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December 9, 2025
Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures 23 people and triggers a 2-foot tsunami
TOKYO (AP) — A powerful 7.5 magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring 23 people and triggering a tsunami in Pacific coast communities, officials said. Authorities warned…
December 9, 2025
Portmore truck driver charged with businessman's murder
Portmore, St Catherine truck driver Roddayne Allison has been charged for allegedly murdering businessman Khalil Jerome Martin. Allison, 35, was charged while in custody for the Tuesday, November 4…
December 9, 2025
Banana Board urges farmers to register with Catastrophe Fund
Banana and plantain farmers islandwide are being encouraged to register with the Banana Board’s Catastrophe Fund in preparation for the 2026 hurricane season. The fund is a disaster recovery…
December 9, 2025
JLP’s Tavares-Finson to demit office as ECJ Commissioner
The Jamaica Labour Party’s longest-serving member on the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ), Tom Tavares-Finson, King’s Counsel, is to retire from the post, The Gleaner has learnt. According to an…
December 9, 2025
Three men arrested in St Catherine in illegal slaughter bust
Police personnel assigned to the Area Five Agricultural Protection Branch this afternoon swooped down on an illegal slaughtering operation in Angels, St Catherine and arrested three men. The men were…
December 9, 2025
Farmers urged to sign up for GK Insurance in preparation for dry period
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, is appealing to farmers to sign up for the Government’s GK Insurance Programme, particularly as they prepare for the upcoming dry period. …
December 9, 2025
JLP hails ‘victory for rule of law’ after court rejects election challenge by Paul Buchanan
The ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision to reject the application filed by the People’s National Party (PNP) candidate Paul Buchanan, who sought to overturn the…
December 9, 2025
Professor Gus John | A marriage made in hell
November 2025 was 60 years since the Race Relations Act of 1965 came into force. That act is acknowledged as the first piece of legislation in the United Kingdom to address the prohibition of racial…
December 9, 2025
Paramount goes hostile in bid for Warner Bros., challenging US$72 billion offer by Netflix
NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount on Monday launched a hostile takeover offer for Warner Bros. Discovery, initiating a potentially bruising battle with rival bidder Netflix to buy the company behind HBO, CNN…