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The scene of a motor vehicle accident on Half-Way Tree Road in St Andrew.
December 9, 2025

Understanding personal injury claims in motor vehicle accidents: A Jamaican perspective

Motor vehicle accidents are an unfortunate reality on Jamaica’s roads, and with them often come injuries that can change lives in an instant. When a person is injured due to another driver’s…
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Retired) Antony Anderson
December 9, 2025

Diaspora mobilises relief plans as Hurricane Melissa nears Jamaica

Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, retired Major General Anthony Anderson, is coordinating disaster preparedness efforts among members of the diaspora as Hurricane Melissa threatens to impact…
In this image made from video released by the Russian Presidential Press Office on October 26, 2025, Russian President Vladimir Putin speaks while visiting one of the command posts of the Joint Group of Forces.
December 9, 2025

Russia tests new nuclear-capable missile, Putin says

(AP) - Russia tested a new nuclear-capable and powered cruise missile fit to confound existing defenses, inching closer to deploying it to its military, President Vladimir Putin said Sunday. The…
Former United States Vice President Kamala Harris greets people before she speaks on October 17, 2025, in Birmingham, Alabama.
December 9, 2025

Kamala Harris leaves door open for 2028 US presidential run

(AP) - Former United States Vice President Kamala Harris is not ruling out another run for the presidency. In an interview with the BBC posted Saturday, Harris said she expects a woman will be…
The cone from the National Hurricane Centre contains the probable path of Hurricane Melissa's centre at 10 a.m. on October 26, 2025. It does not show the size of the storm. Hazardous conditions can occur outside of the cone.
December 9, 2025

Hurricane Melissa slows slightly as Jamaica braces for direct hit

Hurricane Melissa has slowed its crawl south of Jamaica, heightening fears of prolonged and dangerous weather conditions as the powerful Category 4 system edges closer to the island. At 10 a.m. the…
The FOUMA container ship at the Kingstown Port.
December 9, 2025

New Kingstown Port inaugurated

KINGSTOWN (CMC): The new Kingstown Port opened on Saturday with the first ship calling at the facility shortly after the formalities, two days before St. Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) celebrated…
In this 2009 photo students are seen holding posters of Raul Castro and Fidel Castro, and chanting slogans during a march to mark the 48th anniversary of the triumph of Cuban forces during the 1961 Bay of Pigs invasion, in Havana.
December 9, 2025

Lost history of Latin America’s role in averting catastrophe during Cuban missile crisis

Sixty-three years ago, President John F. Kennedy single-handedly brought the world back from the brink of nuclear war by staring down Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev over the Cuban missile crisis. At…
Heavy rains and tropical-storm-force winds are affecting eastern parishes, including Portland, St Thomas, and sections of Kingston, St Andrew, and St Catherine, as Hurricane Melissa moved closer to the island on October 26, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Eastern Jamaica feeling Hurricane Melissa’s growing fury

Jamaica has begun to experience the effects of powerful Hurricane Melissa, which strengthened overnight into a Category 4 system, packing maximum sustained winds of 140 miles per hour. Heavy rains…
The police had made a public appeal to Maine, a taxi operator, to report to the nearest police station.
December 9, 2025

Police hunt driver in fatal Portmore hit-and-run

The St Catherine South police are searching for the driver involved in a hit-and-run crash on Sunday that claimed the life of an 80-year-old man. The deceased has been identified as Roy Pickersgill…