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Taylor Hinds
December 9, 2025

Door still open for Taylor Hinds

HUBERT BUSBY JR, the Reggae Girlz head coach, said Taylor Hinds could still yet represent Jamaica, as her international future is not yet decided, despite her accepting a call-up to the England squad.…
Panama President José Raúl Mulino speaks during the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, September 24, 2025, at UN headquarters.
December 9, 2025

Panama president says US Embassy threatened to cancel visas over ties to China

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Panama President José Raúl Mulino said Thursday that someone at the US Embassy has been threatening to cancel the visas of Panamanian officials as the Trump administration pressures…
Dancehall artiste Movado.
December 9, 2025

Talks of Mavado concert

Dancehall artiste David ‘Mavado’ Brooks has returned to Jamaica for the first time in several years, following the vacating of a 2018 warrant that had been issued for his arrest. Superintendent Randy…
Dr Adrian Stokes (left), chairman of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee, and Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon in conversation at an ETOC press conference yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

BACK TO TALKS

Consultations are set to resume on the Jamaica Teaching Council (JTC) bill next month in a bid to advance the legislation, which stalled earlier this year because of objections from certain groups.…
Former Education Minister Ruel Reid (left) and former Caribbean Maritime University President Professor Fritz Pinnock.
December 9, 2025

Defence attorney wants Ruel Reid, Fritz Pinnock and co-accused fraud trial dismissed, cites issues with indictment

Defence attorney Hugh Wildman this afternoon called for the dismissal of the fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid, citing what he described as a major judicial error. Wildman,…
Head of the general insurance portfolio at the GraceKennedy Financial Group, Tammara Glaves-Hucey.
December 9, 2025

Motorists urged to step up security this Heroes weekend

Motorists are being urged to take extra precautions on the roads this Heroes weekend as recent data show sharp increases in motor-vehicle collisions and thefts across Jamaica. “Long weekends and major…
Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels.
December 9, 2025 by Bryan Miller

HMC moves to collect nearly $1 million in rent arrears

WESTERN BUREAU: Tenants occupying properties owned by the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) are reportedly behind on their rent, with arrears exceeding $900,000. As a result, the corporation has…
The UDC said it remains committed to engaging with the relevant authorities and stakeholders to develop a sustainable management framework for the site.
December 9, 2025

UDC says access to Little Dunn's River free

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) is emphasising that access to Little Dunn’s River in St Ann is free of charge and any attempt by unauthorised persons to collect money, obstruct entry, or…
Federal law enforcement officers stand guard in the open gate of the fence built on Beach Street outside the Broadview ICE processing facility in suburban Broadview, Tuesday, October 14, 2025. (Tyler Pasciak LaRiviere/Chicago Sun-Times via AP)
December 9, 2025

Federal immigration officers in Chicago area will be required to wear body cameras, judge says

CHICAGO (AP) — Troubled by clashes between agents and the public, a judge on Thursday ordered federal immigration officers in the Chicago area to wear body cameras and also summoned a senior official…