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Mayor of Spanish Town, Norman Scott,
December 9, 2025

Spanish Town mayor says no drain cleaning funds disbursed to municipal corporations

Mayor of Spanish Town, Norman Scott, has refuted claims that the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development made recent allocations of funding to municipal corporations across Jamaica for…
The Matsapha Correctional Complex is seen in Matsapha, near Mbabane, Eswatini, on Thursday, July 17, 2025. (AP Photo/File)
December 9, 2025

Cuban man deported by US to Eswatini on hunger strike in prison, his lawyer says

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A Cuban man deported by the United States to the African nation of Eswatini is on a hunger strike at a maximum-security prison having been held there for more than three…
A date is to be set for the man to appear in court.
December 9, 2025

Man charged for allegedly stealing access card, setting fire to Windward Road business

The police have charged a man for stealing the access card of a worker at an establishment on Windward Road in St Andrew, entering the premises, and setting the property on fire. Charged with arson,…
File photo
December 9, 2025

39 rounds of ammunition seized in St Ann

Lawmen assigned to the Discovery Bay police in St Ann seized 39 rounds of ammunition during an operation on Tuesday. Reports are that about 11:45 p.m., a police team conducted an operation in the…
St Elizabeth Technical High School’s (STETHS) Deandre Barnett (right) tries to evade the challenge of Kemps Hill High School’s Rcardo Dea during their ISSA daCosta Cup round-of-16-clash at the STETHS Sports Complex yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Ashley Anguin

Protests, red cards highlight Kemps Hill loss to STETHS

A MUST-SEE clash between St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) and Kemps Hill High at the STETHS Sports Complex turned ugly yesterday, with the visitors and officials engaging in hostile…
Chairman of the St Catherine Disaster Preparedness and Management Committee, Dr Kurt Waul.
December 9, 2025

St Catherine disaster preparedness official concerned about flooding in low-lying communities amid TS Melissa

Chairman of the St Catherine Disaster Preparedness Management Committee, Dr Kurt Waul, has raised alarm over the potential impact of slow-moving Tropical Storm Melissa, warning that its sluggish pace…
Eltham High School’s Antonio Fearon (left) finds himself going the wrong way against the dribble of Jamaica College’s Devonte Allen during their ISSA/WATA Manning Cup round-of-16 clash at the Jamaica College Ashenheim Stadium yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Hydel pull off KC smash and grab

DEFENDING CHAMPIONS Kingston College (KC) suffered a shock 1-0 defeat to Hydel High in their Group Two ISSA/WATA Manning Cup round-of-16 encounter yesterday at Stadium East. The defeat was the first…
Mount Pleasant winger Daniel Green takes on Defence Force FC’s Christian Bailey during their Concacaf Caribbean Cup first-leg semi-final football game inside the Hasely Crawford Stadium on Wednesday, October 22, 2025.
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

No prisoners

MOUNT PLEASANT Football Academy took a giant step towards qualifying for the Concacaf Caribbean Cup final with a decisive 5-1 first-leg, semi-final win over Defence Force of Trinidad and Tobago at the…
STETHS vs Kemps Hill daCosta Cup match on October 22.
December 9, 2025

Red cards and walk-off mar STETHS vs Kemps Hill daCosta Cup match

Today’s must-see game between St Elizabeth Technical High and Kemps Hill High in the opening of the round of 16 in the ISSA daCosta Cup competition was marred by verbal clashes with game officials and…