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December 9, 2025
Cedric Stephens | Funding drainage infrastructure for Kingston and St Andrew
The September 25, 2025, flood rains that battered Kingston and St Andrew, occurred nearly 12 months after a similar event inundated the rural village of John’s Hall, St James. A resident, according to…
December 9, 2025
Ferragamo’s chartreuse bags and shoes pop against 1920s-inspired co-ed collection
MILAN (AP): Chartreuse accessories popped against Maximilian Davis’ latest Ferragamo collection, previewed last Saturday during Milan Fashion Week in the same courtyard of the brand’s Portrait Hotel…
December 9, 2025
Veteran district constable to receive Badge of Honour
After nearly four decades of unwavering dedication to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), District Constable Jean Smith-Braham is be recognised with one of Jamaica’s distinguished awards. Her long…
December 9, 2025
Trump declares drug cartels operating in Caribbean unlawful combatants
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump has declared drug cartels to be unlawful combatants and says the United States is now in a “non-international armed conflict,” according to a Trump…
December 9, 2025
JTC celebrates World Teachers’ Day on October 5
The Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) will join the global education community in celebrating World Teachers’ Day (WTD) 2025 on Sunday, October 5 under the theme ‘Recasting Teaching as a Collaborative…
December 9, 2025
Gov’t using shutdown to dole out firings, political punishment
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump has seized on the government shutdown as an opportunity to reshape the federal workforce and punish detractors, meeting with budget director Russ Vought on…
December 9, 2025
Mark Wignall | That questionable Farquharson killing
Most uptown people whose penthouses shield them from violent encounters with the police usually don’t care too much about another policeman’s bullet taking the life of an everyday citizen. Just as…
December 9, 2025
Environmental breach case against UC Rusal pushed back to November
The trial against bauxite company UC Rusal for alleged environmental breaches failed to continue in the St Catherine Parish Court today and has been pushed back to November 26. The matter could not…
December 9, 2025
NY rapper Sheff G gets 5 years for gang violence
NEW YORK (AP): A New York City rapper, who joined President Donald Trump during a campaign rally last year, has been sentenced to five years behind bars after he admitted he used earnings from his…