westmoreland, on Monday…
December 9, 2025
Tufton, Market Me head failed to declare 'friendship' before nearly $80m in contracts - Integrity Commission
The Integrity Commission says neither Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton nor Market Me Consulting Limited's co-managing director Lyndsey McDonnough disclosed their "friendship" when…
December 9, 2025
Police probing road rage incident allegedly involving soldier
The police say they are aware of a recent road rage incident in St Andrew in which a firearm was brandished and a man was physically assaulted along the roadway, seemingly in the presence of a…
December 9, 2025
Tufton: IC's Market Me probe 'clarifies facts'
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says he "welcomes" the conclusion of the Integrity Commission's investigation, which found that while there were several procurement breaches, he…
December 9, 2025
Defence pushes for dismissal of case against Reid, Pinnock and others
The multimillion-dollar fraud trial of former Education Minister Ruel Reid and others has been adjourned to Monday, as the defence seeks dismissal unless the Crown produces independent statements not…
December 9, 2025
Market Me says IC report confirms its integrity and professionalism
Marketing and communications firm Market Me Consulting Limited says the Integrity Commission’s report on contracts it received from the Ministry of Health and Wellness affirms its…