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December 9, 2025
by Ashley Anguin
Miss Jamaica World Western Shanté Jarrett happy for regional contest
The winner of the 2025 Miss Jamaica World Western Region (MJWWR), Shanté Jarrett, has expressed her gratitude for the preparation that contestants receive at the regional level, and wholeheartedly…
December 9, 2025
Companies Office home under renovation, moving to Pan Jam building
The Companies Office of Jamaica, COJ, is expanding at its current location at Grenada Way in New Kingston to better serve clients but is making plans to relocate within two years, Minister of…
December 9, 2025
Education Ministry calls for urgent national action to confront bullying and prevent suicide among children
The Ministry of Education and Youth says the suspected suicide of a 16-year-old Holmwood Technical High School student from Trelawny over the weekend underscores the urgent need to confront bullying,…
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December 9, 2025
Woman convicted of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases
WELLINGTON (AP): A jury in New Zealand on Tuesday found a woman guilty of murdering her two children and leaving their bodies in suitcases for years before they were discovered. The verdict meant the…
December 9, 2025
Woman feared dead, 10 children injured in separate St Andrew crashes
Police are now responding to two separate crashes in rural St Andrew. In the first incident a female motorist is feared dead after her motor vehicle ran over a precipice along the Newcastle main…
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December 9, 2025
Victim’s son asks governor to stop execution of man who killed his mother
MONTGOMERY, Alabama (AP): Will Berry was 11 when his mother was killed. Thirty-three-year-old Margaret Parrish Berry was shot in the back of the head during a robbery at the gas station where she…
December 9, 2025
‘Cojack’, one of St Ann’s most wanted, charged for 2016 murder at shop
After being on the run for years, Dwayne Christie, otherwise called ‘Cojack’, one of St Ann’s most wanted, has been charged for the 2016 shooting death of a man following a fight at a shop in Davis…
December 9, 2025
by Sashana Small
Campaign clutter
Although some political candidates have begun taking down campaign advertisements in line with the September 17 deadline set by the political ombudsman, at least three mayors believe that the pace of…
December 9, 2025
Driver killed, another injured in two-vehicle Sligoville crash
Two drivers were injured, one fatally, in a two-vehicle crash along the main road in Sligoville, St Catherine on Monday. Killed was 39-year-old Alecia Waisome of a Linstead address. Reports are that…