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December 9, 2025
Gas prices down $2.60, diesel down $0.54
Motorists will pay less for gas on Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move down by $2.60 to sell for $158.81 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go down by $2.60…
December 9, 2025
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky welcome third child, Rocki
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have announced the birth of their third child, a girl. Rihanna announced the birth of Rocki Irish Mayers in an Instagram post Wednesday. The post featured…
December 9, 2025
Man fatally shot by police in May Pen during alleged machete attack
A man was on Tuesday fatally shot by the police in May Pen, Clarendon. It is being alleged that the deceased, identified by the alias ‘Satan’, attacked the police with a machete. The man is believed…
December 9, 2025
Colombia’s president calls for criminal investigation against Trump over Caribbean strikes
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro on Tuesday called for a criminal investigation against US President Donald Trump and other officials involved in this month’s deadly strikes…
December 9, 2025
Church leaders stage march against obeah ahead of constitutional court challenge
Some church leaders on Wednesday staged a march in Spanish Town, St Catherine calling for Jamaica to uphold the law against obeah, saying the practise is wrong and goes against Jamaica’s Christian…
December 9, 2025
Haitians who landed in Portland sent home, search continues for those in hiding
Thirty Haitians who were among a group that landed on a beach in Kensington in Portland on Sunday have been sent home. They were repatriated today. The group, which comprised children, was…
December 9, 2025
Tropical Storm Humberto forms in Atlantic as Hurricane Gabrielle takes aim at the Azores
MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Humberto formed in the Atlantic Ocean on Wednesday at the same time Hurricane Gabrielle was racing across the ocean toward the Azores islands, forecasters said. A…
December 9, 2025
Fifth edition of Cemex Campus aims to bridge skills gap in sector
Regional university students are encouraged to bring fresh thinking and innovation to the cement industry through Cemex Campus, the flagship work-ready initiative of Caribbean Cement Company Limited…
December 9, 2025
National Gallery of Jamaica’s ‘One Nation, New Symbols,’ exhibition opens Sunday
Members of the public are invited to view the National Gallery of Jamaica’s (NGJ) latest exhibition: ‘One Nation, New Symbols,’ which opens on Sunday, September 28. Featuring the work of 46 artists…