News
December 9, 2025
Heavy rains cause flooding in sections of Corporate Area
Motorists in the Corporate Area are being encouraged to travel with caution due to flooding. Heavy rains have left several roads under water. Videos posted online show flooding in areas such as…
December 9, 2025
Senior prosecutor Claudette Thompson to act as DPP following retirement of Paula Llewellyn
Senior Deputy Director of Public Prosecutions Claudette Thompson is to act in the post of Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) starting on Monday, as Paula Llewellyn KC today demitted office to…
December 9, 2025
Court acquits pump attendants in alleged credit card scam
Five pump attendants implicated in a debit and credit card scam that defrauded customers of more than $1.1 million have been freed of fraud charges. The women, who were initially charged with…
December 9, 2025
Portmore man charged for fatal gun attack on 'Indian' in Half-Way Tree
A 28-year-old Portmore, St Catherine man has been charged for the gunning down of a man outside a restaurant in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew in January. With the help of CCTV footage during the…
December 9, 2025
Lloydricia Cameron falls short in women’s shot put
Lloydricia Cameron, Jamaica’s lone entrant in the women’s shot put at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships, fell short in her bid to advance to the final, recording a best effort of 17.77 metres. …
December 9, 2025
No Jamaicans in men’s discus throw final at World Champs
It was a disappointing showing in the men’s discus throw qualification round, as Ralford Mullings, Chad Wright, and Fedrick Dacres all failed to advance to the final at the Tokyo World Athletics…
December 9, 2025
I was compelled to put up a fight as team captain despite the pain, says Dacres
While he failed to advance to the final of the men’s discus throw at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships, the story of Fedrick Dacres is that of a team leader who felt he had to lead by example,…
December 9, 2025
Nutramix donates canteen, poultry house to Baxter’s Mountain Primary
The Baxter’s Mountain Primary School family in St. Mary is celebrating new opportunities after a canteen, tuck shop, and poultry house populated with 150 ready-to- lay hens were donated by feed brand…
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…