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December 9, 2025
Dr Aujae Dixon to challenge constitutionality of his interdiction over contesting election
Medical doctor Aujae Dixon plans to go to court to challenge his interdiction by the Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), which arose from his participation in the September 3 general elections.…
December 9, 2025
Murders down in all police divisions except St Ann
Murders are down in all police divisions except in St Ann, which is seeing an increase in homicides year-on-year. The country has 19 police divisions. As of October 4, the St Ann Police Division…
December 9, 2025
Sagicor Bank engages Labour Ministry to help settle wage negotiations with disgruntled workers
The management of Sagicor Bank Jamaica Limited says it is hopeful that a mutually agreeable resolution will be reached with disgruntled workers and their union over wages and benefits. Bustamante…
December 9, 2025
Update | Man who posed as doctor at Spanish Town Hospital and collected money sent to prison
Fifty-eight-year-old Andrew Clarke, the man held at the Spanish Town Hospital last year for impersonating a medical doctor and collecting money for services, was today sentenced to over six years in…
December 9, 2025
Uncertainty looms over fraud trial of Ruel Reid, Fritz Pinnock and co-accused
Uncertainty surrounds the start of the multimillion-dollar fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused. The trial, which has faced chronic delays since 2019, was…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica Inn and S Hotel properties ranked among Condé Nast Traveler’s Top 10 for 2025
Three Jamaican hotels have been ranked among the Top 10 in the US and Caribbean by Condé Nast Traveler’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards, reaffirming Jamaica’s position among the world’s most admired…
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…