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December 9, 2025
Immigration Corner | How to use a digital photo to apply for a British passport online
Dear Mr Bassie, I understand that I need a digital photo to apply for a British passport online. Any guidance on this would be appreciated. – WP Dear WP, Persons will need to obtain a digital…
December 9, 2025
by Gregory Bryce
‘Respect my name’
“Put some respect pon mi name!” shouted Jamaica’s newest 100m world champion Oblique Seville as he led the way with gold on day two at the Tokyo World Athletics Championships at the Japan National…
December 9, 2025
15% of witnesses missing in Ruel Reid trial
Approximately 15 per cent of witnesses in the multimillion-dollar fraud case involving former Education Minister and Senator Ruel Reid cannot be located, but the trial will commence in three weeks as…
December 9, 2025
by Gareth Davis Sr
British national’s death triggers ATV probe
Cascade, St Mary: Investigations are continuing into the circumstances that led to a fatal all-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident in Cascade, St Mary, a few weeks ago, which claimed the life of a male…
December 9, 2025
Portland school in limbo
Windsor Forest, East Portland: After successfully completing the rehabilitation of the Windsor Forest Basic School in east Portland, which fell into disrepair during the COVID-19 pandemic, the absence…
December 9, 2025
Ja joins Commonwealth countries in backing new strategic plan for shared prosperity
Commonwealth high commissioners, including representatives from Jamaica, have approved a five-year strategic plan for the Commonwealth Secretariat to deliver focused support for the 2.7 billion people…
December 9, 2025
SheSecures Competition seeks to empower women in cybersecurity
The SheSecures Jamaica cybersecurity competition has been lauded for its role in helping to bolster the country’s cyberresilience and empowering women in the growing cybersecurity sector. The…
December 9, 2025
Missing St Catherine security guard found dead in abandoned quarry
Investigators in St Catherine have launched a probe after the decomposed body of a 52-year-old security guard, who was reported missing last week, was discovered in a bushy section of an abandoned…
December 9, 2025
No bail for St Catherine man on murder charge
A St Catherine accused accused of fatally stabbing another man during a vigil in Williamsfied earlier this year was remanded when he appeared in the parish court on Friday. The accused is 25-year-old…