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Newly elected House Speaker Juliet Holness (left) feigns reluctance as Former House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert ‘drags’ her to the chair to take the oath of office during the swearing-in ceremony for members of the Upper and Lower Houses of Parl
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

Holness pledges accountability framework as 84 lawmakers sworn in

The process to formally introduce job descriptions for Jamaica’s lawmakers will be “advanced” during this new five-year term of the Parliament, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has said. All 84…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness addressing the ceremony for the opening of the new Parliament and swearing-in of members of the Senate and the House of Representatives at Gordon House on September 18.
December 9, 2025

Job descriptions to be advanced this parliamentary year - PM

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government will advance the process to formally institute job descriptions for Parliamentarians. “If this House is to be part of the engine of growth, then…
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December 9, 2025

Former manager admits to stealing $57m from hotel accounts

A former operations manager at a boutique hotel in Negril is to be sentenced on October 13 after admitting to embezzling more than $57 million from his employer’s bank accounts, which he initially…
House Clerk Colleen Lowe (right) administers the oath of allegiance as Keith Duncan is sworn in as a government senator in Gordon House on Thursday.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

‘I’M A FREE THINKER’

Government Senator Keith Duncan has declared that he is a “free thinker” who is “not bound by any one political organisation”. Further, Duncan said the policies of the governing Jamaica Labour Party…
An NYPD cruiser sits at the intersection of a Midtown street closed due to construction, Thursday, November 7, 2024, in New York.
December 9, 2025

16-year-old with loaded gun threatened to shoot up his New York City high school, police say

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City high school student was arrested Thursday after bringing a loaded gun to class and writing on social media that he wanted to “shoot the school up,” authorities said. …
Jamaica’s Lamara Distin competing in the women’s high jump qualifiers at the Worlld Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday. Distin failed to clear the 1.83 metres opening height.
December 9, 2025 by Keith McGhie

‘That was trash’

LAMARA DISTIN couldn’t hide her deep disappointment as she bowed out of the World Athletics Championships high jump competition at the first attempt. Jamaica’s sole aspirant in the women’s vertical…
Lilies are seen blooming with Admiral’s Mountain Great House in the background in Cooper’s Hill.
December 9, 2025

Admiral’s Mountain Great House: Echoes from Coopers Hill

Situated in Coopers Hill, St Andrew, the Admiral’s Mountain Great House stands as a stately reminder of Jamaica’s layered history. Known also as Admiral Mountain, this grand estate was the residence…
December 9, 2025

Embody the International Day of Peace

The International Day of Peace, celebrated on September 21, is a reminder of humanity’s shared dream: a world free from conflict, hatred, and division. Yet, peace is not just a global agenda. It is a…
Gold medallist Keshorn Walcott of Trinidad and Tobago embraces silver medallist Anderson Peters of Grenada after the men’s javelin final at the World Athletics Championships in the Japan National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, yesterday.
December 9, 2025

T&T’s Walcott wins gold in javelin; Peters, LaFond, Richards earn silver medals

TOKYO, Japan (CMC): More than 13 years after winning his first major title, Trinidad and Tobago’s Keshorn Walcott delivered another exceptional performance to capture gold in the men’s javelin at the…