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December 9, 2025
US military again targets boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela
WASHINGTON (AP): President Donald Trump says the US military again targeted a boat allegedly carrying drugs from Venezuela, killing three aboard the vessel. “The Strike occurred while these confirmed…
December 9, 2025
St Andrew businessman charged with fraud over car deal
Thirty-five-year-old St Andrew businessman Nicholas Morgan has been charged with fraud in connection with a failed car-buying transaction. According to reports from the Portmore Criminal…
December 9, 2025
New York’s commuter rail system averts possible strike as unions ask Trump for help
NEW YORK (AP) — A potential strike has been averted that could have shut down the nation’s largest commuter rail system this week. Unionised workers for the Long Island Railroad announced they voted…
December 9, 2025
by Yasmine Peru
Papa Biggy named president of African Artistes Collaboration Foundation
It was Under the Plane Wing that foundation singer, Papa Biggy, announced his musical arrival in the ‘80s on a riddim dubbed Heavenless on the Taxi label, produced by the legendary duo, Sly and…
December 9, 2025
Gang attack on armoured vehicle leaves 2 police officers injured and 1 driver dead
PORT-AU-PRINCE (AP): Gunmen attacked an armoured vehicle in a community near Haiti’s capital, leaving two police officers injured and one driver dead, authorities said Monday. The attack occurred over…
December 9, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
10 per cent of St James schools falling short on health standards
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Health Services is reporting that 10 per cent of the parish’s 279 schools are not in full compliance as it relates to maintaining proper public health standards, based on…
December 9, 2025
American man charged after gun and ammunition found in luggage
An American firefighter has been charged after a gun and ammunition were reportedly found in his luggage at the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, on Sunday. …
December 9, 2025
Brazil slaps Trump’s ‘illogical’ tariffs
Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Sunday pushed back against a 50-per cent tariff on Brazilian imported goods to the United States, arguing that it was “political” and “illogical”. Lula…
December 9, 2025
Something Extra | Tuesday
Stars graced the 77th annual Emmy Awards on Sunday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles to honour the best in television. Veteran Jamaican-American actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, who earned her fourth…